Joseph Staten Joins Netflix Games as Creative Director on AAA Multiplatform Game - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 April 2023 / 2,898 Views
Joseph Staten announced he has Joined Netflix Games as the Creative Director on a new AAA multiplatform game that is based on an original IP.
"In my work life, there's nothing I love more than collaborating with others to build worlds filled with iconic characters, deep mysteries, and endless adventures," said Staten via Twitter.
So today, I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined Netflix Games as Creative Director for a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP. Let's go!"
Staten left Xbox and Microsoft earlier this month. He is best known for being the head of creative on Halo Infinite and cinematic director on the original Halo trilogy.
So today, I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined @Netflix Games as Creative Director for a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP. Let's go! 2/2
— Joseph Staten (@joestaten) April 17, 2023
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Now that's an unexpected turn of events! Netflix becoming a multiplat publisher now?
they are multiplatform publishers until Microsoft buys them (if the rumors are true).
otherwise Netflix will have to prove themselves if they want to stay in this industry considering how both Google and Amazon failed miserably.
Microsoft buys what? Netflix?
Where did you get that, not going to happen...
He's likely quoting a writer from Reuters that wrote an opinion piece in December about what MS could attempt to purchase next and other sites piggy backed off of that. So there's no actual "rumors" at this point just an article that got some traction at a time when there's a lot of optics on what's next in an hyperbolic state.
Best of lucks for him, but I'm pretty sure MS had a better development environment and the IP he was working was much bigger than whatever Netflix will let him do.
And im hearing rumours MS might be buying Netflix.. this will turn full circle again lol
Xbox is the worst at keeping talent.
Nothing Xbox is doing is helping legendary Dev’s like Staten or Mikami…..to stay at Xbox anymore.
All of Xbox & MS money is not enough to keep these amazing Dev’s, which means there’s serious problems at how Xbox is being led at the top.
Then why are all the legendary Devs at inXile, BGS, Double Fine, and Obsidian still there? Staten I definitely wish would've stayed at Xbox Publishing, but Mikami has been working on raising his replacements for a long time now. He hasn't led any game of Tango's since the first Evil Within game and has had a background role ever since.
I think this is an overreaction. We never know the circumstances or the reasons why some developers leave and some don't. Some feel the studio is in safe hands and don't need to worry about the future since they're owned by Xbox, or like in Staten's case, 343 was gutted and focusing on the multiplayer aspect of Infinite whereas Staten is a campaign guy.
We're also at a point in time where major companies like NetEase are poaching senior developers and handing them a new studio. There's been a LOT of new studios founded over the past couple of years by Senior leadership developers as well including those that have left Xbox's studios. Seems like almost all of them cashed out to found a new studio.
Because they are still fresh purchases /chuckles... I'm joking just in case someone didn't notice.
