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For other related logos and images, see:
2000–2001 2001–2002 2001–2002 (secondary) 2002–2011 2011–2019 2019–present 2020–present
2000–2001 2001–2002 2001–2002 (secondary) 2002–2011 2011–2019 2019–present 2020–present

Microsoft Games[]

2000–2001[]

Microsoft (1987)

Xbox Game Studios was originally founded in March 2000 as Microsoft Games. The company did not have its own logo until 2001, and for its de facto purposes at the time, used the 1987 logo.[1]

2001–2002[]

Microsoft Games logo

Used only on Microsoft Games' website until 2002, later replaced by the Microsoft Game Studios logo.[2]

In mid-2001, the Microsoft Games brand was renamed to Microsoft Game Studios, but despite the name change they still used the Microsoft Games logo until 2002.

2001–2002 (secondary)[]

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This was only known to be used on pamphlets for early Xbox games, before the launch of the Microsoft Game Studios logo.

Microsoft Game Studios[]

2002–2011[]

Microsoft Game Studios

Introduced with the release of RalliSport Challenge on March 4, 2002. This was Microsoft Game Studios' first logo that wasn't the same as their parent company.

Microsoft Studios[]

2011–2019[]

Microsoft Studios
Designer:  Microsoft
Typography:  Segoe
Launched:  Unknown

Microsoft Game Studios was shortened to just "Microsoft Studios" on June 6, 2011. The logo still occasionally appears on remasters and rereleases (if the original game released before 2019).

Xbox Game Studios[]

2019–present[]

Xbox Game Studios
Designer:  Microsoft
Typography:  Helvetica
Launched:  Unknown

On February 5, 2019, the name was again renamed to Xbox Game Studios to keep themselves better in line with their primary console brand, Xbox. This logo still appears on game trailers.

2020–present[]

Xbox Game Studios (2021)

The video game division launched a slightly altered logo in June of 2020 after a little over a year. This was to match the current, updated logo used for Microsoft's ninth generation consoles.

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