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Xbox Game Studios

Moby ID: 57

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  • Microsoft Studios (from 2011-06-06 to 2019-02-05)
  • Microsoft Game Studios (from 2001 to 2011-06-06)
  • Microsoft Games (from 2000-03 to 2001)

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The gaming label of the Microsoft Corporation was introduced in March 2000 for products developed in-house or as first-party software for the Xbox console and Microsoft Windows. The label is associated with numerous franchises such as Age of Empires, Halo, Forza Motorsport, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Minecraft and others.

In June 2011, during the E3 convention, the company announced that it would be "rebranding" the name to Microsoft Studios.

On 5 February 2019, the company rebranded again as Xbox Game Studios, as part of Microsoft's attempt to expand the Xbox brand beyond the console line.

On 21 September 2020, Microsoft acquired ZeniMax Media and their subsidiaries, assigning them to the Xbox Game Studios label. On 13 October 2023, Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard after over a year of seeking approval from international institutions, but it not placed under Xbox Game Studios; instead, it was put alongside the label as part of the new Microsoft Gaming division.

Known subsidiaries

Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off.

Credited on 797 Games from 2001 to 2024

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Ara: History Untold (2024 on Windows, Windows Apps)
Age of Mythology: Retold (2024 on Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox Series)
Age of Mythology: Retold - Premium Edition (2024 on Xbox Series, Windows Apps, Windows)
Age of Mythology: Retold - Premium Upgrade (2024 on Windows Apps, Xbox Series, Windows)
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (2024 on Windows, Xbox Series, Windows Apps)
Forza Motorsport (2023 on Windows, Xbox Series, Windows Apps)
Minecraft Legends (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Age of Empires II: Deluxe Definitive Edition Bundle (2023 on Xbox Series, Windows Apps, Xbox One)
Pentiment (2022 on Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox One...)
Age of Empires: 25th Anniversary Collection (2022 on Windows)
As Dusk Falls (2022 on Windows, Windows Apps, PlayStation 4...)
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The Complete History (2022 on Windows, Windows Apps)
Halo: Infinite - Multiplayer (2021 on Windows, Xbox Series, Xbox One...)
Forza Horizon 5 (2021 on Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox One...)
Age of Empires IV (2021 on Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox One...)
Age of Empires IV (Digital Deluxe Edition) (2021 on Windows)
Age of Empires: Anthology Bundle (2021 on Windows)
Psychonauts 2 (2021 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Minecraft Dungeons: Ultimate Edition (2021 on Xbox One, Windows Apps, Xbox Series)
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021 on Xbox One, Xbox Series)

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September 21, 2020

Microsoft announced the acquisition of ZeniMax Media, including their subsidiaries: ZeniMax Online Studios, MachineGames, Bethesda Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks, id Software, Arkane Studios Lyon and Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios. These studios would operate under the Xbox Game Studios label.

January 23, 2009

The company confirms to close Aces Game Studio, its internal development studio responsible for the Microsoft Flight Simulator series. At the time, the team was working on Microsoft Train Simulator 2.

May 2007

The company establishes a European publishing arm in Reading (UK), headed up by Phil Spencer.

April 6, 2006

The company acquires developer Lionhead Studios Ltd.

March 23, 2006

The company launches the Xbox 360 console in Australia and New Zealand.

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Trivia +

Some working titles for the Xbox 360 console were Project Xenon, Xbox 2 and Xbox Next.

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