Halo creative lead Joseph Staten leaves Microsoft 3 months after heavy layoffs at 343 Industries

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Halo creative lead Joseph Staten leaves Microsoft 3 months after heavy layoffs at 343 Industries
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Joseph Staten is leaving Microsoft, just a few months after departing his role on the Halo Infinite team.

, including developers at 343. At the same time, Staten left 343 to return to Xbox publishing. That move has proven to be short-lived.

"We're grateful for Joseph’s contributions to the Halo franchise and Xbox as a whole," Microsoft said in a statement to IGN."We wish him all the best in his new adventure." When Microsoft enacted its sweeping layoffs in March, one former 343 developer tweeted:"The layoffs at 343 shouldn't have happened and Halo Infinite should be in a better state. The reason for both of those things is incompetent leadership up top during Halo Infinite development causing massive stress on those working hard to make Halo the best it can be.

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