Xbox Game Studios (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Xbox Game Studios" in English language version.

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arstechnica.com

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bloomberg.com

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cbc.ca

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cnbc.com

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cnet.com

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develop-online.net

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engadget.com

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eurogamer.net

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gamasutra.com

Rogers, Dan Lee (March 3, 2004). "The End Game: How Top Developers Sold Their Studios – Part One". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
Remo, Chris (January 23, 2009). "Microsoft Makes Big Cuts At Flight Sim Studio". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
Ramsey, Morgan (June 23, 2012). "Ensemble Studios: From Beginning to End, An Excerpt from Gamers at Work". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
Jenkins, David (May 4, 2007). "New Microsoft Game Studios Office For Europe". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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gamesindustry.biz

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gamespot.com

Feldman, Curt (May 18, 2004). "Q&A: Microsoft Game Studios' GM Shane Kim". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
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gamesradar.com

Hurley, Leon (March 8, 2016). "Lionhead might not be the only studio Microsoft canned: all the Kinect teams look dead". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2019.

gcs-web.com

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gq-magazine.co.uk

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halowaypoint.com

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ign.com

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kotaku.com

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mcvuk.com

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microsoft.com

news.microsoft.com

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mspoweruser.com

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newspapers.com

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next-gen.biz

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nytimes.com

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pcgamer.com

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pcgamesinsider.biz

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pcgamesn.com

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polygon.com

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recode.net

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seattletimes.com

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shacknews.com

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variety.com

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vg247.com

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