Xbox CEO unveils 'new Xbox division' for game-adjacent ventures named 'XP'

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    "title": "Xbox CEO unveils 'new Xbox division' for game-adjacent ventures named 'XP' - Game Developer",
    "contact": "Kayleen Walters",
    "excerpt": "In an announcement this morning , Xbox has unveiled a division named XP, which oversees and manages the various non-video game aspects of Xbox properties. The XP name functions as wordplay, as the division brings together four pillars of Xbox management, each acronymizing to \"XP.\" Those four pillars include: Xbox Pictures, a film and TV investment and management area Xbox Products, that promises to create products \"authentic to the fandom.\" Xbox Places, which focuses on live events, broadcasts, and experiences Xbox Partnerships, a creator-focused initiative that works with sponsorships and collaborations XP is also parlance for \"Experience Points\" or simply \"Experience,\" a common resource in video games, which fits the live-events heading of this division well (\"live experiences\"), furthering the wordplay. The division will be led by Kayleen Walters, current president of Minecraft developer Mojang and executive producer of A Minecraft Movie . Walters has been at Microsoft for nearly a decade, working on Minecraft for her entire tenure, but has a background in film with previous marketing work at Lucasfilm, MGM, and Universal. Related: GameStop, other retailers to sell used PlayStation 5 Pro units for 66 percent over MSRP Replacing Walters at Mojang will be Maria Angelidou-Smith, former chief product officer at Reddit. Both Walters and Angelidou-Smith will, under this new...",
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