Minecraft:Xbox Game Studios

Template:Wip Template:Infobox company Xbox Game Studios (formerly Microsoft Studios) is an American video game publisher and division of Xbox. The company bought Minecraft:Mojang Studios, developers of Minecraft:Minecraft, on November 6, 2014 for US$2.5 billion.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> The studio helped with cross platform play across various editions of Minecraft, including mobile, PC and console versions in Minecraft:Bedrock Edition. The studio also currently manages the Template:BE of the game.Template:Citation needed

Franchises

Banjo-Kazooie

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Beginning in 1998, Template:Wikipedia is a series of platformer games developed by Template:Wikipedia, revolving around the bear Banjo and the breegull Kazooie fighting the evil witch Gruntilda. Secondary to the protagonists are the mole Bottles, the shaman Mumbo Jumbo, Gruntilda's minion Klungo, and Banjo's little sister Tooty. The series is known for its dry sense of humor, numerous collectibles, and influence on later platformers.

After a long hiatus, the series briefly returned in 2008 with the game Template:Wikipedia, which was considered a radical departure from the rest of the franchise, focusing more on vehicle creation over platforming. As part of the promotion for the game, the prior two entries were rereleased on the Template:Wikipedia, remade by Minecraft:4J Studios. In 2012, several characters from the franchise made an appearance as skins in Minecraft:Skin Pack 1. Updated skins would later appear in the Minecraft:2nd Birthday Skin Pack. Coincidentally, both Minecraft:Steve and Banjo would be represented in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as part of the Fighter Pass.

Conker

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Cover for Conker's Bad Fur Day.

Released in 2001, Template:Wikipedia is a platform game created by Rare. The project originated as Twelve Tales: Conker 64, a conventional "cutesy" platforming game, however following initial feedback the game was overhauled into a raunchy comedy aimed at adult audiences. The final release follows Conker, a cynical alcoholic squirrel who awakens in the Panther Kingdom after a hangover, and has to go on an adventure home or else risk becoming the leg of a table. The game received critical acclaim for its sense of humor, but ended up underperforming due to releasing late into the lifespan of the Template:Wikipedia.

In 2005, a remake of the game was released on the original Template:Wikipedia, titled Template:Wikipedia. This iteration of Conker would appear in the Minecraft:skin packs Minecraft:Skin Pack 3 and Minecraft:2nd Birthday Skin Pack.

Promotional artwork for Jet Force Gemini.

Released in 1999, Template:Wikipedia is a third-person shooter developed by Rare. The game revolves around three characters, the siblings Juno and Vela with the wardog Lupus, who fight in the titular galactic enforcement force and work to defeat the evil Mizar. The three protagonists would go on to appear in Minecraft:Skin Pack 2.

Perfect Dark

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Viva Piñata

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Promotional artwork for the series.

Beginning in 2006, Template:Wikipedia is a life simulator franchise developed by Rare, centering around the restoration of a garden on Piñata Island. The player is tasked with breeding and attracting various species of Piñata, with some games featuring up to 100 distinct types. The series would get a total of four installments up to 2012, when several characters from the games would appear in Minecraft:Skin Pack 2. Two of these characters would reappear with updated skins in the Minecraft:2nd Birthday Skin Pack, with Fudgehog replacing Fizzlybear.