Matt Booty Archives

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Microsoft reorgs Xbox leadership following Activision acquisition

Posted byby Jordan Fragen
October 26, 2023
2 min

Microsoft is shaking up the structure and leadership of its Xbox gaming and marketing divisions shortly after its record-breaking $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision...

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2 min

Ed Boon, co-creator of Mortal Kombat and Injustice, is getting a Hall of Fame Award from AIAS.

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Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon to be inducted into AIAS Hall of Fame

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 27, 2022
2 min

Ed Boon, the co-creator Mortal Kombat, will be inducted into video game’s hall of fame. Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with GB...

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2 min

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Xbox Games Showcase: Microsoft comes out in force

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 23, 2020
4 min

Microsoft showed off an amazing array of games at its Xbox Games Showcase today to prepare fans for the holiday launch of the Xbox...

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4 min

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Microsoft moves from acquiring game studios to showing off their games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 14, 2019
1 min

After its acquisition binge, Microsoft is moving on from its feeding frenzy and getting on to digestion. The company is now beginning to show...

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1 min

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How Microsoft showed up at E3, locked and loaded for games, a new console, and the cloud

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 12, 2019
17 min

Matt Booty, the head of Xbox Game Studios, may have overdone it when he started going shopping for game studios. The company showed up...

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17 min

Xbox Game Studios is the new name for Microsoft Studios.

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Microsoft rebrands in-house game devs as Xbox Game Studios

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 5, 2019
2 min

Microsoft has rebranded its existing and newly acquired in-house game studios as Xbox Game Studios, according to an announcement by Microsoft executive Matt Booty....