Halo veteran Joseph Staten is leaving Microsoft

Joseph Staten, a Bungie veteran who labored on the primary three Halo video games and was introduced on to assist get Halo Infinite over the end line, is leaving Microsoft, the corporate confirmed to IGN on Friday.

Staten switched from Xbox’s world publishing arm to the Halo Infinite improvement crew at 343 Industries in August 2020, and by then, the sport had already been delayed to 2021 from its unique November 2020 launch date. He helped get Infinite out the door in December 2021, however the sport had some post-launch troubles, together with delays of its marketing campaign co-op and Forge modes that meant they didn’t launch till November 2022.

In January, Staten left 343 Industries following layoffs on the studio to rejoin Xbox’s publishing division. Now, he’s leaving Microsoft altogether. The corporate didn’t share with IGN the place Staten could be going subsequent, and it didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from The Verge. Staten declined to remark to IGN and didn’t reply to a request for remark from The Verge.