Although many publishers rely on existing teams to create the latest and greatest games, Microsoft seem to be setting up several new first party studios, which is a great sign.

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Leap Experience Pioneers (LXP) were discovered a few months back, but now their website reveals more of their sister studios, with job application links. Those studios are SOTA (State of the Art), [FUN]ction Studios, Good Science, NP, and Platform Next.

Naturally, there’s no word on what they’re working on but LXP are “looking for an experienced creative individual who can help us bring Microsoft’s next big IP to life” according to their job listing. That could be quite exciting.

Via NeoGAF