Draft:Microsoft Gaming
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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | |
Key people |
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| Brands | Xbox |
| Parent | Microsoft |
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Microsoft Gaming is the video game division of American technology company Microsoft. The division covers the company's ventures in video game development, publishing, and distribution. It also oversees efforts in video game hardware and software development.
It is the home of Xbox, launched in 2001.
It current incarnation was formed in 2022, in anticipation of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which closed in October 2023.
Background[edit]
History[edit]
On January 18, 2022, Microsoft announced its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, the largest acquisition in the company's history, and in the video game and technology industries as a whole. Upon completion, ABK and its subsidiaries would become part of Microsoft Gaming, a new division that would house all of Microsoft's video game activities, including the Xbox brand. The acquisition would close on October 13, 2023, making ABK a sibling unit to Microsoft Gaming's other development and publishing units Xbox Game Studios and ZeniMax Media (which includes Bethesda Softworks among others).
Subsidiaries[edit]
Game development and publishing[edit]
| Parent company | Name | Location | Founded | Acquired | Notes | |
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| Game Content and Studios | Xbox Game Studios | |||||
| ZeniMax Media | ||||||
| Activision Blizzard King | Activision | |||||
| Blizzard Entertainment | ||||||
| King | ||||||
Executives[edit]
- Phil Spencer, CEO
- Dave McCarthy, COO
- Sarah Bond, President, Xbox
- Matt Booty, President, Game Content and Studios
- Alan Hartman, Head of Xbox Game Studios
- Jamie Leder, President, ZeniMax Media