Microsoft buys ZeniMax Media and Bethesda

Yesterday, the announced plans to buy Zenimax Media for $7,5 billion.

Zenimax Media is one of the largest game developers and publishers, with instantly recognizable brands including Bethesda Softworks, id Software and Arkane .

The gaming industry is projected to earn over $ 200 billion by 2021, and Microsoft hopes this strategic move will put some of the most popular developers in the XBOX and Windows 10 family into gaming.

As part of this deal, Microsoft will acquire Zenimax Media and its subsidiaries for $7,5 billion in cash. In including the offices and studios of more than 2.300 employees from Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog and Roundhouse Studios.

This deal will bring legendary games like , The Elder Scrolls, DOOM, Quote and Wolfenstein directly under Microsoft's control, with possible XBOX and Windows 10 exclusive games in the future.

Microsoft hopes to complete this deal in the second half of 2021.

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Written by Anastasis Vasileiadis

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