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Halo writer joins Amazon

Prolific novelist and 13-year Microsoft veteran Eric Nylund now director of narrative design at Amazon Game Studios.

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Halo novelist Eric Nylund has joined Amazon Game Studios as its director of narrative design, according to his updated LinkedIn profile page.

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Nylund spent 13 years at Microsoft Game Studios as its director of narrative design. At that post, he led a team of producers and designers in creating stories for the company's stable of franchises.

He is also the author of numerous Halo novels, including Halo: The Fall of Reach and Halo: First Strike, among others.

It is not clear what Nylund is working on at Amazon. A Facebook post captured by CouchCampus quotes Nylund as saying, "I can't talk about specifics, but I wouldn't be there unless something cool was brewing."

Sources told Game Informer last week that Amazon is working on an Android-powered console, aiming to release the device by the end of 2013.

An Amazon representative was not immediately available to comment.

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Wait...Halo has a writer ? With a story as boring as Halo's I thought it was just put together by the developers during their lunch break.

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@Sun-Tzu-GE Halo actually has several writers of which Nylund was the best (my opinion based on his novels). As with most book to (game/movie) translation. Something gets lost. There are 13 novels (14 if you count the graphic novel)

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@Sun-Tzu-GE "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."- Albert E.

Do yourself a favor and watch Halo Legends you"ignant" Son¥bot.

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@R2C25 @Sun-Tzu-GE Sorry I struck a chord you filthy Halo fanboy.

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@D1N02982 I'm natural bro.Steroids are too expensive.

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@Sun-Tzu-GE @D1N02982 LOL you're probably one of those assholes who injects steroids all over there body and then calls themselves a bodybuilder.

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@D1N02982 @Sun-Tzu-GE I find it funny that you call me obese since I'm an amateur bodybuilder lol.Shut the hell up kid.**** you and your precious halo.

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@Sun-Tzu-GE OMG I just made a spelling mistake that pretty much everyone has made lol get lost you obese shit :)

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@D1N02982 @Sun-Tzu-GE @R2C25

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@Sun-Tzu-GE @R2C25 Your a piece of shit :)

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@R2C25 Halo is a piece of shit :)

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@Sun-Tzu-GE @R2C25 Next time put your teeth in your pocket or no $10 dolla. Gotta put ice on my junk because of you.

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@Sun-Tzu-GE I'm pretty sure that is how the story of the first game and the Halo ring came together...just a bunch of programmers brainstorming in their free time. But this guy's job as director of narrative design came after that and was more encompassing than Halo alone. Notice that the article doesn't even say that he worked on any Halo games, just Halo novels.

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@blutosan @Sun-Tzu-GE Plus there is like an entire Halo bible I think.

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@Sun-Tzu-GE Mwaaahh hahahaha. Mwaahhh hahahaha

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