Xbox Entertainment Studios

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Xbox Entertainment Studios
Type Subsidiary of Microsoft Studios
Industry Video game industry
Founded 2012
Headquarters Redmond, Washington, United States
Key people Nancy Tellem (president)
Owner(s) Microsoft
Parent Microsoft Studios

Xbox Entertainment Studios is an American video game developer based in Redmond, Washington created internally by Microsoft Studios in 2012, in order to create "interactive television content" for Xbox Live.[1]

Video content

Xbox Entertainment Studios is currently developing their first project, a live action television series based on the Halo franchise in collaboration with film producer Steven Speilberg.[2] The studio will also co-produce certain live events for Xbox Live, including future editions of the Miss Ecuador, Miss Teen USA and Miss United Continent beauty pageants and the VGX, among others.[3]

It is reported that the studio is developing a street soccer-focused reality series titled Every Street United to coincide with the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[4]

The studio also plans to develop a remake of the BBC sci-fi series, Blake's 7.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Farber, Dan (2013-02-11). "Microsoft's Xbox Entertainment Studio working on interactive TV". CNET. Retrieved 2013-12-20. 
  2. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (2013-05-22). "Halo TV series early in development, but Microsoft expects 'dramatic impact on how people think about TV'". Polygon. Retrieved 2013-12-20. 
  3. ↑ "Xbox Execs Talk Momentum and the Future of TV". Microsoft. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-12-20. 
  4. ↑ Cook, Dave (2013-10-16). "Xbox One original programming nets football reality show Every Street Reunited – report". VG247. Retrieved 2013-12-20. 
  5. ↑ Sweney, Mark (2013-08-15). "Microsoft to fund Blake's 7 remake for Xbox Live service". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-12-20. 

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