Joseph Staten, one the unique architects of Halo who got here in late in Halo Infinite’s growth course of to assist land that crucial airplane for Microsoft, has joined Netflix because the inventive director of Netflix Games. He is constructing a brand new AAA multiplatform sport and unique IP.
“In my work life, there’s nothing I love more than collaborating with others to build worlds filled with iconic characters, deep mysteries, and endless adventures,” Staten advised IGN. “So today, I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve joined Netflix Games as Creative Director for a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP. Let’s go!”
This comes after Staten first shifted again to the Xbox Publishing function he’d been at previous to becoming a member of 343 Industries as Halo Infinite’s inventive director following the latest shakeup on the Halo growth studio, after which lately left Microsoft altogether. We now know that it was to affix Netflix, who has quietly been build up its sport growth arm, buying proficient builders like Oxenfree developer Night School Studio.
Staten was a “Grizzled Ancient” at Bungie, that means he’d been on the studio for an extremely very long time. And in that point he wrote the unique Halo trilogy and directed Halo 3: ODST. He was additionally the unique narrative director on Destiny earlier than he left Bungie to affix Microsoft in 2013.
I saluted his accomplishments with the franchise in final week’s Unlocked column.
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s government editor of previews and host of each IGN’s weekly Xbox present, Podcast Unlocked, in addition to our month-to-month(-ish) interview present, IGN Unfiltered. He’s a North Jersey man, so it is “Taylor ham,” not “pork roll.” Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.