Microsoft Reorganizing Xbox Management

On the stage of BlizzCon 2023's opening ceremony, Blizzard President Mike Ybarra had the chance to welcome his former boss Phil Spencer, who made a surprise appearance.

In an official Microsoft developer blog post, Xbox announced that it's partnering with Inworld to "build AI game dialogue and narrative tools". In practice, that means "turning prompts into detailed scripts, dialogue trees, quests, and more".

As those who’ve played it will tell you, Rollerdrome was one of 2022’s most refreshingly enjoyable releases, delivering a unique and adrenaline-fueled blend of rollerskating and third person shooting, and soon, the game will be opening the gates for more players to dive into its offerings. Having launched for PS5, PS4, and PC in August last year, soon, the game will also be making its way to Xbox.

Developer Shiro Games and publisher Shiro Unlimited have announced that open-world tactical RPG Wartales is out now on Xbox Series X/S, as well as Windows through the Windows Store. As part of the release, the game is now also available through PC and Xbox Game Pass. Check out the Xbox release trailer below.

Game Pass subscribers have plenty to look forward to in the coming days. Microsoft has revealed the full list of games that will be added to the service’s library as part of its wave 1 lineup for the month of November, and there are a number of major titles included.

Publisher Private Division and developer Roll7 will release third-person action shooter Rollerdrome for Xbox Series on November 28, the companies announced. It will also be available via Xbox Game Pass for Console, PC, and Cloud.

Microsoft has announced new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in early November, which includes Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, WILD HEARTS, Football Manager 2024, and more.

Microsoft is shaking up ’s upper management following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The company hopes that the reorganization will help prevent a repeat of Redfall’s disastrous launch.

The shape of Microsoft’s gaming efforts is obviously going to change in significant ways in the coming months and years courtesy of its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and part of that is already being put in motion, starting with the company having reorganized its Xbox leadership team, as reported by The Verge.

Xbox has changed its leadership structure, announcing the promotion of four executives and one departure.

There's been a bit of a reorganisation at the top of Microsoft's games business.

Over two years after acquiring ZeniMax and Bethesda, Microsoft has now incorporated some of the developer's management into its own leadership team. Internal emails obtained by The Verge reveal a reorganization that further integrates the two companies and "sustains the momentum" of Microsoft's recent Activision Blizzard acquisition.