Mobile No Show
The Xbox handheld doesn’t exist (but everyone wants it to)
Even Xbox’s own Phil Spencer wants a portable machine. But he’s not getting it. Yet…
Company Profile
Xbox Game Studios
Website www.microsoft.com/games
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Microsoft Studios is a brand owned by Microsoft to represent the company as a developer and publisher of video games. Established in 2002 to coincide with the release of the Xbox, MGS develops and publishes games exclusively for the Xbox, PC, and Windows Phone platforms.
Articles featuring Xbox Game Studios
Week That Was
Week in Views - The hunt for the new Star Wars game, Xbox goes handheld, and cats versus monsters…
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Xbox Goes Mobile
Could a new Xbox handheld be revealed this Sunday?
A well-respected Brazilian YouTuber predicts that new portable Xbox hardware is about to break cover
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news including internal leaks on the future of Xbox, Brawl Stars success, the expansion of Pokémon Go and more
New Hires
International Game Developers Association Foundation board appoints three new directors
Lisy Kane, James Lewis, and Sarah Spiers bring decades of experience to their roles
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
This week we consider football, Japan, and whether we are living in (Back to) the Future
Improved Experience
Xbox Cloud Gaming increased performance for iOS devices
Led to 35% increase in average play times
Mobile Master Chief
20% of Xbox Cloud Gaming subscribers use touch controls exclusively
Games include Hades, Scarlet Nexus, Dragon Quest XI and more
Power Your Dreams
The Xbox Game Pass app has generated 14 million downloads
Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now follow behind
Affordable Training
Hurry! Five essential MasterClass courses go up in price next week
Develop essential skills and discover new business practices from top games industry mentors - this is the time to book
Masterclass
Xbox Game Studios’ Crystin Cox on designing for liveops success
Success is more and more focused on effectively operating and caring for a live game
Mystery Box
Microsoft partners with Call of Duty: Mobile developer Timi Studios on mysterious project
Is another Xbox franchise mobile-bound?
Are We Live?
Xbox Game Studios' director of live operations Crystin Cox on the major trends to come in the next 12 months
"I think we will see community and social features take on a much greater importance in game design, especially for mobile games"
All Time High
Increase in subscription revenue offsets Fortnite decline for Microsoft as Xbox Live hits 65 million MAUs
Games cash drops 10 per cent year-on-year
The Iap Inspector
Dark Ages: The monetisation of Age of Empires: Castle Siege
IAPs from the players' perspective
Microsoft launches UK-based studio to deliver Windows 8 games
Targeting tablets
Microsoft appoints former Sony man Phil Harrison as Interactive Entertainment veep
Joins the old enemy