Xbox Game Studios Publishing

Contents

2000–2002	2002–2011	2011–2017	2017–2019	2019	2019–present

Microsoft Games (publishing arm)

2000–2001

Microsoft Game Studios (publishing arm)

2001–2002

2002–2011

Microsoft Studios (publishing arm)

2011–2017

Microsoft Studios Global Publishing

2017

In 2017, it was announced that Microsoft Studios' Publishing Arm would be renamed to Microsoft Studios Global Publishing. This logo was never used outside of some news articles and social media accounts.

2017–2019

SVG NEEDED

Global Publishing

2019

BETTER LOGO NEEDED

After the renaming from Microsoft Studios to Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft Studios Global Publishing was renamed to just simply Global Publishing, however, the previous logo was still used in some cases, and some news writers called the arm "Xbox Global Publishing" unofficially. This logo and name is short-lived.

Xbox Game Studios Publishing

2019–present

SVG NEEDED

In the latter half of 2019, Global Publishing was renamed to Xbox Game Studios Publishing.

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Xbox Game Studios

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ZeniMax Media

Part of Microsoft

Franchises
Commander Keen | Dishonored | Quake | Wolfenstein

V • T • E

Doom

V • T • E

Fallout

Main

Fallout | Fallout 2 | Fallout 3 | Fallout: New Vegas | Fallout 4

Other
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel | Fallout Shelter | Fallout 76

Developers & Publishers
Black Isle Studios | Interplay Entertainment | Bethesda Game Studios | Obsidian Entertainment

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The Elder Scrolls

Main Games

Publishing labels: ZeniMax Europe

Defunct subsidaries: Vir2L Studios | Mud Duck Productions

Franchises

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Age of Empires

Spin-offs:
Age of Mythology (The Titans) | Age of Empires: Castle Siege

V • T • E

Crackdown

Crackdown | Crackdown 2 | Crackdown 3

Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst

Developers:
Xbox Game Studios | Reagent Games | Realtime Worlds | Ruffian Games (Now Rockstar Dundee)

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Fable

Spin-off:
Fable: The Journey | Fable Heroes

Other:
Fable: Coin Golf | Fable II Pub Games | Fable Fortune

Developers:
Lionhead Studios | Ideaworks Game Studios | Playground Games

Publisher:
Xbox Game Studios

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Forza

Motorsport
Forza Motorsport (2005) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 (Apex) | 7 | Forza Motorsport (Xbox Series X & S)

Horizon
Forza Horizon | 2 (Presents Fast & Furious) | 3 | 4 | 5

Street
Forza Street

Developers
Xbox Game Studios | Electric Square | Playground Games | Turn 10 Studios

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Gears of War

Main

Gears of War | Gears of War 2 | Gears of War 3 | Gears of War 4 | Gears 5

Spin-off games
Gears Tactics

Mobile games
Gears Pop!

Developers & Publishers
Epic Games | Xbox Game Studios | The Coalition | Mediatonic

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Halo

Main

Other
Halo 3: ODST | Halo: Reach | Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Spin-off games
Halo Wars | Halo Wars 2

Mobile games
Halo: Spartan Assault | Halo: Spartan Strike

Apps
Halo Waypoint | Halo Channel

Footages
Halo Legends | Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn | Halo: Nightfall | Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series

Developers & Publishers
343 Industries | Bungie | Xbox Game Studios | Vanguard Games

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Ori

Developed by Moon Studios

Owned by Microsoft | Published by Xbox Game Studios Publishing

Games
Ori and the Blind Forest | Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Consoles and Computers
Xbox One | PC (Steam | Microsoft Store) | Nintendo Switch | Xbox Series X & S

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Minecraft

Co-developed and co-owned by Mojang Studios and Xbox Game Studios
Third-party editions (international only) developed by 4J Studios
Chinese version developed by NetNase Games

V • T • E MineCon
2010 (Bellevue, WA) \| 2011 (Las Vegas, NV) \| 2012 (Disneyland Resort Paris) \| 2013 (Orlando, FL) \| 2015 (London) \| 2016 (Anaheim, CA)

Movies:
The Movie | The Story of Mojang

Online Websites and Blogs:
Forums | Planet Minecraft | Wiki⁸

Notes:
¹ Developed by 4J Studios.
² Developed by Mojang Studios.
³ Developed by Oracle.
⁴ Developed by SkyBox Labs.
⁵ Developed by Telltale Games.
⁶ Developed by Xbox Game Studios.
⁷ Developed by NetEase Games.
⁸ Collaboration with Gamepedia.
⁹ YouTube-affiliated.
¹⁰ Collaboration with Lego.

Former Developers
Bungie¹ | BigPark² | Twisted Pixel Games¹ | Lift London²

Defunct Entertainment Branch
Xbox Originals | Xbox Entertainment Studios

Notes:
¹ Became independent | ² Were moved to work on other Microsoft Software departments | ³ consolidated | ⁴ Sold to Take-Two Interactive, later being defunct

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Xbox

Consoles
Xbox (original) | Xbox 360 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X & S

V • T • E

Xbox Game Studios

V • T • E

ZeniMax Media

Part of Microsoft

Franchises
Commander Keen | Dishonored | Quake | Wolfenstein

V • T • E

Doom

V • T • E

Fallout

Main

Fallout | Fallout 2 | Fallout 3 | Fallout: New Vegas | Fallout 4

Other
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel | Fallout Shelter | Fallout 76

Developers & Publishers
Black Isle Studios | Interplay Entertainment | Bethesda Game Studios | Obsidian Entertainment

V • T • E

The Elder Scrolls

Main Games

Publishing labels: ZeniMax Europe

Defunct subsidaries: Vir2L Studios | Mud Duck Productions

Franchises

V • T • E

Age of Empires

Spin-offs:
Age of Mythology (The Titans) | Age of Empires: Castle Siege

V • T • E

Crackdown

Crackdown | Crackdown 2 | Crackdown 3

Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst

Developers:
Xbox Game Studios | Reagent Games | Realtime Worlds | Ruffian Games (Now Rockstar Dundee)

V • T • E

Fable

Spin-off:
Fable: The Journey | Fable Heroes

Other:
Fable: Coin Golf | Fable II Pub Games | Fable Fortune

Developers:
Lionhead Studios | Ideaworks Game Studios | Playground Games

Publisher:
Xbox Game Studios

V • T • E

Forza

Motorsport
Forza Motorsport (2005) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 (Apex) | 7 | Forza Motorsport (Xbox Series X & S)

Horizon
Forza Horizon | 2 (Presents Fast & Furious) | 3 | 4 | 5

Street
Forza Street

Developers
Xbox Game Studios | Electric Square | Playground Games | Turn 10 Studios

V • T • E

Gears of War

Main

Gears of War | Gears of War 2 | Gears of War 3 | Gears of War 4 | Gears 5

Spin-off games
Gears Tactics

Mobile games
Gears Pop!

Developers & Publishers
Epic Games | Xbox Game Studios | The Coalition | Mediatonic

V • T • E

Halo

Main

Other
Halo 3: ODST | Halo: Reach | Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Spin-off games
Halo Wars | Halo Wars 2

Mobile games
Halo: Spartan Assault | Halo: Spartan Strike

Apps
Halo Waypoint | Halo Channel

Footages
Halo Legends | Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn | Halo: Nightfall | Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series

Developers & Publishers
343 Industries | Bungie | Xbox Game Studios | Vanguard Games

V • T • E

Ori

Developed by Moon Studios

Owned by Microsoft | Published by Xbox Game Studios Publishing

Games
Ori and the Blind Forest | Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Consoles and Computers
Xbox One | PC (Steam | Microsoft Store) | Nintendo Switch | Xbox Series X & S

V • T • E

Minecraft

Co-developed and co-owned by Mojang Studios and Xbox Game Studios
Third-party editions (international only) developed by 4J Studios
Chinese version developed by NetNase Games

V • T • E MineCon
2010 (Bellevue, WA) \| 2011 (Las Vegas, NV) \| 2012 (Disneyland Resort Paris) \| 2013 (Orlando, FL) \| 2015 (London) \| 2016 (Anaheim, CA)

Movies:
The Movie | The Story of Mojang

Online Websites and Blogs:
Forums | Planet Minecraft | Wiki⁸

Former Developers
Bungie¹ | BigPark² | Twisted Pixel Games¹ | Lift London²

Defunct Entertainment Branch
Xbox Originals | Xbox Entertainment Studios

Notes:
¹ Became independent | ² Were moved to work on other Microsoft Software departments | ³ consolidated | ⁴ Sold to Take-Two Interactive, later being defunct

Other
ID@Xbox | Xbox on Windows (Xbox Games on Windows 8)

Notes:
¹Folded into Microsoft Store

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Microsoft

Apps, Software and Web Services

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MSN

A service of Microsoft

Former/Defunct:
MSNBC | Slate | Autos | MSN TV | Entertainment

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Microsoft Office

A product of Microsoft

Office (365 | Mac | Online)

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Windows

Current

Windows (IoT | Server | 365)

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Microsoft Windows apps

Current:

3D Viewer | Accesory Center | Alarms & Clock | App Installer | Calculator | Calendar | Camera | Console | Defender | Device Manager | Disk Clean-up | Drive Optimizer | DVD Player | Event Viewer | Feedback Hub | File Explorer _{(Desktop | Documents | Downloads | Folder | Music | Network | Pictures | Program | Recycle Bin | This PC | User's files | Videos)} | Fresh Paint | Get Help | Get Started | Groove Music | Installer | Magnifier | Mail | Management Console | Maps | Messaging | Mobile Plans | Mobility Center | Money | Movies & TV | Narrator | News | Notepad | Paint | Paint 3D | PC Health Check | People | Photos | Power Automate | PowerShell (ISE) | Print 3D | Quick Assist | Registry | Remote Desktop | Security and Maintenance | Settings | Snipping Tool (Snip & Sketch) | Solitaire Collection | Speech Recognition | Sports | Sticky Notes | Store | System Restore | Task Manager | Terminal | Tips | Tools | Update | Voice Recorder | Video Editor | Weather | Whiteboard | Xbox | Xbox Game Bar | Your Phone

Former/Defunct/Deprecated:
3D Builder | Anytime Upgrade | Backup and Restore | CardSpace | Character Map | Clipboard | Clock | Contacts | Control Panel | DVD Maker | Easy Transfer | Essentials | Fax | Fax with Scanner | File Manager | Food & Drink | Games _{(Chess Titans | FreeCell | Mahjong Titans | Minesweeper | Purble Place | Reversi)} | Health & Fitness | Help + Tips | Homegroup | IExpress | Internet Explorer | Journal | Math Input Panel | Media Center | Media Player | Mixed Reality Portal | Movie Maker | My Briefcase | NetMeeting | Outlook Express | Paint Convertion Utility | Photo Gallery | Photo Viewer | Program Information Editor | Program Manager | Reader | Reading List | Scanner | Spooler | Terminal | Travel | WordPad | Xbox Console Companion | XPS Viewer | Zune

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Microsoft Windows apps

Current:

Development
Channel 9 | GitHub | .NET Framework | Visual Studio (Code)

Gaming
DirectX | Havok

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Xbox

Consoles
Xbox (original) | Xbox 360 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X & S

V • T • E

Xbox Game Studios

V • T • E

ZeniMax Media

Part of Microsoft

Franchises
Commander Keen | Dishonored | Quake | Wolfenstein

V • T • E

Doom

V • T • E

Fallout

Main

Fallout | Fallout 2 | Fallout 3 | Fallout: New Vegas | Fallout 4

Other
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel | Fallout Shelter | Fallout 76

Developers & Publishers
Black Isle Studios | Interplay Entertainment | Bethesda Game Studios | Obsidian Entertainment

V • T • E

The Elder Scrolls

Main Games

Publishing labels: ZeniMax Europe

Defunct subsidaries: Vir2L Studios | Mud Duck Productions

Franchises

V • T • E

Age of Empires

Spin-offs:
Age of Mythology (The Titans) | Age of Empires: Castle Siege

V • T • E

Crackdown

Crackdown | Crackdown 2 | Crackdown 3

Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst

Developers:
Xbox Game Studios | Reagent Games | Realtime Worlds | Ruffian Games (Now Rockstar Dundee)

V • T • E

Fable

Spin-off:
Fable: The Journey | Fable Heroes

Other:
Fable: Coin Golf | Fable II Pub Games | Fable Fortune

Developers:
Lionhead Studios | Ideaworks Game Studios | Playground Games

Publisher:
Xbox Game Studios

V • T • E

Forza

Motorsport
Forza Motorsport (2005) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 (Apex) | 7 | Forza Motorsport (Xbox Series X & S)

Horizon
Forza Horizon | 2 (Presents Fast & Furious) | 3 | 4 | 5

Street
Forza Street

Developers
Xbox Game Studios | Electric Square | Playground Games | Turn 10 Studios

V • T • E

Gears of War

Main

Gears of War | Gears of War 2 | Gears of War 3 | Gears of War 4 | Gears 5

Spin-off games
Gears Tactics

Mobile games
Gears Pop!

Developers & Publishers
Epic Games | Xbox Game Studios | The Coalition | Mediatonic

V • T • E

Halo

Main

Other
Halo 3: ODST | Halo: Reach | Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Spin-off games
Halo Wars | Halo Wars 2

Mobile games
Halo: Spartan Assault | Halo: Spartan Strike

Apps
Halo Waypoint | Halo Channel

Footages
Halo Legends | Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn | Halo: Nightfall | Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series

Developers & Publishers
343 Industries | Bungie | Xbox Game Studios | Vanguard Games

V • T • E

Ori

Developed by Moon Studios

Owned by Microsoft | Published by Xbox Game Studios Publishing

Games
Ori and the Blind Forest | Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Consoles and Computers
Xbox One | PC (Steam | Microsoft Store) | Nintendo Switch | Xbox Series X & S

V • T • E

Minecraft

Co-developed and co-owned by Mojang Studios and Xbox Game Studios
Third-party editions (international only) developed by 4J Studios
Chinese version developed by NetNase Games

V • T • E MineCon
2010 (Bellevue, WA) \| 2011 (Las Vegas, NV) \| 2012 (Disneyland Resort Paris) \| 2013 (Orlando, FL) \| 2015 (London) \| 2016 (Anaheim, CA)

Movies:
The Movie | The Story of Mojang

Online Websites and Blogs:
Forums | Planet Minecraft | Wiki⁸

Former Developers
Bungie¹ | BigPark² | Twisted Pixel Games¹ | Lift London²

Defunct Entertainment Branch
Xbox Originals | Xbox Entertainment Studios

Notes:
¹ Became independent | ² Were moved to work on other Microsoft Software departments | ³ consolidated | ⁴ Sold to Take-Two Interactive, later being defunct