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Last month, it was revealed Rare's boss Craig Duncan would become the new leader of Xbox Game Studios, replacing Forza Motorsport's Alan Hartman.

Now, in an update on Rare's socials, it seems Duncan has "recently started" in his new role, with his existing team celebrating his tenure after "13 years and 10 months".

"Today we're celebrating @Gamerboss' tenure at @RareLtd; after 13 years and 10 months, our head honcho recently started a new role as Head of Xbox Game Studios! We'll still see plenty of him, but he'll miss out on daily cake. Thanks for everything, Craig, from all of us. You rock!

If you need an update on the current structure at Microsoft's gaming division - Phil Spencer is Microsoft Gaming CEO, Sarah Bond is the president of Xbox, and Matt Booty is the president of game content and studios.

In other words, Duncan still has plenty of higher-ups to report to and is walking a similar pathway to certain other Xbox employees in the past. Until now, Duncan was leading Rare on projects like Sea Of Thieves and has years of industry experience.

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