Microsoft Brings Back Halo Veteran to Get Delayed Game Back on Track
Joseph Staten making a return to Halo as part of wider reorganization to steer the game onto right path
Halo Infinite
Source: Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox unit is shifting more senior talent to its delayed Halo Infinite, including a well-regarded veteran of the multibillion-dollar series, to help get the most important game for the new Xbox console back on track.
Joseph Staten, who played a large role in developing and writing the earliest Halo titles and had most recently been overseeing another Microsoft-published game, will move to Halo development studio 343 Industries, Bloomberg News reported earlier. He confirmed the change in a tweet, while a community update posted by 343 said he’ll be focused on improving the game’s campaign mode, aiding the existing development leaders. Microsoft’s also moving Pierre Hintze, another senior leader within 343, to focus on Halo Infinite and serve as a project lead for its free-to-play experience.