Game builders that handle to stick with a single franchise over an prolonged time period are uncommon and the Halo franchise is an ideal instance of why. The Halo collection has had its ups and downs, even shifting from Bungie to 343 Industries over a decade in the past. Halo designer Paul Bertone has had a extra distinctive path than most. He rode out Bungie’s tenure underneath Microsoft after which left earlier than Destiny’s launch. Yet, having gone full circle, Bertone is coming dwelling to Halo and becoming a member of 343.
A message from Joseph Staten, Halo Infinite’s head of artistic, confirmed on Wednesday that Paul Bertone was now part of 343 Industries. Bertone might be taking over an necessary function throughout the firm as its Studio Technical Design Director, guaranteeing that his imaginative and prescient for the way forward for Halo might be simply as influential as his work on Halo’s previous.
For these unfamiliar, Paul Bertone was a key participant in Bungie through the growth of the unique Halo trilogy and past. He served as a designer for Halo: Combat Evolved, was promoted to Lead Mission Designer for Halo 2, then to Lead Campaign Designer for Halo 3, after which Design Director for Halo 3: ODST. He additionally acquired a tip of the cap for his work on Halo: Reach for design work. Needless to say, he is part of what made Halo the success it’s as we speak.
After Halo, nevertheless, Bertone’s life when in a shocking route. He left Bungie in 2012, two years earlier than the discharge of Destiny. Between 2012 and 2022, he went from working at Industrial Toys to self-employed, from Undead Labs to Probably Monsters, again to self-employed after which to Highwire Games the place he was Lead Designer on the controversial Six Days in Fallujah. Now, ten years after he left Bungie, he is becoming a member of 343 Industries.
One attention-grabbing facet of Bertone’s hiring could also be what 343 Industries is engaged on subsequent. Support for Halo Infinite is clear, however Bertone’s Halo expertise is fairly deeply rooted within the collection’ campaigns. It’s maybe a coincidence that there are stories of 343 engaged on a brand new marketing campaign for Halo Infinite to be launched as DLC or an enlargement within the years to come back. Needless to say, Halo followers might be watching and ready.
