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=== Establishment === | === Establishment === | ||
Following the end of partnership between [[Bungie]] and [[Microsoft]] in [[2007]], Microsoft sought to form a first-party studio from its internal development group to oversee the future development of the ''Halo'' franchise; | Following the end of partnership between [[Bungie]] and [[Microsoft]] in [[2007 (real world)|2007]], Microsoft sought to form a first-party studio from its internal development group to oversee the future development of the ''Halo'' franchise; | ||
thus, 343 Industries was established.<ref name="continuation">[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/108/1086915p1.html '''IGN''': ''Halo: Reach Will Be Bungie's Last Halo Game'']</ref> A small number of Bungie employees transferred to 343, notably [[Frank O'Connor]] and [[Chad Armstrong]]. In addition, several members of the new studio were hired from the ''Halo'' fan community, including [[Jeremy Patenaude]] and [[Jacob Benton]] of [[Ascendant Justice (blog)|Ascendant Justice]] and later [[Jeff Easterling|Jeff "GrimBrotherOne" Easterling]]. | thus, 343 Industries was established.<ref name="continuation">[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/108/1086915p1.html '''IGN''': ''Halo: Reach Will Be Bungie's Last Halo Game'']</ref> A small number of Bungie employees transferred to 343, notably [[Frank O'Connor]] and [[Chad Armstrong]]. In addition, several members of the new studio were hired from the ''Halo'' fan community, including [[Jeremy Patenaude]] and [[Jacob Benton]] of [[Ascendant Justice (blog)|Ascendant Justice]] and later [[Jeff Easterling|Jeff "GrimBrotherOne" Easterling]]. | ||