The current head of Xbox Game Studios, Alan Hartman, is to retire at the end of November, with Rare studio boss Craig Duncan taking over ( thanks, GI.biz ). Hartman's been at Xbox for a long time, with a list of credits across everything from Age of Empires to Forza, though has only been in the head honcho role for a year.

Xbox Games Studios head Alan Hartman is stepping down from his post after more than three decades working at parent company Microsoft.

Xbox Game Studios is now led by Craig Duncan, who served as studio head of Rare for the last 13 years, as current XGS boss Alan Hartmann retires soon.