Microsoft Studios facts for kids
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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. |
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Key people
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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 Twisted Pixel Games BigPark |
Microsoft 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.
Images for kids
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The Splatters is an Xbox Live Arcade game that was developed by a third-party studio and published by Microsoft Studios in 2012.
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Phil Spencer, corporate vice-president of Microsoft Game Studios from 2014 to 2017
See also
In Spanish: Xbox Game Studios para niños
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