Microsoft has announced that their acquisition of ZeniMax Media is complete, having received the all clear from the US SEC and European Commission who investigated the takeover bid and its impact on t
Bethesda Officially Joins Xbox Games Studios, Some Future Titles Will Be Microsoft-Exclusive
Microsoft’s acquisition with ZeniMax Media has officially been completed. Bethesda SVP of public relations and marketing Pete Hines also noted that the deal has passed requisite regulatory approvals and has been signed. Bethesda is now part of Microsoft’s Xbox Games Studios family.
This acquisition adds several other studios to Xbox’s first-party portfolio, including id Software, Arkane, MachineGames, Alpha Dog, Roundhouse Studios, and Tango Gameworks. Hines stated that Game Pass has been an important initiative for Xbox, and Bethesda is going to put more of its titles in the subscription service going forward.
Bethesda officially joins Xbox family, some exclusives planned for the future
Mar 9, 2021 10:10 EST with 7 comments
Only a day after news arrived of regulatory approvals, the combining of ZeniMax Media with Xbox has been made official by Microsoft. The Xbox ecosystem now has eight more first-party game development studios, them being Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios.
While the heads of the two gaming giants did not make any new game-related announcements today, they did share separate blog posts regarding the journey so far and teasers about what s to come.
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