What is Xbox Game Studios?
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2011}} {{Infobox company | logo = Xbox Game Studios.svg | company_name = Xbox Game Studios | company_type = [[Division (business)|Division]] of [[Microsoft]] | foundation = 2002 (as Microsoft Game Studios)<br/>2011 (as Microsoft Studios) | location = [[Redmond, Washington]], U.S. | key_people = [[Don Mattrick]]<br/>{{small|(President, Interactive Entertainment Business)}}<br/>Phil Spencer<br/>{{small|(Corporate Vice President)}}<br/>[[Phil Harrison]]<br/>{{small|(Head of Microsoft Studios Europe)}} | industry = [[Interactive entertainment]]<br/>[[Video game industry|Computer and video games]] | products = [[Xbox]]<br/>[[Xbox 360]]<br/>[[Games for Windows]]<br/>[[Windows Phone#Games|Games for Windows Phone]]<br/>[[Xbox Live]]<br/>[[Kinect]] | revenue = | assets = | owner = | subsid = [[343 Industries]]<br />[[Black Tusk Studios]]<br />[[Lionhead Studios]]<br />[[Press Play (company)|Press Play]]<br />[[Rare Ltd.]]<br />[[Turn 10 Studios]]<br/>[[Mojang Studios]]<br/>[[Twisted Pixel Games]]<br />[[BigPark]] | parent = [[Microsoft]] | homepage = {{url|http://www.microsoft.com/games/}} }} '''Xbox Game Studios''' is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the [[Xbox (console)|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. ==Other websites== * [http://www.xbox.com/ Microsoft's Official Xbox website] * {{dmoz|Games/Video_Games/Developers_and_Publishers/M/Microsoft/}} {{video-game-stub}} [[Category:Video game companies of the United States]] [[Category:Microsoft]]