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==Subsidiaries== | ==Subsidiaries== | ||
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! Name | ! Name | ||
! Founded | ! Founded | ||
! Acquired | ! Acquired | ||
! Notes | |||
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| [[343 Industries]] | | [[343 Industries]] | ||
| [[2007]] | | [[2007]] | ||
| — | |||
| Established to oversee the development of the ''{{c|Halo}}'' science fiction media franchise following the departure of [[Bungie Studios]]. Named after the ''Halo'' character 343 Guilty Spark. | |||
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| [[Compulsion Games]] | | [[Compulsion Games]] | ||
| [[2009]] | | [[2009]] | ||
| [[2018]] | | [[2018]] | ||
| Games include ''[[Contrast]]'' and ''[[We Happy Few]]''. | |||
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| [[Double Fine Productions]] | | [[Double Fine Productions]] | ||
| [[2000]] | | [[2000]] | ||
| [[2019]] | | [[2019]] | ||
| Founded by Tim Schafer after his departure from [[LucasArts]]. Games include: ''[[Psychonauts]]'', ''[[Brütal Legend]]'', ''[[Broken Age]]''. Double Fine has also been able to acquire rights to remaster some of the earlier LucasArts adventure games, including ''[[Grim Fandango]]'', ''[[Day of the Tentacle]]'', and ''[[Full Throttle (1995)|Full Throttle]]''. | |||
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| [[inXile Entertainment]] | | [[inXile Entertainment]] | ||
| [[2002]] | | [[2002]] | ||
| [[2018]] | | [[2018]] | ||
| Founded by Brian Fargo and specializing in RPG games. Titles prior to acquisition include the ''[[Wasteland]]'' series and ''[[The Bard's Tale]]'' series. | |||
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| [[Mojang Studios]] | | [[Mojang Studios]] | ||
| [[2009]] | | [[2009]] | ||
| [[2014]] | | [[2014]] | ||
| Developers of ''[[Minecraft]]'', the best-selling video game of all time. | |||
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| [[Ninja Theory]] | | [[Ninja Theory]] | ||
| [[2000]] | | [[2000]] | ||
| [[2018]] | | [[2018]] | ||
| Considered an "Independent AAA" studio prior to acquisition. Games include ''[[Kung Fu Chaos]]'', ''[[Heavenly Sword]]'', ''[[Enslaved: Odyssey to the West]]'', ''[[DmC: Devil May Cry]]'', and ''[[Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice]]''. | |||
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| [[Obsidian Entertainment]] | | [[Obsidian Entertainment]] | ||
| [[2003]] | | [[2003]] | ||
| [[2018]] | | [[2018]] | ||
| Specializes in RPG games like ''[[The Outer Worlds]]'', Obsidian previously worked on licensed games like ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', ''[[Dungeon Siege III]]'', and ''[[South Park: The Stick of Truth]]''. | |||
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| [[Playground Games]] | | [[Playground Games]] | ||
| [[2010]] | | [[2010]] | ||
| [[2018]] | | [[2018]] | ||
| Worked with [[Turn 10 Studios]] on the ''{{c|Forza Horizon}}'' series. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Rare]] | | [[Rare]] | ||
| 1985 | | 1985 | ||
| [[2002]] | | [[2002]] | ||
| Developer of several franchises prior to acquisition, including ''[[Battletoads]]'', ''[[Killer Instinct]]'', ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', ''{{c|Conker}}'', ''{{c|Perfect Dark}}''. Under Microsoft, has developed several games like ''[[Grabbed by the Ghoulies]], [[Kameo: Elements of Power]]'', the ''[[Viva Piñata]]'' series, ''[[Rare Replay]]'' and ''[[Sea of Thieves]]''. | |||
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| [[The Coalition]] | | [[The Coalition]] | ||
| [[2010]] | | [[2010]] | ||
| — | | — | ||
|Formerly called [[Black Tusk Studios]], renamed to [[Microsoft Studios Vancouver]] on acquisition to work on ''[[Microsoft Flight]]''. Following the 2014 Microsoft acquisition of the ''[[Gears of War]]'' series from [[Epic Games]], the studio was renamed to The Coalition and put in charge of future ''Gears'' games. | |||
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| [[The Initiative]] | | [[The Initiative]] | ||
| [[2018]] | | [[2018]] | ||
| — | | — | ||
| Established to act as a first-party developer similar in role to [[SIE Santa Monica Studio|Sony's Santa Monica Studio]]. Led by [[Crystal Dynamics]] veteran Darrell Gallagher. | |||
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| [[Turn 10 Studios]] | | [[Turn 10 Studios]] | ||
| [[2001]] | | [[2001]] | ||
| — | | — | ||
| Established by Microsoft to develop the ''{{c|Forza Motorsport}}'' series. | |||
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| [[Undead Labs]] | | [[Undead Labs]] | ||
| [[2009]] | | [[2009]] | ||
| [[2018]] | | [[2018]] | ||
| Established with sole focus on the zombie-based ''[[State of Decay]]'' series. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[World's Edge]] | | [[World's Edge]] | ||
| [[2019]] | | [[2019]] | ||
| — | | — | ||
| Created internally within Xbox Game Studios to commit more resources and dedicated leadership to the ''{{c|Age of Empires}}'' franchise. | |||
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| [[Xbox Game Studios Publishing]] | | [[Xbox Game Studios Publishing]] | ||
| — | | — | ||
| — | | — | ||
| Xbox Game Studios' first-party publishing arm. | |||
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