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

Rare studio chief Craig Duncan will take over the role of head of Xbox Game Studios shortly, with Joe Neate and Jim Horth taking over as co-leads of Rare as the team continues to

Craig Duncan, the head of Microsoft studio Rare, will become the new head of Xbox Game Studios as current boss Alan Hartman retires. Duncan has been studio head at Rare since 2011, overseeing the likes of Sea of Thieves and multiple Kinect games.