Halo Infinite Lead Narrative Designer Leaving 343 Industries To Pursue New Opportunity

Just a little under a month since the full release of Halo Infinite, its lead narrative designer, Aaron Linde, has revealed that he’s leaving 343 Industries. 

Don’t worry, though, as it’s not a breakup – Linde is departing 343 to “pursue a new opportunity in 2022.”

As a narrative designer, Linde’s hands are all over the story within Halo Infinite but it’s not just limited to cutscenes, main story missions, and the like. If you take a quick look at Linde’s Twitter, you will see that he has also been involved in one of Halo Infinite’s best features: The Grunt enemies. This is both when Linde was on ground killing time or while flying through space after being punted up by Master Chief-thrown explosives. 

With Halo Infinite out now and available to the public, Linde seems ready for something else, first reported by GameSpot. 

“Bittersweet news to report: I’m departing 343 Industries to pursue a new opportunity in 2022,” Linde writes on Twitter. “It was a terrifically difficult decision; Halo Infinite will remain one of the proudest achievements of my career for the rest of my life. I’m so grateful to have been a part of it.” 

Linde continued, stating that he wants to “thank my dear colleagues at 343 for making the best game I’ve ever worked on.” He also thanked the “incredible voice cast” for elevating his work in every single delivery of a line and fans for joining 343 on the journey that is Halo Infinite. 

“[I] can’t underscore enough how grateful I am and always will be,” Linde writes. “See you next mission.” 

We’ll be on the lookout for the next Halo ring, err, project he ends up on. For now, read our thoughts on Linde’s latest in Game Informer’s Halo Infinite Review – Find out what it is all about. Game Informer ranks Halo Infinite in our list of every Halo game ranked. Learn about the Halo Infinite Halo Infinite Player who won 100 consecutive free for all matches. 

[Source: GameSpot]

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