Experienced game designer David Ellis is another developer to leave 343 Industries after working on the Halo franchise for more than a decade. This comes a few months after the studio’s restructuring and the departure of other veteran employees.

343 Industries continues to lose high-profile talent amid Halo Infinite’s troubled development. The game’s technical director is reportedly leaving the team, just days after the announced departure of the studio’s founder.

343 Industries continues to lose experienced talent. Nicolas Bouvier, who has worked at the Halo franchise for almost 14 years, has announced his decision to leave the studio and pursue new opportunities.

Jerry Hook, who has two decades of experience both at 343 Industries and Microsoft, has announced his departure from his role as Halo Infinite design lead. This follows a couple of other high-profile devs leaving the studio earlier this year.

Halo Infinite has lost 97% of its peak audience on Steam since its launch, currently peaking at less than 8k concurrent players on Steam. It is less than the number of The Master Chief Collection players.

Winners of the Video Game Accessibility Awards 2021 have been announced. Halo Infinite took home two awards, with the remaining ones going to Guardians of the Galaxy, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, and some other titles.

Laureates of the Gamescom Awards 2021 have been revealed. The winners were chosen by the jury, consisting of German and international game journalists and content creators.