Xbox Game Studios
Xbox Game Studios is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Games for Windows and Windows Phone platforms. They were established in 2002 as Microsoft Game Studios to coincide with the release of the Xbox, before being re-branded in 2011. Microsoft Studios develops and publishes games in conjunction with first and third party development studios under their publishing label.
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| Division of Microsoft | |
| Industry | Interactive entertainment Computer and video games |
| Founded | 2002 (as Microsoft Game Studios) 2011 (as Microsoft Studios) |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington, U.S. |
Key people | Don Mattrick (President, Interactive Entertainment Business) Phil Spencer (Corporate Vice President) Phil Harrison (Head of Microsoft Studios Europe) |
| Products | Xbox Xbox 360 Games for Windows Games for Windows Phone Xbox Live Kinect |
| Parent | Microsoft |
| Subsidiaries | 343 Industries Black Tusk Studios Lionhead Studios Press Play Rare Ltd. Turn 10 Studios Mojang Studios Twisted Pixel Games BigPark |
| Website | www |
Xbox Game Studios Media
Microsoft Game Studios logo (2001–2011)
Microsoft Studios logo (2011–2019)
The Splatters is an Xbox Live Arcade game that was developed by a third-party studio and published by Microsoft Studios in 2012.
Phil Spencer, corporate vice-president of Microsoft Studios from 2014 to 2017
