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Louise O’Connor, a former executive producer at Rare, has been appointed as the chief of staff at Xbox Game Studios. This news was confirmed on LinkedIn and noted by VGC.

O’Connor began her new role in August 2025 after spending over 25 years at Rare, a prominent UK game developer acquired by Microsoft in 2002. She joined Rare in 1999 as an animator for Conker’s Bad Fur Day and advanced through various leadership positions, including head of animation, art director, incubation director, and executive producer.

In her new role, O’Connor aims to promote “connection, collaboration, and momentum” within the video game division. This comes at a challenging time for the studio, which has faced several layoffs following Microsoft‘s merger with Activision Blizzard in 2023, including the recent cancellation of the long-awaited project Everwild. Game Developer has reached out to Microsoft for further details regarding this internal appointment.

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