A few days ago, Aaron Linde, lead narrative designer onHalo Infinite, announced over Twitter that he wasleaving 343 Industriesto pursue a new opportunity. Turns out his new role is atRiot Games, where he will be working as a narrative writer.
Linde once again made the announcement over Twitter, although it was initially via his own edit of a clip from theNeon Genesis Evangelionanime series, where he replaced the subtitles with his own. This was a deliberate call back to when he did the exact same thing to make a similar announcement in 2019. He later followed it up with a short and simple confirmation, jokingly adding his edited clip cost him $30 for forgetting to cancel his Adobe Premiere trial.
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It’s not explicitly clear what Linde’s first project will be, whether it will involve an upcomingLeague of Legendsproject,Valorant, or something else entirely. Regardless, Linde has expressed his excitement for his new role in the Twitter replies, where he was also publicly welcomed onboard by Riot Games’ Scott Hawkes, the creative lead forProject L, theLeague of Legendsfighting game spin-off.
Before joiningRiot Games, Linde was a writer and narrative designer at Microsoft, where he worked onGears of War 3. After leaving in 2011, he would later join Gearbox Software as the lead writer forBattleborn, the 2016 free-to-play hero shooter that wound up being overshadowed by the release ofOverwatchjust a few weeks after it launched.
After nearly three years at Gearbox, he joined ArenaNet and served as narrative lead onGuild Wars 2, followed by a short stint at, funnily enough, Bungie, the former developer of theHaloseries. He was only there for five months, contributing mission scripts, lore, and dialogue forDestiny 2.
Riot Games is certainly enjoying a boon at the moment thanks to theNetflix seriesArcane. Set within the universe ofLeague of Legends, it centers around sisters Vi and Jinx, acting as an origin story of sorts for the two and explaining how they found themselves on opposing sides in a war. The series became a near instant success with fans of the game and even non-fans, with it now getting a second season.
However, the company is still dealing with the fallout of thegender discrimination lawsuitfiled against it in 2018. Riot Games has recently agreed to pay $100 million to the victims of the suit, 10 times more than what it offered in 2019.
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