Fun Fact: 343/Halo Studios was founded by ex-Bungie employees. For some reason I couldn't remember to save my life, Bungie laid off a bunch of its employees after the release of Halo 3: ODST, and were going downhill fast around Halo: Reach's release. The employees they fired formed a company called 343 Indistries (named after 343 Guilty Spark, who needs no introduction), and offered to buy Halo from Bungie after Reach's release. With 343's help, Bungie made Halo: Reach arguably the best OG (Bungie-released) Halo game, then sold the rights essentially to themselves.