ZeniMax Media

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ZeniMax Media is a video game holding company best known as the parent of Bethesda Softworks, the publisher of major franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf privately held company (until 2021)
subsidiary (after 2021)
video game holding company
acquiredBy Microsoft
acquisitionAnnounced September 2020
acquisitionDate 2021
acquisitionValue 7.5 billion USD
coFounder Christopher Weaver
Robert A. Altman
country United States
foundedBy Christopher Weaver
Robert A. Altman
hasDivision ZeniMax Online Studios
hasSlogan “The future of entertainment” (used historically)
headquartersLocation Rockville, Maryland, United States
linked to: Rockville, Maryland
inception 1999
industry video games
keyPerson Robert A. Altman
legalForm corporation
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
notableFor Dishonored franchise (via Arkane Studios)
Doom franchise (via id Software)
Fallout franchise (via Bethesda)
Quake franchise (via id Software)
The Elder Scrolls Online (via ZeniMax Online Studios)
linked to: ZeniMax Media

The Elder Scrolls franchise (via Bethesda)
The Evil Within franchise (via Tango Gameworks)
Wolfenstein franchise (via MachineGames)
owns Alpha Dog Games
Arkane Studios
Bethesda Game Studios
linked to: Bethesda Softworks

Bethesda Softworks
MachineGames
Roundhouse Studios
Tango Gameworks
ZeniMax Online Studios
id Software
parentOrganization Microsoft
Xbox Game Studios
positionHeld Robert A. Altman – co-founder and CEO
subsidiary Alpha Dog Games
Arkane Studios
Bethesda Game Studios
linked to: Bethesda Softworks

Bethesda Softworks
MachineGames
Roundhouse Studios
Tango Gameworks
ZeniMax Online Studios
id Software
website https://www.zenimax.com/

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Microsoft acquired ZeniMax Media
ZeniMax Media notableFor The Elder Scrolls Online (via ZeniMax Online Studios)
linked to: ZeniMax Media
id Software parentCompany ZeniMax Media
MachineGames parentCompany ZeniMax Media
MachineGames acquiredBy ZeniMax Media
Alpha Dog Games parentOrganization ZeniMax Media
Alpha Dog Games subsidiaryOf ZeniMax Media
Alpha Dog Games acquiredBy ZeniMax Media
Alpha Dog Games hasParentCompany ZeniMax Media
Alpha Dog Games partOf ZeniMax Media group of studios
linked to: ZeniMax Media
Roundhouse Studios parentCompany ZeniMax Media
Roundhouse Studios partOf ZeniMax family of game developers
linked to: ZeniMax Media
Doom franchise owner ZeniMax Media
The Evil Within franchise publisherParentCompany ZeniMax Media
Robert A. Altman coFounded ZeniMax Media
Robert A. Altman employer ZeniMax Media
Robert A. Altman hasEmployer Bethesda Softworks (through parent company role)
linked to: ZeniMax Media
Robert A. Altman associatedWith ZeniMax Media
Robert A. Altman employer ZeniMax Media
Robert A. Altman coFounded ZeniMax Media
Robert A. Altman boardMemberOf ZeniMax Media
Robert A. Altman founded ZeniMax Media
Arkane Studios parentOrganization ZeniMax Media
Tango Gameworks parentCompany ZeniMax Media
Quake franchise publisher Zenimax Media
linked to: ZeniMax Media
Quake franchise owner ZeniMax Media
Quake franchise acquiredBy ZeniMax Media
Bethesda Softworks parentOrganization ZeniMax Media
Bethesda Softworks ownedBy ZeniMax Media
Bethesda Softworks subsidiaryOf ZeniMax Media
Bethesda Softworks acquiredBy ZeniMax Media
ZeniMax Online Studios parentCompany ZeniMax Media
Christopher Weaver notableWork ZeniMax Media
Christopher Weaver founded ZeniMax Media
Christopher Weaver coFounded ZeniMax Media
Christopher Weaver employer ZeniMax Media
Doom (2016 video game) publisherParentCompany ZeniMax Media
subject linked to: Doom (2016)
Redfall publisherParentCompany ZeniMax Media
QuakeCon associatedWith ZeniMax Media
Fallout 3 distributor ZeniMax Media