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Our 23 game development studios, now including the studios under Bethesda Softworks, focus on delivering great games for everyone, wherever they play – on console, PC or mobile devices.
- Xbox
Discover the amazing games and studios behind Xbox Game...
- Xbox
Discover the amazing games and studios behind Xbox Game Studios, the new name of Microsoft Studios. Explore exclusive titles, original IP and more for console, PC and mobile.
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- 343 Industries
- Compulsion Games
- Double Fine
- inXile
- Mojang
- Ninja Theory
- Obsidian
- Playground Games
- Rare
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Microsoft's vast legion of Xbox studios is working on a mountain of games.
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343 Industries is the studio currently in charge of developing the Halo franchise, which 343 inherited from Bungie after developing their final game for the series, Halo Reach. 343’s last major game they have made was Halo Infinite, released in 2021 for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Since then 343 Industries has been working on updates for the game’s multiplayer and have reportedly begun development for the next installment of the Halo franchise according to the game’s art director on Linkedln.
Halo Infinite was praised for its well-done single-player campaign but its live-service multiplayer mode was criticized heavily when it first launched in 2021 for lacking content, overpriced cosmetic DLC skins, and obstructive bugs. However, 343 Industries has managed to fix all these issues over the years by implementing tons of bug fixes, adding new maps and playlists, bringing in fan-favorite modes like The Forge and Firefight, and many more features to help Halo Infinite reach the best state it’s ever been in.
Compulsion is the game studio for creating the film-noir adventure game Contrast and the cult-classic first-person dystopian thriller, We Happy Few. During the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase, Compulsion announced their next major project, South of Midnight, which is scheduled to release on Xbox Series X|S and PC at an unspecified release date.
South of Midnight is an adventure game where you play as Hazel, a young woman traveling the Deep South learning how to become a Weaver and wield mystical powers to banish a supernatural force haunting her town.
Double Fine Productions is well known for creating off-the-world and cartoony Xbox games that cater to both kids and adults such as Brutal Legend, Grim Fandango, Psychonauts, and more. Their last major project was Psychonauts 2, a 3D platformer where you play as a young Psychonaut-in-training called Raz and embark on a crazy adventure to stop a cult from reviving a psychic supervillain.
According to reports (via PureXbox), Double Fine Productions has two projects in the works that had to be paused when developing Psychonauts 2, but the exact details of what these projects could be are currently unknown.
inXile Entertainment is a studio mainly known for creating rich cRPGs like Torment: Tides of Numenera, The Bard’s Tale series, and the Wasteland series. Their last major release was Wasteland 3 in 2021, a critically-acclaimed cRPG where players form a squad of Desert Rangers and roam a post-apocalyptic wasteland to find a way to keep the decaying state of Arizona alive.
At the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase, inXile revealed that their next video game would be an original IP called Clockwork Revolution. This title will be a first-person shooter where players travel through time to explore the origins of a steampunk metropolis called Avalon while altering past events to change the future.
Mojang Studios is a Microsoft-backed studio responsible for developing and updating one of the biggest video games on the planet, Minecraft. Aside from the iconic survival crafting game, Mojang has also created Minecraft spin-off titles like the Diablo-esque Minecraft Dungeons and a real-time action strategy game called Minecraft Legends.
After releasing Minecraft Legends’ final update, Mojang has stated that they plan to bring new experiences for the Minecraft franchise by exploring new types of games but there haven’t been specific details of their plans beyond that. In the meantime, Mojang is preparing a massive 1.21 update to Minecraft, which will feature automatic crafting, new trial dungeons, new monsters to fight, and more.
Ninja Theory is a development studio known for creating action games like Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Journey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry. Their most famous work is Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, a critically acclaimed action game released in 2017 that tells the heartbreaking tale of Sensua and her journey into hell to rescue the soul of her dead lover.
In 2019, Ninja Theory announced a sequel to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice titled Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 which will be released for Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC on May 21, 2024. After her harrowing adventure in the previous game, Sensa returns for the sequel to embark on another quest. This time, she aims to travel to the haunting realm of Viking Iceland and battle forces of darkness from within and without to save souls suffering at the hands of tyrannical oppression.
Obsidian Entertainment is a studio that produces a wide variety of games that have gone on to become some of the more unique titles in the Xbox library. These acclaimed titles include Grounded, Fallout: New Vegas, The Outer Worlds, the Pillars of Eternity series, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Pentiment, and more.
Obsidian is currently working on a sequel to The Outer Worlds, which will feature a new star system to explore and recruit new characters to their crew.
Playground Games is a British-based studio responsible for developing the world-famous racing game series, Forza Horizon. Their last major game released was Forza Horizon 5 in 2021 and they are currently working on a new title for the Fable franchise.
Fable was a series of action RPGs originally developed by Lionhead Studios until the developer closed its doors in 2016. These games were considered cult classics for the original Xbox and Xbox 360 for their witty humor, fun combat, and moral choices that changed the direction of each game’s story. During the 2020 Xbox Games Showcase, Playground Games announced they would be rebooting the Fable series and would be incorporating the Forza series’ ForzaTech Engine to develop the game.
Rare is a legendary games developer that has helped to create some of the most beloved franchises for both Nintendo and Microsoft. These include the likes of the Banjo Kazooie series, the Donkey Kong Country series on Super Nintendo, the original Killer Instinct games before the 2013 reboot, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Battletoads, Sea of Thieves, and many more.
Rare’s current projects at the moment are providing gameplay updates for Sea of Thieves and its upcoming new IP, Everwild, which was revealed during Microsoft’s X019 event in 2019. Not much is currently known about Everwild except that it will be an action-adventure game with elements of “god games”, a videogames genre that involves the player creating life as if they were a god.
Jan 20, 2022 · This page offers a complete Xbox Game Studios list, the headline games they have worked on, and upcoming Xbox studios games worth knowing.
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Jun 11, 2022 · The Xbox Game Studios list of developers and active Xbox Series X games under development has never looked stronger.
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.
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Mar 10, 2021 · Microsoft has officially brought ZeniMax Media into the Xbox family, and as a result, the list of first-party Xbox Game Studios has grown to a massive total of 23 studios in all, with eight new additions.
