He was present at Bungie in the development of the first three Halos. He was always a confidant at Microsoft and went through multiple ‘Second Party’ developments to help launch it, like ReCore, but in his final year he had to rush to 343 Industries to get Halo Infinite out of the box. strange hole in him who entered his development and moved him forward in an incredible way. But he recently announced his departure from the studio and what had been his business for more than two decades.
Of course, we didn’t know his next destination, but it took him a while to reveal it, since he himself announced from his account that he had signed for Netflix Games nothing more and nothing less than as creative director of a new AAA. IP that will be cross-platform, that’s okay Of course, no one could have turned down something like that.
So today, I am delighted to announce that I have joined @Netflix Games as creative director for a brand new AAA cross-platform game and original IP. Let’s go! 2/2
—Joseph Staten (@joestaten) April 17, 2023
Joseph Staten brings his Halo experience to Netflix games
Without knowing anything about this new IP, which we will surely see on Xbox given its multiplatform concept, we can already get an idea that it will be of high quality. Certainly Netflix will put money into it, but Staten’s talent with Halo or his ability to redirect development and especially to supervise that they have a good launch is even more important.
We will be very attentive to what Netflix or Staten itself announces in this regard, since it is the first major project of the company in the field of Gaming, which they are constantly getting closer to little by little. Will it be the big hit they’re looking for?
