List of Microsoft Gaming studios
Blizzard Irvine and Mojang Stockholm are examples of Microsoft Gaming studios.
This is a list of Microsoft Gaming video game studios, including development studios, support studios, satellite studios and offices. Microsoft Gaming is a American video game company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, US, founded on January 18, 2022. After several acquisitions, Microsoft Gaming has become one of the largest video game companies, and it has one of the largest in-house development team, with more than 20,100 employees working in over 40 studios in 17 countries as of February 2024.[1][2] The three subsidiaries consist of: Xbox Game Studios, ZeniMax Media, and Activision Blizzard. It owns 5 video game publishers labels, including Activision Publishing, Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks, Blizzard Entertainment, and King Digital Entertainment.
Microsoft Gaming has created and purchased studios in 17 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden, France, Spain, Mexico, China, Japan, Ireland, Malta, Australia, Hungary, Taiwan and South Korea.
North America[edit]
Canada[edit]
- Alpha Dog Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia; acquired in 2021.[3]
- Beenox in Quebec City, Quebec; acquired in 2023.[4]
- Bethesda Game Studios Montréal in Montréal, Quebec; acquired in 2021.[6]
- Compulsion Games in Montréal, Quebec; acquired in 2018.[7]
- Demonware Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia; acquired in 2023.
- Activision Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Sledgehammer Games Toronto in Toronto, Ontario; acquired in 2023.[9]
- The Coalition in Vancouver, British Columbia; founded in 2010.[10]
- Treyarch Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia; acquired in 2023.[9]
Mexico[edit]
- Infinity Ward Mexico in Mexico City; acquired in 2023.[11]
United States[edit]
- 343 Industries in Redmond, Washington; founded in 2007.[12]
- Activision Boulder in Boulder, Colorado; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Activision Dallas in Dallas, Texas; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Activision Eden Prairie in Eden Prairie, Minnesota; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Activision Fayetteville in Fayetteville, Arkansas; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Activision Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Activision Portland in Portland, Maine; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Activision Redmond in Redmond, Washington; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Activision Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles, California; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Arkane Austin in Austin, Texas; acquired in 2021.[13]
- Bethesda Game Studios in Rockville, Maryland; acquired in 2021.[14]
- Bethesda Game Studios Austin in Austin, Texas; acquired in 2021.[15]
- Bethesda Game Studios Dallas in Dallas, Texas; acquired in 2021.[16]
- Blizzard Irvine in Irvine, California; acquired in 2023.[17]
- Blizzard Albany in Albany, New York; acquired in 2023.[17]
- Blizzard Austin in Austin, Texas; acquired in 2023.[17]
- Blizzard Boston in Boston, Massachusetts; acquired in 2023.[18]
- Double Fine in San Francisco, California; acquired in 2019.[19]
- High Moon Studios in Carlsbad, California; acquired in 2023.[20]
- id Software in Richardson, Texas; acquired in 2021.[16]
- Infinity Ward in Los Angeles, California; acquired in 2023.
- Infinity Ward Austin in Austin, Texas; acquired in 2023.[21]
- inXile Entertainment in Tustin, California; acquired in 2018.[22]
- inXile New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana; acquired in 2018.[23]
- King New York in New York City, New York; acquired in 2023.[24]
- King San Francisco in San Francisco, California; acquired in 2023.[24]
- King Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California; acquired in 2023.[25]
- Microsoft Casual Games Studio in Redmond, Washington; founded in 2012.[26]
- Mojang Redmond in Redmond, Washington; acquired in 2014.
- Obsidian Entertainment in Irvine, California; acquired in 2018.[22]
- Raven Software in Middleton, Wisconsin; acquired in 2023.[27]
- Roundhouse Studios in Madison, Wisconsin; acquired in 2021.[28]
- Sledgehammer Games in Foster City, California; acquired in 2023.[1]
- Solid State Studios in Santa Monica, California; acquired in 2023.[29]
- The Initiative in Santa Monica, California; founded in 2018.[30]
- Treyarch in Santa Monica, California; acquired in 2023.[1]
- Treyarch Austin in Austin, Texas; acquired in 2023.[1]
- Turn 10 Studios in Redmond, Washington; founded in 2001.
- Undead Labs in Seattle, Washington; acquired in 2018.[31]
- World's Edge in Redmond, Washington; founded in 2019.
- ZeniMax Online Studios in Hunt Valley, Maryland; acquired in 2023.[16]
Europe[edit]
France[edit]
- Arkane Lyon in Lyon; acquired in 2021.
Germany[edit]
- Activision Burglengenfeld in Burglengenfeld, Bavaria; acquired in 2023.[8]
- id Software Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Hesse; acquired in 2021.[34]
- King Berlin in Berlin; acquired in 2023.[24]
Hungary[edit]
Ireland[edit]
- Activision Dublin in Dublin; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Blizzard Cork in Cork; acquired in 2023.[17]
- Demonware Dublin in Dublin; acquired in 2023.
- King Dublin in Dublin; acquired in 2023.[24]
Malta[edit]
- King Malta in St. Paul's Bay; acquired in 2023.[24]
Poland[edit]
Spain[edit]
- Digital Legends Entertainment in Barcelona; acquired in 2023.[37]
- King Barcelona in Barcelona; acquired in 2023.[24]
- Infinity Ward Barcelona in Barcelona; acquired in 2023.[38]
Sweden[edit]
- MachineGames in Uppsala; acquired in 2021.[16]
- Mojang Studios in Stockholm; acquired in 2014.
- King Stockholm in Stockholm; acquired in 2023.[24]
United Kingdom[edit]
- Ninja Theory in Cambridge, England; acquired in 2018.[40]
- Playground Games in Leamington Spa, England; acquired in 2018.[41]
- Playground Games Leamington Spa in Leamington Spa, England; acquired in 2018.[42]
- Rare in Twycross, England; acquired in 2002.[43]
- King London in London, England; acquired in 2023.[24]
- Sledgehammer Games Guildford in Guildford, England; acquired in 2023.[44]
- Activision Warrington in Warrington, England; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Mojang London in London, England; acquired in 2023.
Asia[edit]
China[edit]
- Activision Shanghai Studio in Shanghai; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Demonware Shanghai in Shanghai; acquired in 2023.
- Blizzard Shanghai in Shanghai; acquired in 2023.[17]
- Mojang Shanghai in Shanghai; acquired in 2014.
Japan[edit]
- Tango Gameworks in Shibaura, Tokyo; acquired in 2021.[16]
- Activision Shibuya-ku in Shibuya, Tokyo; acquired in 2023.[8]
- Mojang Tokyo in Tokyo; acquired in 2023.
South Korea[edit]
Taiwan[edit]
Oceania[edit]
Australia[edit]
- Sledgehammer Games Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria; acquired in 2023.[45]
- Blizzard Sydney in Sydney; acquired in 2023.[17]
- Activision Sydney in Sydney, New South Wales; acquired in 2023.[8]
Former studios[edit]
- Toys for Bob in Novato, California - spun off from Activision in February 2024.[46]
See also[edit]
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