studios industry computer and video games interactive entertainment founded 2009 headquarters redmond washington united states key people frank o connor franchise director bonnie ross general manager products halo series 2011 owner microsoft parent microsoft studios website www.halowaypoint.com 343 industries abbreviated to 343i is an american video game developer located in redmond washington . named after the halo character 343 guilty spark the company was established in 2009 by microsoft studios to oversee the development of the halo science fiction media franchise following a split between microsoft and bungie in 2007 . halo 4 was the first title released by 343 industries in which they played a lead development role . upcoming releases from the company include halo wars 2 in 2017 . contents 1 history 1.1 formation 1.2 development 2 games developed 3 references 4 external links history edit formation edit in july 2009 microsoft filed for the name 343 industries for its new halo development studio 1 after the former halo studio bungie separated from microsoft . 2 3 it was named after halo character 343 guilty spark . 2 4 5 bungie continued making halo games until halo reach in 2010 . 6 development edit in july 2009 it was announced that 343 industries was working on a seven part halo anime series called halo legends . 7 later that year the studio created halo waypoint a downloadable application that tracks a user s halo accomplishments . 8 343i also increased staff for halo development recruiting 20 staff from the now defunct pandemic studios . 9 343i also developed halo reach s second and third map packs entitled defiant and anniversary respectively in conjunction with certain affinity . the company was responsible for the hd port of halo combat evolved titled halo combat evolved anniversary which was released on november 15 2011 to celebrate the 10th year since the release of first franchise installment on november 15 2001 . following bungie s departure from microsoft in 2007 343 industries was eventually given complete control of the halo franchise including servers and data on march 31 2012 . the studio s development of halo 4 which began in 2009 was completed ahead of schedule the same year in september . 10 it was released on november 6 2012 as the first title of a new halo reclaimer trilogy which will include at least two more installments over the years . at e3 2013 microsoft and 343i announced the next halo installment set for release on the xbox one . shortly after the announcement the reclaimer trilogy was confirmed by microsoft studios corporate vice president phil spencer to be expanded into a reclaimer saga . 11 the following year at e3 2014 the official title was revealed as halo 5 guardians along with plans for its release on october 27 2015 . microsoft in a contract with mega bloks is in conjunction with 343i to manufacture a new line of toys and other memorabilia for the upcoming halo saga . 12 halo 5 guardians was released on october 27 2015 with semi exclusive content to those who purchased select mega bloks sets . 343 industries has since released free monthly content updates since halo 5 s launch . games developed edit year game platform s notes 2011 halo combat evolved anniversary 13 xbox 360 2012 halo 4 14 2013 halo spartan assault 15 microsoft windows windows phone xbox one xbox 360 ios 2014 halo the master chief collection 16 xbox one 2015 halo spartan strike 17 ios microsoft windows windows phone halo 5 guardians 18 xbox one 2017 halo wars 2 microsoft windows xbox one collaborated development with creative assembly references edit orry james july 21 2009 . is 343 industries microsoft s halo studio . retrieved january 6 2013 . a b milian mark may 11 2011 . halo and creators move on after divorce . cnn . retrieved january 5 2013 . romano benjamin october 6 2007 . microsoft halo maker bungie split . the seattle times . retrieved january 6 2013 . thorsen tor july 20 2009 . microsoft names internal halo label . retrieved january 6 2013 . vore bryan november 2011 . taking over halo . game informer . 11 223 28 33 . issn 1067 6392 . halo reach will be bungie s last halo game . ign . retrieved march 19 2011 . norris erik july 23 2009 . halo anime in the works . retrieved january 5 2013 . mcwhertor michael . comic con 09 . kotaku.com . retrieved december 6 2011 . microsoft hires ex pandemic members for new halo game . gamer.blorge.com . november 21 2010 . archived from the original on july 8 2011 . retrieved june 2 2011 . mallory jordan march 29 2013 . what went wrong with halo 4 s prometheans . engadget . aol . reclaimer saga . ign . retrieved august 24 2013 . mega brands and microsoft game studios renew global licensing partnership . electronics business journal . june 2011 . retrieved june 9 2013 . microsoft leaks details about next halo game . venturebeat . june 6 2011 . retrieved august 6 2012 . microsoft e3 landing page leaks kinect upgrades halo 4 news . digital trends . june 6 2011 . retrieved august 6 2012 . halo spartan assault halo official site . retrieved june 9 2013 . halo the master chief collection . retrieved june 10 2014 . halo spartan strike comes to windows 8 devices and steam this december . xbox wire . microsoft . october 16 2014 . the halo journey . retrieved may 16 2014 . external links edit official website v t e 343 industries halo combat evolved anniversary halo 4 spartan assault the master chief collection spartan strike 5 guardians halo wars 2 people josh holmes brian reed bonnie ross corrinne yu v t e microsoft studios franchises age of empires alan wake banjo kazooie battletoads black & white blinx conker crackdown crimson skies dance central the dishwasher fable forza gears of war halo hexic hydro thunder jetpac joy ride killer instinct kinect party kinect sports lips max & the magic marker mechwarrior microsoft flight simulator midtown madness minecraft miss teen usa motocross madness ninety nine nights perfect dark pinball fx project gotham racing quantum redshift rallisport challenge rise of nations scene it shadowrun splosion man viva pi ata zoo tycoon current subsidiaries 343 industries bigpark the coalition good science studio launchworks lift london mojang rare turn 10 studios former subsidiaries aces studio bungie carbonated games digital anvil ensemble studios fasa studio hired gun lionhead studios press play twisted pixel games xbox entertainment studios people phil spencer phil harrison larry hryb casey hudson bonnie ross joseph staten related list of microsoft studios video games msn games retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title 343 industries & oldid 739066174 categories companies based in redmond washingtonamerican companies established in 2007entertainment companies of the united statesfilm production companies of the united statesfirst party video game developersmicrosoft subsidiariesvideo game companies of the united statesvideo game development companiestechnology companies 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