Xbox Game Studios

American video game company
Organization video_game_developer Q73801
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Xbox Game Studios is a video game developer[1] established in March 2000.

Xbox Game Studios

Summary

Xbox Game Studios is a video game developer[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,269 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Xbox Game Studios is in the country of United States[3].
  • Xbox Game Studios's instance of is recorded as video game developer[4].
  • Xbox Game Studios's instance of is recorded as subsidiary company[5].
  • Xbox Game Studios's founder is recorded as Bill Gates[6].
  • Xbox Game Studios is owned by Microsoft[7].
  • Xbox Game Studios's headquarters location is recorded as Redmond[8].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Launchworks[9].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Lift London[10].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Mojang Studios[11].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Microsoft Casual Games[12].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Lionhead Studios[13].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Rare Ltd.[14].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Turn 10 Studios[15].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Undead Labs[16].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Halo Studios[17].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Compulsion Games[18].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Double Fine[19].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Playground Games[20].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Obsidian Entertainment[21].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as The Coalition[22].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Xbox Game Studios Publishing[23].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Ninja Theory[24].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Q21515527[25].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as The Initiative[26].
  • Xbox Game Studios's child organization or unit is recorded as Bethesda Softworks[27].

Body

Founding

Xbox Game Studios's founder is recorded as Bill Gates[6]. March 2000 marks the founding of it[28].

Operations

Xbox Game Studios's headquarters location is recorded as Redmond[8]. Parent organizations include Microsoft[29] and Q117536672[30]. Subsidiaries include Launchworks[9], a video game developer[31], in United States[32], founded in 2008[33], headquartered in Redmond[34]; Lift London[10], a video game developer[35], founded in 2012[36], headquartered in London[37]; Mojang Studios[11], a video game developer[38], in Sweden[39], founded in 2009[40], headquartered in Stockholm[41]; Microsoft Casual Games[12], a division[42], in United States[43], headquartered in Redmond[44]; Lionhead Studios[13], a video game developer[45], in United Kingdom[46], founded in 1996[47], headquartered in Guildford[48]; and Rare Ltd.[14], a video game developer[49], in United Kingdom[50], founded in 1985[51], headquartered in Twycross[52].

Industry

Xbox Game Studios's industry is recorded as video game industry[53].

Ownership

Xbox Game Studios is owned by Microsoft[7]. Its product or material produced is recorded as software[54].

Why It Matters

Xbox Game Studios ranks in the top 3% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,269 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [54] . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.

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  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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