343 Industries has hired Dan Gniady, previously of Bungie and Creative Assembly, to serve as the new lead designer for the next mainline entry in the Halo franchise. Halo is one of Microsoft's biggest first-party IPs, and while the series was started by Bungie, development duties for the series were taken over by 343 Industries following Halo 3. The developer is expected to be working on a follow-up to the 2021 title Halo: Infinite based on recent teasers from Microsoft and job listings by the developer.

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In a video by RebsGaming recapping what is known about Halo 7's current development, it was announced that 343 Industries had hired Dan Gniady, with Gniady posting on his LinkedIn page to celebrate the new position. Gniady was previously the lead designer on the canceled Hyenas game at Creative Assembly, along with being a gameplay designer at Bungie for a decade. "After speaking with a ton of cool teams about rad projects I’m getting a shot to work with the Chief and friends," Gniady said. "I love Halo and am very excited to be a part of adding to its legacy."

What's Known About Halo 7 So Far

The only other thing known about the next game is that Halo 7 will supposedly be built using Unreal Engine based on a job listing from last year. Other details highlighted in RebsGaming's video is how pre-production work was completed between 2022 and 2023, with developers hard at work on the creative direction for future Halo projects, including narrative, characters, and more.

After speaking with a ton of cool teams about rad projects I’m getting a shot to work with the Chief and friends. I love Halo and am very excited to be a part of adding to its legacy.

Microsoft still hasn't officially announced the seventh entry in the mainline Halo franchise. There are a few different directions in which the story of Halo 7 could go, with the easiest route being to continue the story started in Halo: Infinite. For the time being, fans will need to wait for more official information to be given by 343 Industries or Microsoft about the future of Halo.

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Halo is a science fiction first person shooter and part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. The franchise development originated with Bungie, but has since transferred to 343 Industries. The series centers on a conflict between humanity and various alien species over installations called Halos, superweapons created by a mysterious race known as Forerunners. Launching in 2001 with Halo: Combat Evolved, the franchise has also spun off into books, comics, animated films, live action TV, and much more.