Microsoft have been busy hiring some of gaming's best developers, who will work on the company's next project.

Ex-Kojima Productions big wig Ryan Payton is the biggest name joining the firm, and ex-Bungie chap Frank O'Connor will also join the team Redmond are putting together.

We already know that Gearbox's Corinne Yu is on-board, while Kenneth Scott joins from id Software, David Wu from Pseudo Interactive.

Naturally are "thrilled to have such talented people working to develop new and exciting projects with the Halo universe, and supporting existing projects from studios like and Ensemble," offered MGS chief Phil Spencer.

By Luke Guttridge