Date: May 4, 2011

Location: Redmond, WA, US

Job Category: Software Engineering: Development
Location: Redmond, WA, US
Job ID: 752243-39018
Division: Interactive Entertainment Business

Want to work on games the whole family can enjoy?


MGS Family is looking for an experienced Lead Software Development Engineer (SDE) to join a completely new internal development studio, focused on bringing high quality, highly experimental gameplay to Xbox 360 and Kinect. This is a hands-on role prototyping and developing advanced technology solutions and tools, innovating game features & experiences. This Lead SDE position is a rare opportunity to join a team in its’ early stages, and shape the future of a team.

The advertisement says the position is based in Redmond, Washington and in it's early stages so it isn't MGS Vancouver or MGS Soho in London. 

I sure hope they get someone who can make quality hardcore games. Right now, MGS needs a new Rare, someone who can make fun and innovative games, while still catering to the hardcore audience. Just as long as the new studio makes creative IPs that the hardcore gamer will buy, this will turn out good.

all these new internal teams are going to help microsoft in the exclusives in long run hope they make some awesome games

That's excellent, most of the time third parties will try to make multiplat games thus not fully using each motion controller's specific ability. This is where first parties are very important and MS seems very focused in bringing the best of Kinect.

So basically thats 3 new 1st party studios created or heavily expanded in the past 2 weeks?

Sounds like MS is getting very serious about investing and expanding their internal games development, which is awesome news for gamers everywhere!

Well the gamers that like Kinect anyway, us PC gamers feel rather left out since they closed Ensemble. 

Well the one studio said they aren't working on a Kinect game and the other one is rumored to be working on a core Kinect shooter.  Not sure how good a Core Kinect shooter would be but I'm certainly open to trying it if it works good.

But I feel you on Ensemble.  I was litteraly heart broken when I found out they were being closed, I must have played thousands of hours of Age of Empires back in the day.

Wow I like what i'm hearing! MS is finally getting serious!

Which studios said they weren't working on Kinect?

Wow, didn't even hear about the London studio.

Can only mean more games though! Keep up the good work MS