Veteran developer Joseph Staten—who has beforehand labored on main franchises like Halo and Destiny—has joined Netflix Games. As a part of his new job, Staten will now act because the artistic director on a AAA multiplatform title that’s at the moment beneath improvement.
Staten introduced his new job at Netflix Games on Twitter, revealing that the sport beneath improvement relies on an authentic IP. He additionally said in his tweet that a part of his job will contain collaborating with different builders to “construct worlds full of iconic characters, deep mysteries, and countless adventures”.
Earlier this yr, rumours had been floating round that Staten can be leaving 343 Industries to be part of the publishing arm of Xbox. The rumours took place in gentle of a lot of layoffs at Microsoft, which additionally concerned studios letting go of fairly a number of builders and had to restructure.
Both Staten and Microsoft confirmed his departure earlier this month. During his time with varied studios, together with Bungie and 343 Industries, Staten has labored as the pinnacle of artistic on Halo Infinite, in addition to on serving to make the cinematics in Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3. Staten has additionally labored with Bungie because the lead author for Destiny.
Netflix hasn’t but revealed any particulars in regards to the sport Staten is at the moment working on.
So right this moment, I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve joined @Netflix Games as Creative Director for a brand-new AAA multiplatform sport and authentic IP. Let’s go! 2/2
— Joseph Staten (@joestaten) April 17, 2023