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Xbox Expands Film and TV Ambitions With New XP Entertainment Division
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CNBC TV18•09-10-2026, 08:39
Xbox Expands Film and TV Ambitions With New XP Entertainment Division
- •Microsoft has launched a new entertainment division called XP to expand its video-game franchises into film, television, consumer products, live events, and theme parks.
- •Kayleen Walters, former president of the Minecraft unit Mojang and a veteran of Lucasfilm, will lead the new XP division as its president.
- •Maria Angelidou-Smith has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Mojang, taking over the role this month ahead of a Minecraft theme park opening in London in 2027.
- •The expansion builds upon the massive success of multimedia projects like the Fallout TV series on Amazon Prime Video and the record-setting Minecraft movie.
- •Upcoming media projects in the pipeline include an animated Netflix series based on Diablo, a Call of Duty movie, and a project with game-maker Hideo Kojima.
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Microsoft named its new entertainment division XP, which is focused on expanding video-game franchises into film, TV, products, events, and theme parks. The group's new president is Kayleen Walters, who previously led Microsoft's Minecraft unit Mojang and worked at Lucasfilm.
Microsoft named Maria Angelidou-Smith as the new chief executive officer of Mojang, taking over this month. Angelidou-Smith previously worked for Reddit Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.
Upcoming projects include a second Minecraft movie which is currently in production, a Minecraft theme park opening in London in 2027, a third season for the Fallout TV series, an animated Netflix series based on Diablo, a Call of Duty movie, and PHYSINT with Hideo Kojima.
