SEATTLE, WA – Microsoft has named Asha Sharma Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Gaming, the company announced in messages to employees on February 19. Sharma will ...
Despite concerns over an AI-driven pivot, Sharma vows to avoid “soulless AI slop” and return to Xbox’s original renegade spirit Microsoft is officially ushering in a new era for its gaming division, ...
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 ...
Last week’s surprise departure of Phil Spencer from Microsoft led to the promotion of Asha Sharma, who comes to head Microsoft’s gaming division after two years as president of the company’s CoreAI ...
After the shock resignation of Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond from Xbox last week, the gaming world is attempting to piece together exactly what will happen next to Microsoft’s gaming brand, especially ...
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To the surprise of absolutely nobody at all, the gaming community reacted with hostility when Phil Spencer retired from Microsoft Gaming and previous CoreAI president Asha Sharma took his place as CEO ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. Late Friday, Microsoft announced an enormous shakeup of ...
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 ...
Microsoft announced on February 20, 2026, that longtime CEO of Xbox and Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer has stepped down and will be replaced by Asha Sharma from the Company’s AI Division. Asha Sharma ...
Freshly minted Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma has kicked off the newest era of Xbox leadership with an open thread on Elon Musk’s social media platform. Coming from Microsoft’s AI division, the ...