Xbox Game Studios

01

Oct

By Ains

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Review : Gears of War E-Day : From the Ground Up

Once upon a time, Gears of War erupted out of the ground and took a chainsaw to the gaming industry. Bringing the idea of "HD gaming" to life early in the Xbox 360's generation, it was a monumental hit for Epic Games, and was followed by several more titles, comics,…

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20

Feb

By Alejandro Segovia

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Avowed : PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro Analysis

Originally announced back in the initial Xbox Series X/S Showcase for July 2020, Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed took a long while before finally making it to market around this time a year ago. While it didn’t set the world on fire critically compared to other high profile games from 2025 (including…

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20

Oct

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Ninja Gaiden 4 : Double Dragon

Ask fans of character action games which titles sit atop the genre’s Mount Rushmore, and odds are Ninja Gaiden makes the cut, specifically the 2005 Ninja Gaiden Black re-release (of the 2004 game) on the original Xbox. At the height of the genre, Team Ninja’s 3D revival under the late…

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15

Oct

By Peter

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Review : Keeper : Magical Experience

Keeper is the next game from Double Fine Productions. The storied developer behind classics such as Grim Fandango, Brutal Legend, and my personal 2021 game of the year, Psychonauts 2. Keeper is a story driven, puzzle/adventure game that sees you assume control of a sentient lighthouse with a bird companion,…

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11

Feb

By Ains

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Hands-On Preview : Xbox’s South of Midnight

As I sat in the audience at Xbox's E3 showcase in 2018, the first major showcase I had attended in-person for Seasoned Gaming, I witnessed the beginning of Microsoft's larger acquisitions in the industry. While the announcements covered five studios that day, the one that immediately stuck for me was…

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07

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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343 Industries to Produce a New Game in the Halo Universe

For a long time now, fans have asked why Xbox hasn't explored more of the vast Halo universe. The opportunity for different types of games is substantial and feels as though it hasn't been capitalized on. Well, that looks to be changing in the future. According to a job listing…

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06

Jan

By Seasoned Gaming

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Dishonored and Prey Developers Working on a New IP

Arkane, developers of the Dishonored and Prey franchises, are at work on a new IP according to sources at IGN. Harvey Smith, co-creator of Dishonored, spoke with Vandal (which was translated by IGN) and said he has now moved to Austin (from Arkane Lyon), and is working on the new…

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13

Oct

By Seasoned Gaming

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Xbox Game Studio The Initiative Continues to Stack Up on Talent

We don't typically post about job moves within the industry. However, given the interest in new studio The Initiative and the sheer amount of talent they've acquired over the past 12+ months, we felt this was worth commenting on. According to LinkedIn, which we verified directly, a former, senior Naughty…

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26

Aug

By Seasoned Gaming

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Perfect Dark Mentioned Again as Xbox Game Studio The Initiative’s Major Title

We've been talking for some time about The Initiative, the new studio under the Xbox Game Studios that is hiring top-tier talent from all around the industry. The prevailing rumor, which we've heard from our sources as well, is that they are working on rebooting Perfect Dark in the vein…

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06

Aug

By Seasoned Gaming

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Obsidian Design Director Confirms the Studio is Working on Another (Fourth) Project

Earlier this week some discussions online led to learning that Obsidian Entertainment was working on a fourth title outside of Grounded, The Outer Worlds, and the newly revealed Avowed. The morning, Josh Sawyer, Studio Design Director, confirmed that he is leading a new, unannounced project. https://twitter.com/jesawyer/status/1290856058991316992?s=20 https://twitter.com/jesawyer/status/1290867551711268864?s=20 Our Take Obsidian…

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09

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

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Xbox Game Studios Continues to Grow with No Plan to Slow Down

Xbox Game Studios has grown exponentially over the past couple of years and with the upcoming games showcase on July 23rd, we'll begin to see the fruits of the expansion. But thanks to an excellent new article from our friends at Gamesindustry.biz, we now have some further insight into not…

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01

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

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Rumor : Xbox Game Studios’ The Initiative to Premiere First Title at July Showcase

We're nearly there. Expectations for Xbox's July showcase are high and continue to gain steam and the prevailing thought at this point in time is that the showcase will be held the week of July 20th. But the bigger question has been, what can we expect to see from the…

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27

Jun

By Seasoned Gaming

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With Xbox’s July Event Approaching, Perfect Dark and Fable Rumors Circle Again

We've reported a couple of times on some of the rumors and information circling around in the community regarding Xbox reviving classic IPs. Near the top of the list have been Fable and more recently, Perfect Dark. With the July showcase only a couple of weeks away, it seems we…

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19

May

By Seasoned Gaming

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inXile Entertainment of Xbox Game Studios Confirms Unreal Engine 5 for Upcoming AAA RPG

Since it's debut last week, Epic's Unreal Engine 5 has made a lot of waves through the industry. As we've seen, much of this was due to the demo running on the PlayStation 5 though it should be clear the engine will be used to power games on all major…

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12

May

By Seasoned Gaming

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Head of Xbox Phil Spencer Speaks to Game Development Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

Likely the biggest topic in the gaming industry at the moment is the impact of the global pandemic on game development and hardware production. We've already seen shortages of consoles and many leaders have spoken about the potential to impact game release dates. Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox, has made…

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