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Which Bethesda Games Will Be Xbox Exclusives?

One of the biggest acquisitions in gaming history is official: Microsoft now owns ZeniMax Media and its treasured game publisher Bethesda Softworks. This means that Xbox Game Studios has the keys to all of the publisher’s major studios and properties, too. Everything Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios have to offer is now at the disposal of the Xbox brand. This is both good news and bad news, depending on whether you’re an avid Xbox player or not. The Bethesda acquisition means tons of new first-party titles for the…
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Bethesda’s Indiana Jones: Clues We Found in the Trailer

Just as we were getting over the shock of all the cat ears in that Bowser’s Fury trailer, we were blindsided by this tweet that reveals Wolfenstein developers MachineGames and publisher Bethesda are working on a new Indiana Jones game in association with the recently revived Lucasfilm Games brand. A new Indiana Jones game with an original story is in development from our studio, @MachineGames, and will be executive produced by Todd Howard, in collaboration with @LucasfilmGames. It'll be some time before we have more to reveal, but we’re very excited to share today’s news!— Bethesda (@bethesda) January 12, 2021…
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Bethesda Collections Featuring Wolfenstein and Dishonored Rated For Xbox Series X

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has posted new content ratings for two Bethesda collections: one featuring the recent titles in the Wolfenstein series and another the includes the recent works of Dishonored developer Arkane Studios. The Wolfenstein collection (referred to as Wolfenstein: The Alternative History Bundle) will seemingly contain Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, and Wolfenstein: Youngblood. The ESRB rates the collection for Xbox Series X, while a retail listing on Best Buy’s website indicates that it will also be available for PS4 and Xbox One. The current-gen versions of the game…
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Xbox Team Indicates Bethesda Will Retain Creative Control

In a statement to CNET, Xbox’s Phil Spencer noted that Microsoft currently plans for Bethesda to operate semi-independently despite the fact that they were one of the ZeniMax Media studios acquired in a recent deal. “It is about the culture of those teams,” said Spencer of Bethesda. “They’re not about becoming us.” While Spencer does not elaborate on how, exactly, Microsoft and the Xbox team will treat Bethesda in regards to official requests and other procedural matters, everything that we’ve heard so far seems to indicate that the plan is for Bethesda to pretty much function as they would have…
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How the Bethesda Deal Changes the Xbox Series X vs. PS5 Console War

Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media, parent company of game publisher Bethesda Softworks and all of its prized studios, isn’t just one of the biggest deals ($7.5 billion) in the history of the industry. It’s an arrangement that could very well change the course of gaming as well as the outcome of the Xbox Series X vs. PS5 console war. That may sound like an exaggeration. To be fair, we’ve already seen some people jump to incredible conclusions regarding the implications of this deal and how it will affect consumers in the coming years. Will Elder Scrolls 6 and Starfield be…
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What the Xbox/Bethesda Deal Means for The Elder Scrolls 6, Starfield, and Fallout

Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media, parents company of game publisher Bethesda Softworks brand, has left people wondering just what this means for the future of the Xbox Series X and Game Pass as well as upcoming Bethesda titles like The Elder Scrolls 6, Starfield, and upcoming Fallout projects. Let’s start with what we know for sure about this subject. In a press release, Microsoft made it clear that this deal includes everything that comes with the ZeniMax Media and Bethesda brands. Specifically, the company cites “publishing offices and development studios spanning the globe with over 2,300 employees,” all associated Bethesda…
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Future Bethesda Games Like Elder Scrolls 6 Could Still Release on PS5 on a “Case-by-case Basis”

The news that Xbox had purchased ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda, and all of its properties shook the games industry this morning and seemed to completely change the next-gen landscape. The $7.5 billion purchase has not only increased the number of studios under Xbox’s banner to 23 but also given Microsoft ownership over some of the biggest game franchises ever created.  The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake, and the upcoming Starfield — they all belong to Xbox now. With the approaching release of the Xbox Series X and Series S and the start of another next-gen console war with Sony, the…
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Elder Scrolls and Fallout Publisher Bethesda Acquired by Xbox

Xbox has announced that it has acquired famed video game publisher Bethesda Softworks and its parent company ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion. Bethesda is best known as the studio behind The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake, and the upcoming space RPG Starfield. The studios acquired under the deal include Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios. “Bethesda’s games have always had a special place on Xbox and in the hearts of millions of gamers around the world. Our teams have a close and storied history working together,…
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