Tag: Microsoft Studios
“Microsoft Studios (2019: known as Xbox Game Studios) is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Games for Windows, Steam, Windows Store, and Windows Phone platforms. They were established in 2002 as Microsoft Game Studios to coincide with the already released Xbox, before being re-branded in 2011. The subsidiary had also been known as Microsoft Game Division and simply Microsoft Games before 2002. Microsoft Studios develops and publishes games in conjunction with first and third party development studios under their publishing label.”
Official: The Xbox 360 Marketplace to close in July 2024
Back in February, Microsoft ‘accidentally’ posted a support page article stating that the Xbox 360 Marketplace would close in May 2023 but then retracted. Shawn wrote an essay three months later saying we ought to treat the 360 Marketplace as if it was announced to be closing. Turns out that was good advice as today
Forza Horizon and Forza Horizon 2 online servers to shutdown on August 22nd
While Forza Horizon was delisted back on October 20, 2016, and Forza Horizon 2 was delisted on September 30, 2018, their online worlds persisted – until now. Turn 10 Studios announced last month that both games’ servers will be closing on August 22, 2023. According to the official news post, there are too few players
I think it’s time to treat the Xbox 360 Marketplace like they already announced it’s closing
For nearly the past 20 years Microsoft has managed the Xbox 360 Marketplace, home to digital exclusives, Games on Demand retail titles, and tons of DLC, trailers, themes, apps, and gamerpics. In recent years they’ve touted their efforts to keep this stuff online, even taking up publishing duties themselves or negotiating licenses between parties. But
Quantum Break temporarily delisted over expired licensing, expected to return in time
After its unexpected inclusion in a roundup of titles leaving Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft’s Quantum Break has now also been delisted on Xbox and Steam. Xbox Games & Marketing executive Aaron Greenberg confirmed on Twitter on Tuesday why the game quietly disappeared. Don’t worry Quantum Break will be coming back to Game Pass. It is
Is the Xbox 360 Marketplace closing completely in May 2023? [UPDATE: Not Just Yet!]
[UPDATE] Well that didn’t even take until Friday. Gematsu posted to Twitter that according to a Microsoft spokesperson the site heard from “this message was posted in error and we can confirm the Xbox 360 marketplace will not close in May 2023”. Our original post from earlier tonight follows. The news that broke earlier this
Numerous Xbox 360 Games, Add-ons, and Content going away February 7th
We just received an email from Xbox this afternoon announcing that beginning February 7th a “limited set of games, add-ons, and in-game content will no longer be purchasable in select markets via the Xbox 360 Store”. The linked support page includes numerous PDFs for various regions around the world that list the titles that will
The soul still burns! Codes for Soulcalibur on Xbox 360 are once again working
Earlier this year Namco began delisting the original Soulcalibur and Soulcalibur II HD Online on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America and Japan. At the time people took to Amazon and online retailers to try a download code and found that the original Soulcalibur was inaccessible. Money wasted on invalid codes, they turned
