Microsoft?s stable of studios and franchises just grew exponentially. The company has entered into an acquisition agreement with Bethesda Softworks? parent company, ZeniMax Media, which means a slew of properties are joining the Xbox family. Of course, such properties include the likes of DOOM, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, The Evil Within, Wolfenstein, Dishonored, and Prey. Bethesda?s world-renowned talent counts as part of the sale as well, meaning Microsoft is gaining more than 2,300 of the industry?s most talented developers. According to Bloomberg, this will go down as the ?biggest video game purchase ever,? since Microsoft closed the deal for a reported $7.5 billion.
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer announced the news in a blog post via Xbox News, which features a list of all the development houses featured in the ZeniMax acquisition. Those teams are as follows: Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane Studios, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios.
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