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Microsoft Buys ZeniMax & Bethesda Softworks for $7,5B

ByMMORPG.GG September 21, 2020

Microsoft has announced that they have purchased Zenimax Media which included Bethesda Softworks and ZeniMax Online Studios for 7.5 billion dollars.

This means a shift in ownership for properties like Elder Scrolls Online and Fallout 76.

After the purchase Microsoft now owns 23 in-house Xbox game developers.

Bethesda will still run as it’s own division with the same leadership structure, and in a tweet from Matt Firor, Studio Director of ZeniMax Online Studios, reassured ESO players that the game would continue to be updated and operated as it was before.

A note from Matt Firor, Studio Director of ZeniMax Online Studios: https://t.co/fI25uklrZ5 pic.twitter.com/q3qoJwUmXu
— The Elder Scrolls Online (@TESOnline) September 21, 2020

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