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Also known as ZeniMax Media Inc.

media company by Microsoft

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Vinony's link graph records 886 inbound references to ZeniMax Media, and connects out to Bethesda Game Studios, The Washington Post and Xbox.

Vinony files it under 1999 establishments in Maryland, 2021 mergers and acquisitions and American companies established in 1999.

Vinony links it to 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Video games
Predecessor
Media Technology Limited
Founded
1999 ; 27 years ago ( 1999 )
Founders
Christopher Weaver Robert A. Altman
Headquarters
Rockville, Maryland , US
Total equity
US$ 2.5 billion (2016)
Number of employees
2,300+ (2020)
Parent
Microsoft (2021–2022) , Xbox (2022–present)
Subsidiaries
Arkane Studios Bethesda Softworks id Software MachineGames ZeniMax Online Studios
Website
zenimax.com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
holding company
Headquarters
Rockville
Owned by
Microsoft
Parent organization
Xbox
Employees
1500
Official website
www.zenimax.com
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topic's main category
Category:ZeniMax Media
inception
1999-05-26
product or material produced
The Elder Scrolls
topic has template
Template:ZeniMax Media
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Encyclopedic overview

ZeniMax Media Inc. is an American video game holding company based in Rockville, Maryland. The company was founded in 1999 by Christopher Weaver and Robert A. Altman as the parent company for Weaver's video game publisher Bethesda Softworks. The company additionally owns the development studios Bethesda Game Studios (The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Starfield), id Software (Doom, Quake, and Rage), Arkane Studios (Dishonored, Prey, and Redfall), MachineGames (Wolfenstein), and ZeniMax Online Studios (The Elder Scrolls Online). Microsoft acquired ZeniMax Media for $8.1 billion in March 2021 and operates it under the Xbox division.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ZeniMax Media” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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