Posts tagged microsoft-entertainment-and-devices-division 
Microsoft shutters Pioneer Studios
Microsoft announced today that it has closed Pioneer Studios, a small contingent studio in downtown Seattle it has operated for the past three years, stating it's part of "a broad consolidation of workspaces over the last 18 months." The company also confirmed "most employees" have been moved to...
Kinect sales help drive strong holiday quarter for Microsoft, Xbox division revenue soars
For the second-straight quarter, the spotlight was on the Entertainment & Devices Division, under which the Xbox business drove slightly record-setting revenue for Microsoft in the holiday quarter (in the books as Q2 of fiscal year 2011). Profits for the quarter ending December 31, 2010, were a...
Xbox division profits for second straight year, but ...
Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division -- the gaming and Zune portion of the company -- has announced profits for the fiscal year that ended on June 30. Unfortunately for Microsoft, it's 66 percent less profit than last year ($169 million, down from $497 million). In this economy, though, so...
