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It is not clear who will replace Robert Altman as CEO of ZeniMax Media. Robert A. Altman, the founder and CEO of Bethesda parent company ZeniMax, has passed away. News of Altman’s passing was shared on Twitter via the official Bethesda account. Robert Altman was 74 years old and is survived by his wife Lynda Carter and their two children. The message shared by Bethesda on Twitter reflected on the career of the ZeniMax founder. “He was a true visionary, friend, and believer in the spirit of...

More: Robert A. Altman, founder of Bethesda and id Software parent ZeniMax Media and its longtime CEO, has passed away at the age of 74. A tweet from the Bethesda account shared the news today, memorializing Altman as a "true visionary, friend, and believer in the spirit of people and the power of what they could accomplish together." Altman founded ZeniMax Media alongside Christopher Weaver in 1999. In the 20 plus years since, ZeniMax has become a prolific company under...

Robert A. Altman, Who Sold ZeniMax Game Studio to Microsoft, Dies Dina Bass, Christopher Palmeri and Devon Pendleton, Bloomberg News LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 05: ZeniMax Media Chairman/CEO Robert A. Altman attends the Fallout 4 video game launch event in downtown Los Angeles on November 5, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Bethesda) , Photographer: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images (Bloomberg) -- Robert A...

With Microsoft having revealed its intention to acquire ZeniMax and Bethesda in 2020, it’s worth remembering that the deal hasn’t entirely gone through yet. With such a massive acquisition, there’s a lot of business and formality that has to take place first. One such matter of business is clearance under concerns of antitrust regulation. Microsoft is still waiting for said clearance in Europe, and could see a decision by early March 2021. The official deadline of ruling for Microsoft’s...

More recently, rumors around Microsoft seem to indicate that the company plans to make similar acquisitions to bolster the Xbox library in the future. Whether that’s in 2021 or beyond isn’t known at this point, and while this is just an unconfirmed rumor, it’s hard not to expect Microsoft to take similar steps. While the acquisition of ZeniMax is a significant investment in Xbox’s success, a series of franchises under one publisher isn’t enough to tip the balance. Additional acquis...

Dishonored 2 Is the Perfect Sequel There’s been a lot said about whether sequels are a good thing in entertainment. Often they’re a retread, or they lose the magic of what came before — but they can also save a concept that needed more time. Sometimes though, they can go further. Some sequels are the best possible version of a game, and Dishonored 2 is one such sequel. There’s not a thing I can think of that the first game struggles with that its successor doesn’t rectify. The first ...

Xbox reveals new items to celebrate summer BANG Showbiz 21/01/2021 Bang Showbiz © Bang Showbiz Xbox controller Xbox has designed a bucket hat, a towel and a backpack for gaming fans in Australia and New Zealand. The world-famous brand has previously released a host of similar items - including the Xbox Onesie - and has now announced an exciting new range is being made available to consumers in the two countries. In order to get their hands on the prizes, consumers must ac...

Left 4 Dead-style co-op multiplayer zombie shooter. Since Valve isnt bringing Left 4 Dead 3 to the masses, Back 4 Blood is the next best thing. Taking place following an outbreak after most of humanity has been wiped out, the game finds players eliminating enemies called "the Ridden." As a band of veterans called the "Cleaners," players will slay zombies while an AI director continues to use tactics in the background to stop them. Its as close to the third Left 4 Dead 3 were apparently going...

January 20, 2021 Sony There are an eye-popping amount of games coming out in 2021, and it can be a little hard to sort through all of them. From fun co-op adventures like It Takes Two to blockbuster action titles like Gotham Knights, this is a hard year in gaming to top in terms of sheer variety alone. There’s a huge chance that something you’re really looking forward to is on this list, and you don’t even know it yet.  What we’ve done is condensed this onslaught of exciting releases i...

DualShockers Most Anticipated Games — 2021 Edition The staff at DualShockers share what games theyre excited to play this year. Last year, the year known as 2020, was a year alright. On top of struggling through adjusting to a pandemic, we saw not only a bunch of new games, but we welcomed the next-generation consoles — or current-generation if you like. The year felt like one of the slowest years to date, and yet it ended suddenly, bringing us to 2021. There’s a huge range of games plann...