News Xbox Games Showcase bookended by Halo Infinite, Fable A total of nine Xbox Games Studios and a number of third-parties showed off 21 games July 23, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News Microsoft opens first flagship store in Europe Announcement of location on Oxford Circus comes alongside £1m grant to train young community members in digital skills July 11, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Red Dead Redemption writer and God of War producer among new hires at The Initiative Studio head Darrell Gallagher reveals six names joining him at Microsoft's newest development house Aug. 13, 2018 Ivy Taylor
News Ninja Theory bosses explain decision to join Microsoft Studios "We want to take bigger creative risks, and create genre-defining games without constant threat of annihilation," says creative lead Tameem Antoniades June 11, 2018 Ivy Taylor 1 comment
News Former Tomb Raider boss joins Xbox leadership team Darrell Gallagher now at Microsoft, teases big things for E3 April 17, 2018 James Batchelor
News Xbox first-party is "critical" for Scorpio, says Spencer Xbox boss Phil Spencer notes that he recognizes the value of a strong first-party March 23, 2017 James Brightman 1 comment
News Microsoft: Hololens' visible area like 15" monitor 2ft away First official details of Hololens spec reveal wireless approach, 5.5 hour battery life Jan. 18, 2016 Dan Pearson 4 comments
News Kudo Tsunoda moves to new role within Microsoft No longer part of Xbox team, engineer moves to HCI solutions Nov. 20, 2015 Dan Pearson
News Phil Harrison to leave Microsoft Microsoft refuses to comment as figurehead departs March 5, 2015 Dan Pearson 4 comments
News Microsoft confirms merger of Lift London and Soho Productions Lee Schuneman's incubator studio "moving away from games" March 4, 2015 Dan Pearson
News Xbox One deserves to be "first class citizen" for indie games - Spencer Xbox boss explains the parity clause that Microsoft enforces to discourage Xbox One releases becoming afterthoughts Oct. 10, 2014 James Brightman 6 comments
News Phil Spencer named as new head of Xbox Xbox, LIVE, Music and Studios combined under new remit March 31, 2014 Dan Pearson 6 comments
News Undead Labs signs Microsoft Studio deal Multi-year, multi-title agreement for State Of Decay studio Jan. 13, 2014 Rachel Weber
News Bungie vet Joe Staten rejoins Microsoft The man known for voicing the Grunts in Halo has been hired to "help shape franchise strategy for some Microsoft Studios titles" Jan. 10, 2014 James Brightman
News Microsoft: We should have been building something like Steam Phil Spencer gives credit to Valve, also says that it's Microsoft's job to make sure console gaming stays relevant for a lot of people Nov. 6, 2013 James Brightman 7 comments
News Production model doomed Age of Empires Online, says dev Microsoft Studios' Kevin Perry cites lack of content, poor monetization for free-to-play game's failure Aug. 19, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 2 comments
News Xbox Entertainment Studios hires new chief design officer Tellem's division appoints Elan Lee in TV push June 21, 2013 Rachel Weber 1 comment
News Skulls of the Shogun dev rails against Microsoft Studios "They came across as though they were institutionally incompetent." June 20, 2013 Dan Pearson 5 comments
News Xbox LIVE sees first film premiere Console chosen as first distribution platform for British comedy Feb. 6, 2013 Rachel Weber 1 comment
News Harrison welcomes hardware competition but urges caution Yesterday's press briefing shows a Microsoft looking to expand, consolidate Jan. 11, 2013 Dan Pearson 2 comments
News Microsoft opens Black Tusk Studios in Vancouver New developer working on original franchise, "looking to build the next Halo" [UPDATED] Nov. 29, 2012 Brendan Sinclair 1 comment
News Microsoft: "We're no longer just competing with console companies" Microsoft Game Studios now "multiformat" according to new VP Phil Harrison Nov. 21, 2012 Matt Martin
News Halo franchise has generated $3 billion since launch New stats from Microsoft show 46 million games sold since 2001 Oct. 31, 2012 Rachel Weber 2 comments
News 343 Industries: We have a personal responsibility for how our games come across 343 Industries head Bonnie Ross on sexism online and in the industry Oct. 31, 2012 Rachel Weber 7 comments
News Halo 4 Microsoft's most expensive game ever "Nothing's even close," Phil Spencer says of the sci-fi shooter's development cost Oct. 26, 2012 Brendan Sinclair 3 comments