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'''Tom French''' | '''Tom French''' was the Multiplayer Director and former senior Mission Designer and the User-Generated Content Director at [[343 Industries]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/pardontomfrench/status/858379124577980416 '''Twitter - Tom French''']</ref> He joined [[Microsoft Studios]] in 2010, becoming a part of 343 Industries in 2011; prior to this, he worked at [[Wikipedia:Interplay Entertainment|Interplay Entertainment]], [[Wikipedia:Black Isle Studios|Black Isle Studios]], and [[Wikipedia:Pandemic Studios|Pandemic Studios]], having been lead designer on the game ''[[Wikipedia:The Saboteur|The Saboteur]]''.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaswfrench '''LinkedIn''' ''Tom French'']</ref> At 343 Industries, he has worked as a mission designer on ''[[Halo 4]]''<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''[[Halo 4 credits|Credits]]''</ref> and as the head of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' [[Forge]] team as UGC director.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', ''[[Halo 5: Guardians credits|Credits]]''</ref> He has also helped to develop ''[[Halo 5: Forge]]''<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/forging-ahead-the-forge-experience-comes-to-windows-10 '''Halo Waypoint''', ''FORGING AHEAD - THE FORGE EXPERIENCE COMES TO WINDOWS 10'']</ref> and ''[[Halo Infinite]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Forge mode. On December 02, 2022, French announced he would step down 343 Industries after more than 11 years working on ''Halo''.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-infinite-multiplayer-creative-director-tom-french-has-left-343-industries '''IGN''' - ''Halo Infinite's Multiplayer Creative Director Tom French Has Left 343 Industries'']</ref> | ||
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*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/monitor-s-bounty-forge-preview Forge preview with Tom French on '''Halo Waypoint'''] | *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/monitor-s-bounty-forge-preview Forge preview with Tom French on '''Halo Waypoint'''] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:53, December 5, 2022
Tom French was the Multiplayer Director and former senior Mission Designer and the User-Generated Content Director at 343 Industries.[1] He joined Microsoft Studios in 2010, becoming a part of 343 Industries in 2011; prior to this, he worked at Interplay Entertainment, Black Isle Studios, and Pandemic Studios, having been lead designer on the game The Saboteur.[2] At 343 Industries, he has worked as a mission designer on Halo 4[3] and as the head of Halo 5: Guardians' Forge team as UGC director.[4] He has also helped to develop Halo 5: Forge[5] and Halo Infinite's Forge mode. On December 02, 2022, French announced he would step down 343 Industries after more than 11 years working on Halo.[6]
Trivia[edit]
French has a pet pig named Olive, which was the inspiration for the "Olive the Space Pig" forge piece and the OLIVE-class Mjolnir helmet.
