Xbox Game Studios
American video game publisher
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| April 29 2025 | Forza Horizon 5 announced for PlayStation 5, developed by Playground Games and Panic Button |
| April 8 2025 | South of Midnight announced for Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X/S, developed by Compulsion Games |
| March 4 2025 | Age of Mythology: Retold announced for PlayStation 5, developed by World's Edge and Forgotten Empires |
| February 2025 | Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirms that all future Microsoft Gaming showcases will be transparent about game availability across PlayStation and Nintendo consoles. |
| January 23 2025 | Third Xbox Developer Direct event presenting Ninja Gaiden 4, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Doom: The Dark Ages in a 52-minute and 29-second showcase. |
| January 2025 | First Xbox Developer Direct presentation to advertise Xbox first-party titles on non-Microsoft platforms, including Ninja Gaiden 4 and Doom: The Dark Ages on PlayStation 5. |
| 2024 | Xbox Developer Direct expands to include a broader range of developers and third-party titles, reflecting Microsoft's evolving showcase strategy. |
| October 17 2024 | Third Xbox Partner Preview event highlighting games such as Alan Wake 2 - The Lake House, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and Phasmophobia |
| September 26 2024 | Xbox Tokyo Game Show lineup featured 24 games, including significant titles like Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and multiple remastered classic games |
| June 9 2024 | Xbox Games Showcase + Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Direct featuring 31 games, including Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Doom: The Dark Ages, and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater |
| March 6 2024 | Second Xbox Partner Preview event featuring games like Unknown 9: Awakening, Persona 3 Reload, and Final Fantasy XIV Online |
| January 18 2024 | Second Xbox Developer Direct event featuring games including Avowed, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Visions of Mana, Ara: History Untold, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle in a 48-minute and 42-second presentation. |
| October 25 2023 | First Xbox Partner Preview event showcasing games including Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Alan Wake 2, and RoboCop: Rogue City |
| September 21 2023 | Xbox Tokyo Game Show event presented 20 games, highlighting releases such as Persona 3 Reload, Forza Motorsport, and Like a Dragon Gaiden |
| June 11 2023 | Xbox Games Showcase + Starfield Direct presenting 31 games, including major announcements for Fable, Star Wars: Outlaws, and Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 |
| January 25 2023 | The inaugural Xbox Developer Direct showcase takes place, initially focusing on presentations from Xbox Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks. |
| January 11 2023 | Xbox Developer Direct is first announced, signaling Microsoft's new approach to communicating game development updates directly to gamers. |
| September 15 2022 | Xbox Tokyo Game Show presentation showcased 17 games, including notable titles like Persona 5 Royal, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, and Overwatch 2 |
| June 12 2022 | Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase featuring 35 games including Redfall, Hollow Knight: Silksong, High on Life, and the first major reveal of Starfield |
| September 30 2021 | Xbox Showcase at Tokyo Game Show featured 11 games including Scarlet Nexus, Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, and Starfield |
| June 13 2021 | Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase at E3 2021 featuring 35 games including major titles like Starfield, Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, and Redfall |
| 2020 | Launched Xbox Series X/S with enhanced first-party titles like Gears 5, Forza Horizon 4, and Halo: The Master Chief Collection |
| 2018 | Acquired major game studios including Playground Games, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs, significantly expanding first-party game development capabilities |
| 2014 | Began expanding indie game support through ID@Xbox program, publishing games like Ori and the Blind Forest |
| 2013 | Rebranded from Microsoft Game Studios to Xbox Game Studios, coinciding with Xbox One launch titles like Forza Motorsport 5 and Ryse: Son of Rome |
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