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.