Moon Studios, Ori and the Blind Forest, Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

Iron Galaxy Studios, Killer Instinct new characters/updates.

Forgotten Empires, Age of Empires 1: Definitive Edition, Age of Empires 2 & 3: Definitive Editions.

Certain Affinity, assistance on Halo projects.

Beep Industries, VooDoo Vince Remastered.

4J Studios, original console versions of Minecraft.

The Medium (XSX, XSS, PC | 2021 | Metascore 71).

Project Knoxville, cancelled with Press Play's closing in 2016.

Fable Legends, cancelled with Lionhead's closing in 2016.

Black Tusk's new IP, cancelled to shift focus onto Gears of War and subsequent titles.

Decisive Games, disbanded before public outing in 2016.

Team Dakota ( Project Spark), disbanded in 2016.

Lionhead Studios (The Fable Franchise), closed in 2016.

Press Play ( Max and the Curse of Brotherhood, Kalimba), closed in 2016.

Twisted Pixel ( The Maw, Splosion Man), left in 2015.

Studios/Teams Shut Down or Spun Off (8th Gen):

Double Fine Productions, acquired in 2019.

Obsidian Entertainment, acquired in 2018.

Mojang acquired with the purchase of Minecraft in 2014.

Microsoft Casual Games, works on the casual games collection for Microsoft, including MS Solitaire, Wordament, and MS MahjongĪcquisitions, Studios and Otherwise (8th Gen):.

Mixed Reality Team, works on AR/VR content for Xbox and Windows 10.

Backwards Compatibility Team, handles Xbox One BackCompat.

Microsoft Studios Global Publishing, handles Microsoft Studio publishing between first party and partner studios.

, publishing support and pilot program for independent game developers.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, XB1, PS4, Switch, PC | 2011 | MC 96).

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (360, PS3, PC | 2006 | MC 94).

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (Xbox, PC | 2002 | MC 89).

Noteworthy Persons: Pete Hines (VP of PR and Marketing), Todd Howard (Development Lead) Now acquired by Microsoft with the purchase of ZeniMax Media, Bethesda Game Studios continues its work on groundbreaking, breathtaking RPGs for the Xbox brand. In 1999, Bethesda was acquired by ZeniMax Media and split between Bethesda Game Studios-their game development arm-and Bethesda Softworks-their publishing label. Founded in 1986 in Rockville, Maryland, Bethesda Game Studios is a critically-acclaimed RPG developer responsible for juggernaut franchises such as The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.

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