Former Xbox executive Peter Moore has weighed in on the big news recently that Asha Sharma has been named the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Speaking to GamesBeat, Moore said Sharma "just needs to ...

Ashley has been writing about video games professionally for over eight years, but her path into gaming journalism wasn't exactly a straight line. She grew up playing games and got a Nintendo 64 when ...

“And the thing about games is, if you get good at one game, you can be good at any game. … They’re all hand-eye coordination and observing patterns.” That’s a line from Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and ...

Asha Sharma has "no tolerance for bad AI" as she takes on the role of Microsoft Gaming CEO and EVP. Speaking to Variety, Sharma said she is "coming into gaming as a platform builder" and that she ...

(WNDU) - Asha Sharma became Microsoft Gaming CEO at Microsoft on Feb. 20, 2026, as the company moves past Phil Spencer’s retirement. Microsoft says Sharma will serve as executive vice president and ...

Over the last few years, Microsoft has been bringing its big exclusive franchises to rival platforms like PlayStation and Switch. Satya Nadella even said he wanted to “get rid of” console exclusives — ...

Microsoft named AI executive Asha Sharma to lead its Xbox and gaming business, replacing Phil Spencer, and will recommit to console users after years of developing products for mobile and PC players.

Whenever Phil Spencer eventually decided to retire from his position as Xbox boss and Microsoft Gaming CEO, we naturally assumed that position would go to Xbox president Sarah Bond — but with Sarah ...

Asha Sharma and Matt Booty, the new leadership team for Microsoft Gaming. (Microsoft Photo) During Phil Spencer’s tenure as the CEO of Microsoft Gaming, he brought dozens of the games industry’s best ...

It’s the dawn of a new era for Xbox. On Friday, Microsoft Gaming announced longtime leader Phil Spencer would be retiring as CEO and that Asha Sharma, Microsoft CoreAI’s head of product development, ...

Xbox is making big changes at the very top of the corporate ladder. IGN reported the bombshell news on Friday afternoon that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer is retiring, effective on Monday, Feb. 23 ...