Xbox Game Studios

Not to be confused with Xbox Entertainment Studios.

Xbox Game Studios
Formerly
  • Microsoft Games (2000–2001)
  • Microsoft Game Studios (2001–2011)
  • Microsoft Studios (2011–2019)
Company typeDivision
IndustryVideo games
PredecessorMicrosoft Games Group
FoundedMarch 2000; 24 years ago (2000-03)
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington
,
US
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Alan Hartman
(Head of Xbox Game Studios)
ProductsSee List of Xbox Game Studios video games
ParentMicrosoft (2000–2022)
Microsoft Gaming (2022–present)
SubsidiariesSee § Studios
Websitexbox.com/xbox-game-studios

Xbox Game Studios (previously known as Microsoft Studios, Microsoft Game Studios, and Microsoft Games) is an American video game publisher based in Redmond, Washington. It was established in March 2000, spun out from an internal Games Group, for the development and publishing of video games for Microsoft Windows. It has since expanded to include games and other interactive entertainment for the namesake Xbox platforms, other desktop operating systems, Windows Mobile and other mobile platforms, web-based portals, and other game consoles.

Xbox Game Studios, alongside ZeniMax Media and Activision Blizzard, are part of the Microsoft Gaming division led by Phil Spencer, who is chief executive officer of the division.[1]

  1. ^ "Phil Spencer is Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Gaming" (PDF). Microsoft. Retrieved October 15, 2023.