As you might know, Bungie won this year’s Edge Award for Interactive Innovation. Bungie wasn’t at the Interactive Festival, which was held in Edinborough, to accept ”in person” They sent an acceptance video starring lukems.

Bungie, being Bungie, they decided to make an attempt to stop the internet from being polluted by stupid people creating rumours They decided to address the rumours in their weekly update (8/22/08 ).

Here is a quote:

In recent weeks we’ve released a pair of machinima-based awards acceptance speeches. In both cases, astute fans noticed some hints and chicanery associated with both of these videos (if you’ve somehow missed them, watch them in the Bungie Media Player now). Additionally, in both cases overly zealous, froth-filled fans bathed in excitement, undoubtedly quivering at things they are looking at with a far-too strong microscope.

There will be no insertion of Campaign objects, enemies or friendlies via the Forge as folks have speculated. There will be no “bots” added to the game. The “set” on Rat’s Nest was designed to appear like a backlot of a film set, a holding area, not some depiction of a brand-new feature that implements Campaign objects into multiplayer. Do consider this issue a closed one. Calm yourselves down, pump the brakes, and take a breath.

We’ve of course heard the gums flapping on the Internet that Bungie is making more Halo stuff. We’ve never said that we’re finished with Halo 3; in the Edge acceptance video, we confirmed that the ride isn’t over. Ever since our independence last year and taking control of our destiny, we’ve been pretty open about the fact that we have three distinct projects underway within Bungie and they aren’t all Halo related.

I highlighted the intresting parts (How much control does one have over its own destiny when Microsoft tells you to shut your mouth during E3 this year )