@gamingonlinux Did a little research on "Ed Fries, Former Head of Microsoft Studios". Apparently he joined Microsoft right out of university and spent 18 years there. According to Wikipedia his "notable work" is Halo 2600, an Atari 2600 game inspired by Halo and released in 2010.

Don't get me wrong, that's a cool project, but it seems clear that his programming experience consists solely of Atari 2600, Microsoft, and Playstation.