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| {| {{prettytable}} | | {| class="wikitable" |
| ! Name | | ! Name |
| ! Founded | | ! Founded |
| ! Acquired | | ! Acquired |
| ! Notes
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| | [[343 Industries]] | | | [[343 Industries]] |
| | [[2007]] | | | [[2007]] |
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| | 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.
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| | [[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]] |
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| |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]] |
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| | 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]] |
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| | 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.
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| | [[World's Edge]] | | | [[World's Edge]] |
| | [[2019]] | | | [[2019]] |
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| | 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]] |
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| | Xbox Game Studios' first-party publishing arm.
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| |} | | |} |
