Microsoft buys Bethesda, acquiring ‘Fallout’ and ‘Elder Scrolls’ franchises

[Jacob Siegal]

• Microsoft is acquiring Bethesda Softworks and parent company ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion.
• Bethesda Softworks is best known for publishing some of the gaming industry's biggest franchises, including The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Doom, Dishonored, and Wolfenstein.
• Bethesda games will be coming to Xbox Game Pass on console and PC as part of the deal.

Microsoft announced on Monday that it will be acquiring ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion in cash. ZeniMax is the parent company of game publisher Bethesda Softworks, publisher of some of the industry's biggest titles, including The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Doom, Dishonored, and Wolfenstein. With this acquisition, Microsoft Game Studios grows from 15 to 23 teams, as Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, Arkane, and more join the team.

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