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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Xbox Games Store</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Xbox_2005.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Xbox_2005.svg/250px-Xbox_2005.svg.png" decoding="async" 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href="/wiki/Computing_platform" title="Computing platform">Platform(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Defunct (Xbox 360) <br /> Merged into <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Store" title="Microsoft Store">Microsoft Store</a> (Xbox One)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Website" title="Website">Website</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240728043406/https://marketplace.xbox.com:443/en-US/">Xbox 360 Marketplace</a> (Archived)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Xbox Games Store</b> (formerly <b>Xbox Live Marketplace</b>) was a <a href="/wiki/Digital_distribution" title="Digital distribution">digital distribution</a> platform previously used by <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a> <a href="/wiki/Video_game_console" title="Video game console">video game console</a> and formerly by the <a href="/wiki/Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a>. The service allowed users to download or purchase <a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video games</a> (including both <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Live_Arcade" title="Xbox Live Arcade">Xbox Live Arcade</a> games and full Xbox 360 titles), <a href="/wiki/Downloadable_content" title="Downloadable content">add-ons</a> for existing games, <a href="/wiki/Game_demo" title="Game demo">game demos</a> along with other miscellaneous content such as <a href="/wiki/Avatar_(computing)" title="Avatar (computing)">gamer pictures</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xbox_360#Interface" title="Xbox 360">Dashboard</a> <a href="/wiki/Skin_(computing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Skin (computing)">themes</a>. </p><p>Initially used by the Xbox One during its launch in 2013, after five years the Xbox Games Store was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Store_(digital)" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Store (digital)">Microsoft Store</a>, as the standard digital storefront for all <a href="/wiki/Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a> devices.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The subsequent <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S" title="Xbox Series X and Series S">Xbox Series X/S</a> consoles also use Microsoft Store. </p><p>The service also previously offered sections for downloading video content, such as films and television episodes; as of late 2012, this functionality was superseded by <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Music">Xbox Music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Video">Xbox Video</a> (now known as <b>Groove Music</b> and <b>Microsoft Movies & TV</b> respectively). </p><p>In August 2023, Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 Store would be shutting down on July 29, 2024; however, <a href="/wiki/List_of_backward-compatible_games_for_Xbox_One_and_Series_X/S#List_of_compatible_titles_from_Xbox_360" title="List of backward-compatible games for Xbox One and Series X/S">backwards-compatible Xbox 360 titles</a> will remain available for purchase on the Microsoft Store for Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S after the Xbox 360 Store's sunset date.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Xbox_Games_Store&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Xbox_Live_Arcade">Xbox Live Arcade</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Xbox_Games_Store&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Xbox Live Arcade"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Live_Arcade" title="Xbox Live Arcade">Xbox Live Arcade</a></div> <p>The <b>Xbox Live Arcade</b> (<b>XBLA</b>) branding encompassed smaller, digital-only games that were only available through the Xbox Games Store, including <a href="/wiki/Porting" title="Porting">ports</a> of classic games and new original titles.<sup id="cite_ref-mscasualgames_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mscasualgames-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Games_on_Demand">Games on Demand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Xbox_Games_Store&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Games on Demand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>Games on Demand</b> section of Xbox Games Store allowed users to purchase downloadable versions of retail <a href="/wiki/List_of_Xbox_360_Games_on_Demand" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Xbox 360 Games on Demand">Xbox 360 titles</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/List_of_Xbox_Originals" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Xbox Originals">games released for the original Xbox</a>. <a href="/wiki/Downloadable_content" title="Downloadable content">Downloadable content</a> was also offered for these titles through the service, allowing users to add additional content for these titles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Xbox_Live_Indie_Games">Xbox Live Indie Games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Xbox_Games_Store&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Xbox Live Indie Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Live_Indie_Games" title="Xbox Live Indie Games">Xbox Live Indie Games</a></div> <p>As part of the "New Xbox Experience" update launched on November 19, 2008, Microsoft launched <b>Xbox Live Community Games</b> (later renamed to <b>Xbox Live Indie Games</b>), a service similar to Xbox Live Arcade, with smaller and less expensive games created by independent developers and small studios using the <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_XNA" title="Microsoft XNA">XNA</a> framework.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such games were added to the service after successfully passing through a <a href="/wiki/Peer_review" title="Peer review">peer review</a> system that prevents inappropriate content from appearing in games and ensures that games meet certain technical standards and do not misrepresent their content. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video_Marketplace">Video Marketplace</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Xbox_Games_Store&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Video Marketplace"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Xbox Games Store also formerly featured a Video Marketplace alongside the other services that allowed for the distribution of movies and TV shows in both standard and high definition. Initially, while TV shows could be downloaded and saved, films could only be rented, expiring 24 hours after initial viewing or 14 days after purchase.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Content partners that were signed up to the service at launch included <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a>, <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/TBS_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="TBS (TV network)">TBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/MTV_Networks" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Networks">MTV Networks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">UFC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros. Home Entertainment</a>. Other movie studios have since supported the service including <a href="/wiki/Lionsgate_Films" title="Lionsgate Films">Lionsgate Films</a> and <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Pictures" title="Walt Disney Pictures">Walt Disney Pictures</a> as announced at <a href="/wiki/E3_(Electronic_Entertainment_Expo)" class="mw-redirect" title="E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)">E3</a> 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show" title="Consumer Electronics Show">CES 2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/MGM" class="mw-redirect" title="MGM">MGM</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Disney_Channel" title="Disney Channel">Disney Channel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toon_Disney" title="Toon Disney">Toon Disney</a> announced their support for the service.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At launch, the Video Marketplace encountered widespread problems such as lengthy download times, duplicate billing for the same content, and downloads that could not complete, or for which users would have had to repay to complete.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 6, 2007, the <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i> episode "<a href="/wiki/Good_Times_with_Weapons" title="Good Times with Weapons">Good Times with Weapons</a>" was available for free download; however, this episode was free only in the high definition version until April 3, 2007. Starting on March 13, 2007, all episodes from <i>South Park'</i>s 11th season were offered uncensored. Also, starting on July 26, 2007, the pilot episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Jericho_(2006_TV_series)" title="Jericho (2006 TV series)">Jericho</a></i> was available for download free of charge for both the standard and high definition versions. </p><p>In late 2009, the Video Marketplace was replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Zune" title="Zune">Zune Video Marketplace</a>, and later accompanied by a Zune Music Marketplace. Both Zune Marketplaces were replaced by the new <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Music">Xbox Music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Video">Xbox Video</a> services in late 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RIP_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIP-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Xbox_Games_Store&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most complaints and criticisms leveled at the <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Live" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Live">Xbox Live</a> service concerned the Xbox Live Marketplace: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Problems_with_replacement_consoles">Problems with replacement consoles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Xbox_Games_Store&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Problems with replacement consoles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Per Marketplace design, the <a href="/wiki/Digital_rights_management" title="Digital rights management">digital rights management</a> license for downloaded content is tied to both a specific user and to a specific console. This means that to access the content, the user either needs to be signed on to Xbox Live using their Gamertag, or be playing on the original console the content was purchased on.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a result, users with replacement consoles cannot use previously downloaded content without being connected to Xbox Live. This has the effect of restricting usage of purchased content when no Internet connection is available. An additional wrinkle is added when there are multiple accounts on one console. In this case, all accounts can normally share content when it was downloaded on that system. However, if the system is replaced, then only the actual Xbox Live account to which the content is tied can make use of it (a <a href="/wiki/Workaround" title="Workaround">workaround</a> exists whereby the non-purchasing gamertag can use the content, but only if the original purchasing gamertag is signed into Xbox Live as a secondary profile). </p><p>Microsoft's original attempts to resolve these issues were limited to transferring licenses to consoles replaced under warranty. This required contacting Microsoft support, and the console must have been replaced through Microsoft itself or a warranty from the retailer where it was originally purchased. License transfers could not be performed in the case of a voluntary upgrade (e.g., if the user purchased a newer Xbox 360 replace their old console). </p><p>As of June 2008, Microsoft has released an online tool that allows users to transfer licenses from the console where they were originally purchased to another. This is done in a two-step process, where all licenses are first migrated on the server side, and then downloaded onto the new console. To prevent abuse, this process can only be performed every four months. Licenses remain bound to the Gamertag regardless, so users who store their profiles on <a href="/wiki/Xbox_360_accessories#Memory_units" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox 360 accessories">portable memory units</a> can continue to use purchased content on any console when signed into the service.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pricing">Pricing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Xbox_Games_Store&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Pricing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Price consistency and whether some content should be available free of charge has also been a source of criticism related to the Xbox Live Marketplace. A notable incident was Microsoft charging for a <i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War" title="Gears of War">Gears of War</a></i> map pack that developer <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic</a> desired to provide at no cost (although it was made free four months later in September 2007).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Exacerbating the controversy, <i><a href="/wiki/Game_Informer" title="Game Informer">Game Informer</a></i> made claims that Microsoft forced companies to charge for content the company itself wanted to distribute free.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this case, Microsoft Publishing was responsible for setting the price, with this not actually being a policy of the Xbox team or Xbox Live Marketplace as was implied. Free content is indeed possible, but much of the free content is promotional in nature, such as the titles <i><a href="/wiki/Yaris_(video_game)" title="Yaris (video game)">Yaris</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Dash_of_Destruction" title="Dash of Destruction">Dash of Destruction</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Points" title="Microsoft Points">Microsoft Points</a> system previously required to purchase content was criticized for being deceptive in terms of actual real-world cost, as well as for users often having to purchase more points at once than are immediately needed (in North America, users could only purchase points in increments of 400, costing around $5).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2013, Microsoft announced the discontinuation of points in favor of credit using local currencies, which took effect in an Xbox 360 software update released on August 26, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-polygon-nomspupdate_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-polygon-nomspupdate-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regional_lockouts">Regional lockouts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Xbox_Games_Store&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Regional lockouts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the Spring 2007 dashboard update, Microsoft increased the security on the regional content restrictions.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This made obtaining entertainment content for international markets impossible, while the US market has a substantial offering in comparison. Even some free content, such as downloadable extras for retail games, is impossible to obtain in certain regions, despite there being no legal or censorship problems (an example of this would be <a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War#Downloadable_content" title="Gears of War">the second Gears of War map pack</a>; while the first pack was initially available free worldwide, the Spring 2007 update made both unavailable to many Xbox 360 owners). </p><p>In the case of New Zealand, all child accounts were banned from downloading any marketplace content in mid-June. As of October 15, 2010<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xbox_Games_Store&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> these are still locked from downloading anything apart from software updates and user-created content, no matter what the rating. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Xbox_gift_card_scam">Xbox gift card scam</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Xbox_Games_Store&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Xbox gift card scam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Besides using direct funds to purchase items from the Xbox Games Store, Microsoft offered Xbox gift cards that could be purchased at retail outlets or included in game packages. These cards included a 25 alpha-numeric code that could be redeemed via the Xbox or on the web for specific content or towards Xbox Points to be used for purchase on the store. </p><p>In 2017, Volodymyr Kvashuk was hired at a contractor within Microsoft. He was part of a team to test Microsoft's e-commerce websites which included the purchasing of Xbox gift cards. Kvashuk found that in the test scenarios, he was being given legitimate Xbox gift card codes. He began quietly collecting codes and later sold these to others. By the time he was caught by federal agents, he had obtained over <span style="white-space: nowrap">$10 million</span> in value of Xbox gift cards and sold these at about half their value for <a href="/wiki/Bitcoin" title="Bitcoin">Bitcoin</a>, from which he purchased an expensive house and car. 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(Xbox)">Avatars</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Games Store</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xbox_network" title="Xbox network">Xbox network/Xbox Live</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Live_Arcade" title="Xbox Live Arcade">Arcade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Live_Indie_Games" title="Xbox Live Indie Games">Indie Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Live_Anywhere" class="mw-redirect" title="Live Anywhere">Anywhere</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Pass" title="Xbox Game Pass">Xbox Game Pass</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Cloud_Gaming" title="Xbox Cloud Gaming">Xbox Cloud Gaming</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Windows_Games_on_Demand" title="List of Windows Games on Demand">Windows Games on Demand games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mixer_(service)" title="Mixer (service)">Mixer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MSN_Games" title="MSN Games">MSN Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_Room" title="Game Room">Game Room</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Promotions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/OurColony" title="OurColony">OurColony</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Official_Xbox_Magazine" title="Official Xbox Magazine">Official Xbox Magazine</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Exhibition_disks" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Exhibition disks">Xbox Exhibition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X_(Xbox_show)" title="X (Xbox show)">"X" Show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summer_of_Arcade" title="Summer of Arcade">Summer of Arcade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Developer tools</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DirectX" title="DirectX">DirectX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Development_Kit" title="Xbox 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Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_(company)#Games" title="King (company)">King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Xbox_Game_Studios_video_games" title="List of Xbox Game Studios video games">Xbox Game Studios</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Developers<br />and publishers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Coalition_(company)" title="The Coalition (company)">The Coalition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Initiative_(company)" title="The Initiative 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title="World's Edge">World's Edge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ZeniMax_Media" title="ZeniMax Media">ZeniMax Media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arkane_Studios" title="Arkane Studios">Arkane Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks" title="Bethesda Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios" title="Bethesda Game Studios">Bethesda Game Studios</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios_Austin" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethesda Game Studios Austin">Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios_Dallas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethesda Game Studios Dallas">Dallas</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Id_Software" title="Id Software">id Software</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MachineGames" 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