The current chief of Rare is soon becoming the head of Xbox Game Studios as a whole, according to an email sent to Xbox staff today.
Almost a year ago, Microsoft named Alan Hartman the new head of Xbox Game Studios, putting him in charge of almost all of the company’s first-party development arms, even the newly acquired ones. Matt Booty originally held the position before being promoted to Xbox’s president of game content and studios. Today, Microsoft has made another change to the head of Xbox Game Studios position.
Per an email sent to Xbox employees today (via The Verge), Matt Booty has announced that Alan Hartman is retiring from Microsoft after over 30 years. The change will reportedly happen in November as Rare’s current studio chief, Craig Duncan, takes over the role of head of Xbox Game Studios.
Read the full email sent to Xbox staff by Matt Booty below:
Today I am sharing news regarding leadership changes within our team. After more than 30 years at Microsoft, Alan Hartman is retiring at the end of November.
Alan’s career has been marked by innovation, dedication, and an unwavering passion for gaming. Starting as a contractor at Microsoft in the fledgling CD-ROM group in 1988, Alan has worked on a variety of projects in his time here, from Age of Empires, to Brute Force as the studio head of Digital Anvil, to the founding of Turn 10.
