343 Industries

The Halo Franchise Development Group is a Microsoft Game Studios team established to create new properties for the Halo series.

The only named employee of the team is Frank O'Connor, known famously as "Frankie", who serves as the Franchise Development Director.

Current Projects

 * Halo Wars - In conjunction with Robot Entertainment.
 * Halo 3: ODST - In conjunction with Bungie Studios.
 * Halo: Spartan Black - Written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Francis Portela.
 * Halo: Helljumpers - Written by Peter David and drawn by Eric Nguyen.
 * Forerunner Trilogy - Written by Greg Bear.
 * Halo Encyclopedia - Created by DK Books.