Microsoft has hired Breaking Bad network AMC unscripted programming director Ari Mark, the company announced today after reports of the move circulated in December. Mark's position at Xbox Entertainment Studios will likely feel familiar to him, as his duties at Microsoft will include overseeing unscripted content for Xbox.

Mark will work from Xbox Entertainment Studios in Santa Monica, Calif. where he will report to president of the outfit Nancy Tellem.

At AMC, Mark helped launch the network's unscripted shows, including programming like The Pitch and Small Town Security, as well as Talking Dead and Comic Book Men. It's unclear what he's working on at Xbox.

Xbox Entertainment Studios' first project is a documentary series that will investigate the events surrounding the 1983 burial of millions of copies of Atari's famously unsuccessful E.T. movie tie-in. The first installment is due out exclusively on Xbox platforms this year.

The studio is also working on a Halo TV show produced by acclaimed film director Steven Spielberg and, according to reports, a World Cup-themed show called Every Street United.