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343 Industries is a Microsoft Game Studios internal-build team established to create new properties for the Halo series.^[1]^[2]

Projects

Upcoming and ongoing

Halo Waypoint - An in-house production for Xbox LIVE.
The Forerunner Saga - A series of novels written by Greg Bear.
- Halo: Cryptum
Halo: Fall of Reach - A comic book adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Brian Reed with art by Felix Ruiz.
- Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp - The first story arc in the novel adaption.
- Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant - The second story arc in the novel adaption.
- Halo: Fall of Reach - Pillar of Autumn - The third and final story arc in the novel adaption.
Untitled Halo novel series - Written by Karen Traviss.
Halo: Reach - Future content.
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary - Upcoming remake of Halo: Combat Evolved.
Halo 4 - Upcoming game.

Released

Halo Wars - A RTS game made in conjunction with Robot Entertainment.
Halo: Helljumper - A comic book series written by Peter David and drawn by Eric Nguyen.
Halo Encyclopedia - Edited by Tobias Buckell and published by DK Books.
Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe - A collection of short stories written by Eric Nylund, Tobias Buckell, Karen Traviss, and other critically acclaimed authors.
Halo: Blood Line - A comic book series written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Francis Portela.
Halo Legends - A collection of anime shorts created in partnership with numerous Japanese studios.

Known employees

Frank O'Connor - Franchise Development Director, formerly an employee of Bungie ^[3]
Kevin Grace - Managing Editor ^[4]
Jonathan Goff - Community Manager ^[5]
Jeremy Patenaude – Content Creator (Formerly of AscendantJustice.com) ^[5]
Jacob Benton – Content Creator (Formerly of AscendantJustice.com)^[5]
Kenneth Scott - Senior Art Director ^[6]
Corrinne Yu - Principle Engine Programmer ^[6]
Justin Korthof - Community Manager ^[7]
Chad Armstrong - Designer, formely an employee of Bungie ^[8]
Gabriel Garza - Artist
Nicolas Bouvier - Artist
Jason Pace - Creative Director for Halo Waypoint ^[9]
Sotaro Tojima - Audio Director^[10]
Bonnie Ross – General Manager ^[5]
Josh Holmes – Executive Producer ^[5]
David Ellis (formerly of 1up.com) - Content Producer ^[11]
Daniel Price - Software Developer
Che Chou - Studio Producer
Josh Kerwin - Unknown^{[citation needed]}
Ryan Payton - Unknown ^[6]
David Wu - Unknown ^[6]
Seth Gibson -Unknown
Sally Huang - Unknown ^{[citation needed]}
Jessica Shea - Community Manager (Formerly known as Hawty McBloggy)
Vic DeLeon - Lead Mission Artist, formerly of Bungie

Trivia

The team's name is a reference to 343 Guilty Spark, the Forerunner Monitor of Installation 04.

Sources

[1] Emerald City ComiCon 2009: Halo Discussion Panel

[2] Halo.Xbox.com - Halo Legends and Halo Waypoint Announced at Comic-Con

[3] Frank O'Connor's Business Card

[4] - Halo: Evolutions at Tobias Buckell Online

[Nelson-5] Major Nelson: #343: Interviews with members of 343 Industries about Halo and more

[kotaku-6] Kotaku - It's Official MGS4 Producer Now Working on Halo

[7] Twitter.com - SixOkay

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[9] Welcome to Halo Waypoint

[10] 343 Industries Twitter Account

[11] 343 Industries Podcast #1

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 ===Upcoming and ongoing===
 *''[[Halo Waypoint]]'' - An in-house production for [[Xbox LIVE]].
-*''[[Forerunner Saga]]'' - Written by [[Greg Bear]].
+*''[[The Forerunner Saga]]'' - A series of novels written by [[Greg Bear]].
 **''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''
-*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' - An adaptation of the novel of the [[Halo: The Fall of Reach|same name]], written by Brian Reed with art by Felix Ruiz.
+*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' - A comic book adaptation of the novel of the [[Halo: The Fall of Reach|same name]], written by Brian Reed with art by Felix Ruiz.
 **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'' - The first story arc in the novel adaption.
 **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant]]'' - The second story arc in the novel adaption.
 **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Pillar of Autumn]]'' - The third and final story arc in the novel adaption.
 *[[Unnamed Halo novel series|Untitled ''Halo'' novel series]] - Written by [[Karen Traviss]].
-**''[[Ghosts of Onyx]]'' sequel
 *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' - Future content.
-*''[[Halo 4]]''  - Upcoming game
+*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' - Upcoming remake of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
+*''[[Halo 4]]''  - Upcoming game.
 ===Released===
-*''[[Halo Wars]]'' - In conjunction with [[Robot Entertainment]].
+*''[[Halo Wars]]'' - A [[real-time strategy|RTS]] game made in conjunction with [[Robot Entertainment]].
-*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' - Written by Peter David and drawn by Eric Nguyen.
+*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' - A comic book series written by Peter David and drawn by Eric Nguyen.
 *''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' - Edited by Tobias Buckell and published by [[wikipedia:DK Books|DK Books]].
-*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' - Written by [[Eric Nylund]], [[Tobias Buckell]], [[Karen Traviss]], and other critically acclaimed authors.
+*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' - A collection of short stories written by [[Eric Nylund]], [[Tobias Buckell]], [[Karen Traviss]], and other critically acclaimed authors.
-*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' - Written by [[Fred Van Lente]] and drawn by Francis Portela.
+*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' - A comic book series written by [[Fred Van Lente]] and drawn by Francis Portela.
-*''[[Halo Legends]]'' - Created in partnership with numerous Japanese [[anime]] studios.
+*''[[Halo Legends]]'' - A collection of [[anime]] shorts created in partnership with numerous Japanese studios.
 ==Known employees==