Joseph Staten, a veteran of the Hello series, has returned to the franchise and will be working on the campaign for the upcoming Halo infinite. The news was first reported by Bloomberg and States confirmed the move on Twitter.
“I’m glad I’m joining @Halo to help send them out Halo infinite, ”Says States. “If the project leads to the Infinite Campaign, I will support the existing, great leaders of the team and give them the power to do their best work. ”
Halo infinite was scheduled to launch alongside the Xbox Series X in November, but was delayed the following year after an underwhelming demonstration during Microsoft’s Xbox games showcase. “We have made the difficult decision to postpone our release to 2021 to ensure that the team has sufficient time to deliver. Hello gaming experience that meets our vision, ”said studio head Chris Lee at the time.
The designation of States, but a few months before the game was originally scheduled to air, suggests that changes to Halo infinite can be important. At Bungie, he wrote the scripts and directed the cutscenes for the first three Hello games, such as writing a well-received novel based on the franchise. He was later a writer and creative director at Lot before leaving Bungie in 2013.
In short, Staten is the person you would want to board if your goal was to make it Halo infinite feel like a return to classic Hello form. The question then is exactly how much work needs to be done, and how long the delay will turn out to be.
