Microsoft announced during today’s episode of Inside Xbox that it has changed the name of its game development umbrella from Microsoft Studios to Xbox Game Studios.
Xbox Game Studios is comprised of 13 individual development teams: 343 Industries, The Coalition, Compulsion Games, The Initiative, inXile Entertainment, Minecraft (Mojang), Ninja Theory, Obsidian Entertainment, Playground Games, Rare, Turn 10 Studios, Undead Labs and Microsoft’s Global Publishing group. These teams are working on exclusive new properties and fresh chapters from returning franchises like Halo, Forza, Gears of War and Minecraft.
During Inside Xbox, Microsoft mentioned getting the heads of all of these studios together to collaborate, perhaps even sharing technology to assist in game development.
Source: IGN.com Microsoft Studios Is Now Xbox Game Studios