Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto has announced that he's joined publishing giant EA as a game director. Lehto will be part of a new Seattle-based studio, which will focus on creating first-person games. Said studio doesn't have a name yet, but we're sure that it'll be officially branded in the relatively near future.
Most recently, Lehto spearheaded the ill-fated Disintergration. Its developer, V1 Interactive, unfortunately shuttered less than a year after the game's debut. Still, with EA's backing, this new studio could be one to watch.
Obviously this is very early days, but it'll be interesting to see what Lehto and his eventual team have in store. What do you make of this news? Share your dream projects in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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Could be cool. I know his last game was a bust but I hope he thrives at this new studio. Even as a primarily Playstation gamer Halo is still my favorite FPS series so anything he is attached to I will at least give it a look.
It's EA so I'll be expecting micro transactions / surprise mechanics
EA huh? Well nice knowin ya
I'm very curious what EA will look like in a few years. This "new" EA seems interesting. They were once a great publisher, and then in the mid-00's started sharply diving downhill and killing off great studios. It seems like after they lost the SW contract, they've regrouped and seem to be putting a lot of effort and money into "proper" games. It's weird watching EA's future look brighter while Ubisoft's looks darker.
Oh, great — a new FPS: we don't have enough of those...
who cares... its EA and Halo
@djape haha agreed! this will be a disaster.
Oh wow! Tapping a unique market there.
Sure, go compete with all the others. Pointless.
Disintegration had some cool ideas just such a hard market to break into.
EA..where creativity,originality and integrity go to die...
People really have a ridiculous perception of EA. They have made a massively positive impact on the games industry. They have ensured that non-gamers know PlayStation and Xbox. Millions buy Madden and FIFA every year because of the games they put out. They also have some amazing games that aren't sports based. Stop slating EA. They are good for the games industry and they are trying to make good games.
Maybe he should collaborate with Romero on Daikatana 2. Disintegration Sucked. Dunno if he can delivers something good
I hope he's working on a first person shooter similar to Halo for the PS5. Sony has never had a good exclusive FPS game and is forced to rely on COD and Battlefield. It would be great to see a higher TTK/higher skill cap game like Halo or other arena shooters on PS5, ideally with a pvp focus (unlike destiny).
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