Digital Anvil and Ensemble Studios were acquired by Microsoft in 20, respectively. įASA Studio and Salt Lake Games Studio remained with Microsoft Game Studios. In 2001, the division was renamed Microsoft Game Studios (MGS). Shane Kim served as the division's general manager. Robbie Bach, who held executive positions in Microsoft's entertainment divisions, was named senior vice-president while Ed Fries, a member of the former Games Group and instrumental for some of its acquisitions, was named as vice-president of the new division. This came alongside the public announcement of the first Xbox console, with Microsoft Games to serve as a developer and publisher of titles for both Xbox and Microsoft Windows. Microsoft transitioned the Games Group into a wholly separate division named Microsoft Games around March 2000, along with other consolidation of games-related projects within Microsoft.
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Under Microsoft, FASA Interactive was renamed FASA Studio, and Access Software became Salt Lake Games Studio. The Games Group had also established long-term publishing deals with developers like Ensemble Studios ( Age of Empires, Age of Mythology), and Digital Anvil ( Starlancer). This included the acquisition of FASA Interactive in 1999 for its MechWarrior game series, Access Software the same year for its Links series of golf games, and Aces Game Studio, which worked on the Microsoft Flight Simulator games.
Prior to the formation of a dedicated game division, Microsoft had its own Games Group, and had already made some acquisitions for developers and titles.
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