The Initiative
The Initiative is a new first-party Xbox game studio based in Santa Monica, California. The company was announced in June 2018, with the claim that it’s been given “freedom to explore, try new things and operate like an independent studio.”
The Initiative News
Phil Spencer teases ‘old things’ from new Xbox studio
Spencer has previously suggested The Initiative could be working on a legacy IP
Xbox is ‘shifting focus’ away from studio acquisitions
Next phase is “execution and delivery,” says studios boss
Xbox has ‘more unannounced games than we know what to do with’
X019 was “the tip of the iceberg,” says first-party studios boss
X019 live stream: Watch the Inside Xbox broadcast here
New Xbox Game Studios titles and more to be announced on Thursday
Rare’s Scarlett adventure game ‘will be announced at X019’
Microsoft will reportedly reveal new IPs from Rare and Obsidian
Xbox studio hires Apex Legends weapon designer
First-party startup The Initiative continues expansion
Xbox’s new studio signs yet more experience from Respawn, BioWare
The Initiative continues its expansion
Xbox ‘is aware’ it owns classic IP like Perfect Dark
Studios boss explains how it considers revivals
Xbox could allow acquired studios to make multiplatform games
First-party boss says he’s open to rival platforms
Xbox boss committed to ‘strong single-player focused games’
Spencer says new first-party studios means Xbox is covered in that area