Bungie alumni Joseph Staten has joined Netflix as their new inventive director for an as-yet-unnamed “AAA multiplatform recreation and unique IP.”
Staten was beforehand a author for the the acclaimed Halo franchise, serving as head of inventive for the newest entry Halo Infinite. Nonetheless, presumably as a result of troubled growth of the title, he would earlier this yr depart for an inside place at Microsoft and finally announce he was leaving the corporate earlier this month.
However evidently this was solely precluding a transfer to streaming-giant-and-games-upstart Netflix as he’ll now function the inventive director for a mysterious new AAA recreation.
Launched again in 2021 Netflix Video games’ catalogue has boasted some unbelievable free titles akin to Into the Breach and exclusives together with Valiant Hearts sequel Valiant Hearts: Coming Dwelling. Nonetheless, it is also constantly didn’t convey consumer consideration regardless of the corporate’s daring intentions and willingness to take dangers and snare exclusives. With Staten’s hiring they’re bringing on some critical inventive warmth to what’s change into a mysterious work-in-progress.
A silver bullet
Few folks imagine in a “magic ingredient” in relation to creating and designing video games. Whereas there are good leaders and nice designers, they cannot perform on their very own. So whereas Staten appears to have been dissatisfied with Microsoft and Halo, his positivity concerning Netflix can actually be interpreted as being past easy enterprise enthusiasm.
Netflix have the cash and – after they need to – the inventive freedom for administrators and writers to launch exhibits which have been at odds with the staple eating regimen of normality delivered by different platforms. With a author like Staten on board it appears clear that they need to convey on skilled members with a pedigree for this new IP. That raises numerous questions: Will or not it’s streaming solely? What can subscribers anticipate? And the place will that go away cell?
