Actually, you gotta read more into it. Activision hired bungie to make the game for them. Bungie didn't hire Activision to publish. Thats importaint distinction. Marty cares for the music first and foremost, as most composers do. To allow himself to act irrationally and interrupt press conferences to such a point that it would generate bad publicity on a highy anticipated product release would definitely upset Activision which would be Bungie's employer, thereby creating a breach of contract and not only cost Bungie hundreds of millions of dollars, but potentionally the collapse of the company and their numerous employees without jobs to support their families. All because this guys ego couldn't take a back seat for a marketing trailer. A trailer that Activision is in charge of marketing. Even through all that, when Activison strongly suggested that Marty be terminated, Bungie stuck up for him and gave him a negative performance review. A minor slap on the wrist. Only after other employees from the music department began to complain about the negative impact his presents was having on the music development, and his decreasing contribution did bungie look at termination him. Where Bungie really screwwed the pooch was the way they did it. Denial of being paid out for vacation time, and looking the other way when he was working overtime off the books, and forcing Marty to relenquish his founders stock when the contract stated that only if he was to leave [i]voluntarily [/i] was a very foul move by Bungie's executive. Sadly, since this started I believe that the train derailed and all the people who had a hand in making a phenomenal company are gon or have been beat into submission. Those who remain are struggling to fill some pretty big shoes. Im holding out a little longer to see if Bungie can regain some of that magic.