Co-creator Joseph Staten of Destiny and Halo is back with Microsoft Studios.
The co-creator of Halo and Destiny , Joseph Staten, Bungie went last September 24 to pursue new challenges. It seems that finally found them, because as of yesterday, January 9, took over as senior creative director at Microsoft.
Joseph Staten worked for 15 years with Bungie, so technically, is returning to the American company he worked until 2010 that study. The difference is that this time did not return to work with the new Halo to 343 Industries developed for the Xbox One, but to create “amazing entertainment” for the Xbox brand.
The new senior creative director of Microsoft is not only one of the fathers of the franchise of Master Chief, he also served as creative director of Destiny and Halo 3: ODST , writer of Halo 3 ; director of cinematics from Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 , creative consultant of Halo Wars , among other important positions within Bungie.
With this background, Staten sit well with Microsoft and any of the projects to prepare for the future.