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343 Industries is an American video game developer located in Redmond, Washington, part of Xbox Game Studios. Headed by Pierre Hintze, the studio is responsible for the Halo series of military science fiction games, originally created and produced by Bungie, and is the developer of the Slipspace Engine.
Xbox Game Studios developer responsible for the Halo series. Based in Redmond, Washington, 343 Industries is home to the Halo Universe, and to a team of talented people dedicated to creating incredible science-fiction experiences as part of the Xbox Game Studios family.
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- History
- Universe Development and Storytelling
- Studio Mythos
- Projects
- Known Employees
Origin
Before the formation of 343 Industries in 2007, the Microsoft Game Studios Franchise Development Group (MGSFDG) was responsible for expanding Microsoft's video game franchises. A prominent example of their contribution to the Halo franchise would be their arrangement with publishers Ballantine Books and Tor Books to publish a number of Halo novelsover the years.
Establishment
Following the end of partnership between Bungie and Microsoft in 2007, Microsoft sought to form a first-party studio from its internal development group to oversee the future development of the Halo franchise; thus, 343 Industries was established. A small number of Bungie employees transferred to 343, notably Frank O'Connor and Chad Armstrong. In addition, several members of the new studio were hired from the Halo fan community, including Jeremy Patenaude and Jacob Benton of Ascendant Justice...
Projects and partnerships
343's first project was Halo Waypoint, a downloadable Xbox LIVE application developed in conjunction with Certain Affinity and released in 2009. Waypoint is also accessible via the official Halo website. Certain Affinity also created the maps in the Defiant Map Pack, the first map packto be released by 343, and has since worked with 343 Industries on several projects. In 2010, 343 released the first episode of their official podcast. After Bungie announced they would discontinue Halo-related...
Although Halo "expanded universe" fiction has always shared the same continuity as the games, under Bungie's watch material from outside the games was generally regarded as ancillary and was rarely intertwined with the games in a significant way; references to the novels, for instance, rarely amounted to more than throwaway lines. This was in part ...
343 Industries has built up a mythos of in-jokes related to Unicorns, which is referenced in the background of the FOTUS armor permutation. There is also a tongue-in-cheek in-universe counterpart of the studio itself, named the "434 Combat Readiness Lab". 343 Industries also has a in-universe company with the same name.
Upcoming and ongoing
1. Halo Waypoint - An in-house production for Xbox LIVE. 2. Halo: The Television Series- An ongoing TV series in partnership with Steven Spielberg and Paramount+. 3. Halo: Outpost Discovery- A tour focused on the Halo universe. 4. Halo Infinite - The sequel to Halo 5: Guardians, and a spiritual reboot for the series. 5. Halo: Outcasts - A novel featuring Thel 'Vadam and Olympia Vale trying to recover a supposed artifact on Netherop. 6. Halo: Epitaph - A novel following Ur-Didact's story after...
Released
1. Halo Wars - A real-time strategy game made in conjunction with Ensemble Studios and Robot Entertainment. 2. Halo: Helljumper- A comic book series written by Peter David and drawn by Eric Nguyen. 3. Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Edited by Tobias Buckell and published by DK Books. 4. Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe - A collection of short stories written by Eric Nylund, Tobias Buckell, Karen Traviss, and other critically acclaimed authors. 5. Halo: Blood Line - A...
Discontinued
1. Halo Channel - A former "next-generation" hub of Halomultimedia.
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343 Industries | 48,400 followers on LinkedIn. 343 Industries is dedicated to making world class sci-fi entertainment experiences in the legendary Halo universe.
Feb 12, 2023 · 343 Industries, the internal studio Microsoft created to make Halo games after parting ways with series creator Bungie, is in apparent disarray. A round of layoffs at Microsoft in January hit...
Nov 19, 2021 · published 19 November 2021. We've played the Halo Infinite campaign, spoken to 343 about its ambitious design, and we're impressed by what we've seen. Comments. (Image credit: Xbox Game Studios)...
