ZeniMax Media

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privately held company (until 2021) subsidiary (after 2021) video game holding company

ZeniMax Media is a video game holding company best known as the parent of Bethesda Softworks, the publisher of major franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Bethesda Softworks (through parent company role) 1
The Elder Scrolls Online (via ZeniMax Online Studios) 1
ZeniMax Media group of studios 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf privately held company (until 2021) ⓘ
subsidiary (after 2021) ⓘ
video game holding company ⓘ
acquiredBy Microsoft ⓘ
acquisitionAnnounced September 2020 ⓘ
acquisitionDate 2021 ⓘ
acquisitionValue 7.5 billion USD ⓘ
coFounder Christopher Weaver ⓘ
Robert A. Altman ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
foundedBy Christopher Weaver ⓘ
Robert A. Altman ⓘ
hasDivision ZeniMax Online Studios ⓘ
hasSlogan “The future of entertainment” (used historically) ⓘ
headquartersLocation Rockville, Maryland ⓘ
surface form: Rockville, Maryland, United States
inception 1999 ⓘ
industry video games ⓘ
keyPerson Robert A. Altman ⓘ
legalForm corporation ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
notableFor Dishonored franchise (via Arkane Studios) ⓘ
Doom franchise (via id Software) ⓘ
Fallout franchise (via Bethesda) ⓘ
Quake franchise (via id Software) ⓘ
ZeniMax Media self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Elder Scrolls Online (via ZeniMax Online Studios)

The Elder Scrolls franchise (via Bethesda) ⓘ
The Evil Within franchise (via Tango Gameworks) ⓘ
Wolfenstein franchise (via MachineGames) ⓘ
owns Alpha Dog Games ⓘ
Arkane Studios ⓘ
Bethesda Softworks ⓘ
surface form: Bethesda Game Studios

Bethesda Softworks ⓘ
MachineGames ⓘ
Roundhouse Studios ⓘ
Tango Gameworks ⓘ
ZeniMax Online Studios ⓘ
id Software ⓘ
parentOrganization Microsoft ⓘ
Xbox Game Studios ⓘ
positionHeld Robert A. Altman – co-founder and CEO ⓘ
subsidiary Alpha Dog Games ⓘ
Arkane Studios ⓘ
Bethesda Softworks ⓘ
surface form: Bethesda Game Studios

Bethesda Softworks ⓘ
MachineGames ⓘ
Roundhouse Studios ⓘ
Tango Gameworks ⓘ
ZeniMax Online Studios ⓘ
id Software ⓘ
website https://www.zenimax.com/ ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Microsoft → acquired → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
Alpha Dog Games → acquiredBy → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
Bethesda Softworks → acquiredBy → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
MachineGames → acquiredBy → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
subject surface form: Quake franchise
subject surface form: Robert A. Altman
Robert A. Altman → boardMemberOf → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
subject surface form: Robert A. Altman
Robert A. Altman → coFounded → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
subject surface form: Robert A. Altman
Robert A. Altman → employer → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
Robert A. Altman → founded → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
subject surface form: Robert A. Altman
this entity surface form: Bethesda Softworks (through parent company role)
Alpha Dog Games → hasParentCompany → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
ZeniMax Media → notableFor → ZeniMax Media self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Elder Scrolls Online (via ZeniMax Online Studios)
Bethesda Softworks → ownedBy → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
subject surface form: Doom franchise
subject surface form: Quake franchise
MachineGames → parentCompany → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
Roundhouse Studios → parentCompany → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
Tango Gameworks → parentCompany → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
ZeniMax Online Studios → parentCompany → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
id Software → parentCompany → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
Alpha Dog Games → parentOrganization → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
Arkane Studios → parentOrganization → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
Bethesda Softworks → parentOrganization → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
Alpha Dog Games → partOf → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
this entity surface form: ZeniMax Media group of studios
Roundhouse Studios → partOf → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
this entity surface form: ZeniMax family of game developers
subject surface form: Quake franchise
this entity surface form: Zenimax Media
subject surface form: The Evil Within franchise
Alpha Dog Games → subsidiaryOf → ZeniMax Media ⓘ
Bethesda Softworks → subsidiaryOf → ZeniMax Media ⓘ