Bethesda Softworks

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subsidiary company video game developer video game publisher

Bethesda Softworks is a prominent American video game publisher and developer best known for franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	subsidiary company → video game developer → video game publisher →
acquiredBy	Microsoft → ZeniMax Media →
acquisitionDate	1999 → 2021 →
country	USA → United States →
developerOf	Fallout 3 → Fallout 4 → Fallout 76 → Starfield → The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind → The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion → The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim →
distributionPlatform	Nintendo platforms → PC → PlayStation → Xbox →
foundedBy	Christopher Weaver →
founder	Christopher Weaver →
genreFocus	action role-playing games → first-person shooters → role-playing games →
hasSubsidiary	Bethesda Game Studios →
headquartersLocation	Maryland → Rockville, Maryland NERFINISHED → United States →
inception	1986 →
industry	interactive entertainment → video games →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
notableWork	Fallout series → The Elder Scrolls series →
ownedBy	Microsoft → ZeniMax Media →
parentOrganization	Microsoft → ZeniMax Media →
partOf	Xbox Game Studios →
publisherOf	DOOM (2016) → DOOM Eternal → Dishonored → Dishonored 2 → Fallout 3 → Fallout 4 → Fallout 76 → Fallout: New Vegas → Prey (2017) → Rage → Rage 2 → Starfield → The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind → The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion → The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim → The Evil Within → The Evil Within 2 → Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus → Wolfenstein: The New Order →
subsidiaryOf	ZeniMax Media →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dishonored franchise → Doom franchise → Fallout (video game series) → Quake franchise → The Elder Scrolls Online → The Evil Within franchise → Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus → Wolfenstein franchise (via MachineGames) → Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot → Wolfenstein: The New Order → Wolfenstein: The Old Blood → Wolfenstein: Youngblood →	publisher
MachineGames → Roundhouse Studios → Tango Gameworks → id Software →	parentCompany
Alpha Dog Games ("Bethesda Softworks (through ZeniMax Media)") → Robert A. Altman → Robert A. Altman →	associatedWith
MachineGames → Tango Gameworks →	distributionPartner
ZeniMax Media → ZeniMax Media ("Bethesda Game Studios") →	owns
Arkane Studios ("Bethesda Softworks family of studios") → Roundhouse Studios ("Bethesda family of game developers") →	partOf
ZeniMax Media → ZeniMax Media ("Bethesda Game Studios") →	subsidiary
The Elder Scrolls Online →	distributor
Bethesda Softworks ("Bethesda Game Studios") →	hasSubsidiary
Fallout (video game series) →	owner
Robert A. Altman →	parentCompanyOf
MachineGames →	publisherForMajorTitles