Since then, the studio has helped ship 11 games, including Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite. He oversaw the production of all titles in the series, including the Forza Horizon IP (developed by Playground Games).ģ43 Industries (established by Microsoft)īonnie Ross started 343 Industries in 2007, shortly after Bungie announced its split from Microsoft, to manage the further development of the Halo franchise. Turn 10 Studios (established by Microsoft)įounded in 2001, Turn 10 is still led by its co-founder Dan Greenawalt, who also serves as general manager of the Forza Motorsport franchise. But keep in mind that the company is likely to make some changes to its structure after completing its latest $68.7 billion deal, which could lead to some internal mergers and even layoffs or the divestment of certain smaller assets.
All of them are part of the larger Microsoft Gaming organization, which is led by Spencer as CEO.īelow are Microsoft’s main first-party studios broken down into three divisions: Xbox Game Studios, ZeniMax Media, and Activision Blizzard. The company now owns roughly 40 subsidiaries, including game development studios, publishers, and support teams. Since Phil Spencer took over Xbox, Microsoft’s gaming business has expanded significantly, largely thanks to the multi-billion acquisitons of ZeniMax Media and Activision Blizzard (as well as a number of smaller M&A deals).
