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In the late 1900’s I read Timothy’s Zahn’s legendary Star Wars novel “Heir to the Empire”. I had never experienced anything like that before. Could my love and obsession of Star Wars extend beyond the movies I had seen so many times?

A few years later, Eric Nyland wrote “The Fall of Reach” and it had the same effect, but this time in the universe of the Halo games. It was at this moment I knew – I wanted to create a universe that was more than just a game, movie, or book.

Cut forward several decades, some gray hairs, and an unused Bachelor’s in Digital Entertainment and Game Design later, and that passion burns brighter than ever. Once I finally stood up and said “I’m gonna finally make a game for real this time”, I was sent down a road filled with daydreaming and arguing with myself about ship names. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Thank you for stopping by my small corner of the internet. Here you’ll find updates, info, and the occasional piece of terrible concept art related to the universe I’ve dreamed of for so long – Azure’s Favor. It’s a science fiction series of people, places, and events that exist in the future of our own timeline. While I do really enjoy sci fi that feels grounded in what we understand of reality, this doesn’t mean there won’t be room for some experimentation in the future.

Who knows what the future brings? It’s still being written.


– Matt


Writing Projects

The First Synod (Working Title)


Somewhere after the release of MAKRANA

Similar to the books “Tales from Jabba’s Palace” and “Halo: Evolutions”, this is intended to be a series of short stories. Each part will expand on the lore of the seven members of the First Synod – the group of initial rulers in the Gliesian Oligarchy. As George R. R. Martin has famously said (far too many times), “It’ll be done when it’s done”.

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