List of Microsoft Gaming studios
This is a list of Microsoft Gaming video game studios, including development studios, support studios, and satellite studios. Microsoft Gaming is an 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 30 studios in 17 countries as of February 2024. The three subsidiaries consist of: Xbox Game Studios, ZeniMax Media, and Activision Blizzard. It owns 5 video game publishing labels, including Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks, Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, and King.
Microsoft Gaming opened and acquired studios in 17 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden, France, Spain, Mexico, China, Japan, Ireland, Malta, Australia, Hungary, Taiwan, South Korea and Poland.
Former studios
- Alpha Dog Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia - closed in May 2024.
- Arkane Austin in Austin, Texas - closed in May 2024.
- Roundhouse Studios in Madison, Wisconsin - merged with Zenimax Online Studios in May 2024.
- The Initiative in Santa Monica, California - closed in July 2025.
- Tango Gameworks in Shibaura, Tokyo - closed in June 2024 and sold to Krafton in August 2024.
- Toys for Bob in Novato, California - spun off from Activision in February 2024.