Halo Character Modeller Has Joined Metroid Prime 4 Dev Team

Since the Metroid Prime 4’s development restart earlier this year, Retro Studios has been working quietly on the game, with fans unsurprisingly hearing very little in the way of updates on the title. Thanks to a report from VGC however, we now know that veteran character modeller Kyle Hefley has joined the development team.

Hefley is mostly known for his work at the current Halo developer 343 Industries, modelling numerous characters and enemies in Halo 4, Halo 5 and Halo Infinite, including Halo 5’s iteration of the iconic shooter protagonist Master Chief.

It appears Hefley has got an even bigger role than before with Metroid Prime 4, acting as the game’s lead character designer. Given his prior experience with first-person sci-fi shooters, he seems like a good fit for a new instalment in the Metroid Prime franchise.

There is currently no release window for Metroid Prime 4, with the title seemingly still being at least a couple of years away.