Christian Martin

Bungie’s president, Harold Ryan, and the writer and creative director for Halo 3: ODST, Joseph Staten, talked about several things with the Seattle Times. They covered Halo 3: ODST, of course, but didn’t say much that we didn’t already know. They did mention some interesting things about moving the studio’s offices and *gasp* Project Natal, though.

Bungie’s current home in Kirkland, Washington, dubbed “the Bunker”, was renovated from a large hardware store, but the developer, with its 163 employees, has outgrown the space. They’ve even had to move some employees over to secondary offices as they’ve grown. Ryan says he’s looking to relocate to a former Galleria multiplex theater in Bellevue. The new building covers 80,000 square feet with 30 foot ceilings. “We’re looking to hire as many great people as we can hire … we’re increasing our capacity to do great games,” Ryan explained.

He also commented on an early look Bungie had at Microsoft’s Project Natal, a new motion-sensing camera for the Xbox 360. Ryan expressed excitement for the new product and the possibility of it being used in future Bungie games, like Halo: Reach, the Halo prequel slated for a Fall 2010 release. He said, “I absolutely think ‘Reach’ could be enabled with it.”

It’s far from a solid confirmation but it is exciting to think that the next full Halo title might take advantage of the Project Natal camera.

(Source: The Seattle Times)