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'''Marcus Lehto''' was the Creative Art Director at [[Bungie Studios]].<ref name="Art">'''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''', ''Contributing Artists''</ref> He worked at Bungie since 1997 and left on October 4, 2012.<ref name="out2">[https://twitter.com/game_fabricator/status/254059875167002624 '''Twitter''': ''Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator)''] ("''First week away from Bungie - again. 15 great years and many good friends will be missed.''")</ref> | '''Marcus Lehto''' ({{IPA|/ˈleɪ.toʊ/}}) was the Creative Art Director at [[Bungie Studios]].<ref name="Art">'''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''', ''Contributing Artists''</ref> He worked at Bungie since 1997 and left on October 4, [[2012]].<ref name="out2">[https://twitter.com/game_fabricator/status/254059875167002624 '''Twitter''': ''Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator)''] ("''First week away from Bungie - again. 15 great years and many good friends will be missed.''")</ref> | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
Lehto | Lehto worked at Bungie from 1997 to 2012, having worked on titles such as ''Myth: The Fallen Lords'', ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'', ''Halo 3: ODST'' and ''Halo: Reach''. Following the success of ''Halo: Reach'', Lehto took a leave from Bungie on September 1, 2011, to pursue an independent video game developer career.<ref name="out1">[https://twitter.com/game_fabricator/status/109416819370115072 '''Twitter''': ''Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator)''] ("''Today officially marks my first day apart from Bungie. To Bungie and fans, the last decade has been amazing. Thank you for everything.''")</ref> He returned to Bungie on January 21, 2012 to work on a project with [[Joe Tung]].<ref name="personalsite">[http://blog.marcuslehto.com/?p=33 '''MettleShop''': ''Back at Bungie'']</ref> He left Bungie on October 4, 2012 to, once again, pursue an independent video game developer career.<ref name="indie">[http://blog.marcuslehto.com/?p=122 '''MettleShop''': ''The new journey?'']</ref> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Marcus Lehto2.jpg|Lehto in the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|''Halo 3'' Announcement Trailer]] documentary. | |||
File:Marcus_Lehta_BW.jpg|Lehto during the development of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | File:Marcus_Lehta_BW.jpg|Lehto during the development of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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==External | ==External links== | ||
*{{Plain|[http://blog.marcuslehto.com/ '''MettleShop''', ''Marcus Lehto's blog site'']}} | *{{Plain|[http://blog.marcuslehto.com/ '''MettleShop''', ''Marcus Lehto's blog site'']}} | ||
*{{Plain|[https://twitter.com/game_fabricator '''Marcus Lehto'''<nowiki />'s ''Twitter account'']}} | *{{Plain|[https://twitter.com/game_fabricator '''Marcus Lehto'''<nowiki />'s ''Twitter account'']}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:32, April 12, 2023
Lehto in the ViDoc O Brave New World.
Marcus Lehto (pronounced /ˈleɪ.toʊ/ ) was the Creative Art Director at Bungie Studios.[1] He worked at Bungie since 1997 and left on October 4, 2012.[2]
Background[edit]
Lehto worked at Bungie from 1997 to 2012, having worked on titles such as Myth: The Fallen Lords, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach. Following the success of Halo: Reach, Lehto took a leave from Bungie on September 1, 2011, to pursue an independent video game developer career.[3] He returned to Bungie on January 21, 2012 to work on a project with Joe Tung.[4] He left Bungie on October 4, 2012 to, once again, pursue an independent video game developer career.[5]
Trivia[edit]
- Lehto attached several easter eggs to in-game models, including his birthday on the Scorpion tank and his initials on the boot of the Master Chief.
- Lehto was not involved in the making of Halo 5: Guardians, but later played it and provided his thoughts on it on his Twitter.[6]
Gallery[edit]
Lehto in the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer documentary.
Lehto during the development of Halo: Reach.
Sources[edit]
- ^ The Art of Halo 3, Contributing Artists
- ^ Twitter: Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator) ("First week away from Bungie - again. 15 great years and many good friends will be missed.")
- ^ Twitter: Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator) ("Today officially marks my first day apart from Bungie. To Bungie and fans, the last decade has been amazing. Thank you for everything.")
- ^ MettleShop: Back at Bungie
- ^ MettleShop: The new journey?
- ^ Imgur.com, Marcus Lehto Halo 5
