… As of 2022, over 200 developers were working on the unannounced game ; 300 were contributing to the project by March 2025, just a few months before Xbox canceled the game alongside Rare's Everwild and Perfect Dark , and shuttered its developer The Initiative as well. …
… But she was involved in various other far more successful projects and products over the years, most prominently as an artist. …
… I'd like to hear from you: do you agree with Ed Fries that AI will inevitably become a core part of game development, or do you believe that its projected importance is being overestimated? …
If you keep a close eye on Xbox and gaming news, then you may remember that Glenn Israel — the former art director at Halo Studios formerly 343 Industries who left the developer last October — levied serious allegations against the studio two months ago, accusing its leadership of committing "uneth… …
… Further comments have come from Israel and other developers , and a recent report revealed that a Halo multiplayer project potentially an extraction shooter codenamed Project Eker was allegedly in development in 2023, and could eventually come out either as a standalone release or as something tied… …
… It’s still early days for the project, but it’s already worth a look. One developer, @dtoxmilenko on X formerly Twitter , has shown it off well, even managing to link their Steam games to the dashboard. …
… Since the original allegations, other former Halo developers have come forward to defend Israel's claims, suggesting this is definitely not some former disgruntled employee. Former Halo developers are defending Glenn about Halo Studios leadership. …
… Then again, earlier this year, former Bethesda lore specialist and Skyrim co-lead Kurt Kuhlmann told PC Gamer that Starfield's development suffered when Howard wasn't able to focus on the game, noting that "when he would get pulled away from the game that would really hurt the game." Ultimately, it… …
… " It's why we did what we did, which was shift into something that was much more custom, and had very low overhead as far as the operating system goes so that we could give as much of the machine as possible to the game developers." Now, though, he says, devices have far more memory than they ever … …
… According to Jez, the project may already be assembling a strong team. This includes former The Initiative design director Drew Murray, who is now working at Blizzard as of January 2026, according to his own LinkedIn. …