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| 2024 | Playground Games founded a third studio in Leamington Spa, England. |
| 2024 | Elsewhere Malmö game studio was founded in Malmö, Sweden. |
| 2024 | Elsewhere Entertainment was founded in Warsaw, Poland, becoming a new addition to Microsoft's gaming studio portfolio. |
| 2024 | Undead Labs established a new studio in Champaign, Illinois. |
| August 2024 | Tango Gameworks was sold to Krafton |
| June 2024 | Tango Gameworks in Shibaura, Tokyo was closed |
| May 2024 | Alpha Dog Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia was closed |
| May 2024 | Roundhouse Studios in Madison, Wisconsin merged with Zenimax Online Studios |
| May 2024 | Arkane Austin in Austin, Texas was closed |
| February 2024 | Toys for Bob spun off from Activision in Novato, California |
| February 15 2024 | Microsoft announces a multiplatform strategy, planning to release first-party Xbox games on other consoles like PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Sledgehammer Games Melbourne, a game development studio located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Activision Sydney, a game development studio located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Blizzard Taipei, a gaming studio located in Taipei, Taiwan, as part of its broader acquisition of Activision Blizzard. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Blizzard Seoul, a game development studio located in Seoul, South Korea, as part of its broader acquisition of Activision Blizzard. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Activision Shanghai Studio, further strengthening its gaming operations in the Chinese market. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Demonware Shanghai, expanding its technical development capabilities in China. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired multiple gaming studios in the United Kingdom, including Activision London, Activision Manchester, King London, Mojang London, and Sledgehammer Games Guildford. |
| 2023 | MachineGames expanded with a new studio in Sundsvall, Sweden. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired King's studios in Stockholm and Malmö, Sweden. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Digital Legends Entertainment, a game development studio located in Barcelona, Spain. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Infinity Ward Barcelona, a game development studio located in Barcelona, Spain. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Infinity Ward Poland, a game development studio located in Kraków, Poland, expanding its gaming studios in the European region. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired King Malta, a gaming studio located in Saint Paul's Bay, Malta, expanding its gaming studio portfolio in Europe. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Activision Dublin, a gaming studio located in Dublin, Ireland. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Demonware, a game development and online technology studio based in Dublin, Ireland. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired ZeniMax Online Studios Hungary, located in Budapest, expanding its gaming studio presence in Europe. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Activision Burglengenfeld studio located in Burglengenfeld, Germany. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired King Berlin studio located in Berlin, Germany. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired additional game development studios including Blizzard Entertainment, High Moon Studios, Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Solid State Studios, and Treyarch. |
| 2023 | Microsoft acquired Infinity Ward Mexico, a game development studio located in Mexico City, expanding their gaming studio presence in North America. |
| 2023 | Microsoft completed multiple studio acquisitions in Canada, including Activision Vancouver, Beenox (in Quebec City and Montreal), Demonware Vancouver, Sledgehammer Games Toronto, and Treyarch Vancouver. |
| October 13 2023 | Microsoft completes the acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $75.4 billion, becoming the third-largest video game publisher. |
| 2022 | Undead Labs established a new studio in Orlando, Florida. |
| January 18 2022 | Microsoft announces its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion and establishes Microsoft Gaming as a new division. |
| January 18 2022 | Microsoft Gaming was officially founded in Redmond, Washington, establishing itself as a major video game company through the consolidation of multiple gaming acquisitions. |
| 2021 | Microsoft acquired MachineGames, a game development studio located in Uppsala, Sweden. |
| 2021 | Microsoft acquired id Software Frankfurt, expanding its gaming studios presence in Germany. |
| 2021 | Microsoft acquired Arkane Studios, a game development studio located in Lyon, France, expanding its portfolio of gaming studios in Europe. |
| 2021 | Microsoft acquired Bethesda Game Studios, including studios in Rockville, Maryland, Austin, Texas, and Dallas, Texas. |
| 2021 | Microsoft acquired ZeniMax Online Studios, with locations in Hunt Valley, Austin, San Diego, Seattle, and Madison. |
| 2021 | Microsoft acquired id Software, located in Richardson, Texas. |
| 2021 | Microsoft acquired Bethesda Game Studios Montreal, establishing a new game development studio in Montreal, Quebec. |
| 2020 | Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media for $8.1 billion, including Bethesda Softworks and its associated studios. |
| 2019 | Microsoft Game Studios is renamed to Xbox Game Studios (XGS). |
| 2019 | Microsoft acquired Double Fine Productions, located in San Francisco, California. |
| 2019 | World's Edge studio founded in Redmond, Washington. |
| 2018 | Microsoft acquired Playground Games and its studio located in Leamington Spa, England, including a second studio at the same location. |
| 2018 | Microsoft acquired Ninja Theory and Senua Studio, both located in Cambridge, England. |
| 2018 | Microsoft acquired inXile Entertainment, with studios in Tustin, California and New Orleans, Louisiana. |
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