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Joseph Staten
Joseph Staten is an American writer best known for his work at video game studios Bungie, Microsoft Studios, and 343 Industries. At Bungie, Staten served as director of cinematics for the studio's games, including the ''Halo (series), Halo'' series; he would write mission scripts and movie dialogue for the titles. He has also been involved in managing the expansion of the ''Halo'' franchise to other game studios and producers, including Peter Jackson's Wingnut Interactive. Though not a published author previously, Tor Books approached Staten to write the fifth novel in the ''Halo'' franchise, ''Halo: Contact Harvest''. Released in 2007, the novel reached #3 on ''The New York Times'' bestseller list in the first week of its release and received positive reviews. Staten rejoined Microsoft Studios as a member of the Microsoft Publishing team. Helping with the publishing of titles like Recore and Microsoft Flight Simulator. In 2018 he joined 343 industries as the creative director on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic-Con International
San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fantasy media, Comic-Con has grown to include a large range of popular culture, pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres. According to ''Forbes'', Comic-Con is the "largest convention of its kind in the world". Since 2010, Comic-Con has filled the San Diego Convention Center to capacity with over 130,000 attendees. Comic-Con is home to the Eisner Awards, which recognizes creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the comic industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards. San Diego Comic Convention, Trade name, doing business as Comic-Con International, is the corporate name of the public-benefit nonprofit corporation behind Comic-Con. The corporation also organizes WonderCon, an annual convention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
