Glenn Israel has worked on the Halo franchise for 17 years, joining Bungie back in 2008 when the studio was known for Halo, and stayed with the series by following it to 343 Industries (now Halo Studios) where he has been since. He is no longer working on the series that he spent nearly two decades with, however, as he announced with a statement on his LinkedIn that he has left Halo Studios, though the statement leaves plenty of questions as to the circumstances under which he is leaving.
" As of today and after seventeen long years, I am officially no longer contributing to the Halo universe ," Israel wrote. " There is little more I can say for the moment, though I intend to share this particular story in its entirety when it is absolutely safe to do so next year . In the meantime