
Josh Holmes
CEO/Co-Founder, Midwinter Entertainment
Josh is the co-founder and CEO of Midwinter Entertainment, a small game studio based in Seattle, WA. Midwinter is working on its first title, a multiplayer survival shooter called Scavengers, currently in Early Access on PC. Before founding Midwinter, Josh was Studio Head and Creative Director for the Halo franchise at 343 Industries. Under his leadership, 343 Industries delivered a number of blockbuster hits, including Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians.
Josh began his career in games over twenty years ago as a Producer and Game Designer at Electronic Arts. During his time at EA, he co-created two iconic franchises, NBA Street and the Def Jam fighting series. In 2004, he left EA to co-found Propaganda Games, an independent game studio in Vancouver, Canada. Propaganda was later acquired by The Walt Disney Company.
In his spare time, Josh enjoys mountain biking, snowboarding and nurturing his ever-growing collection of board games.