Current Events > Microsoft buys ZeniMax Studios (owners of Bethesda)

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teepan95 09/21/20 9:13:19 AM #1:	https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/21/welcoming-bethesda-to-the-xbox-family/amp/ --- teep dumb as f*** fr - BatmanvonDoom I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong - NigerianKnight <cite>teepan95 posted [p:944890174] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/21/welcoming-bethesda-to-the-xbox-family/amp/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
3PiesAndAFork 09/21/20 9:14:29 AM #2:	RIP --- "I could care less" means you care right now. The proper phrase is "I couldn't care less." <cite>3PiesAndAFork posted [p:944890222] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>RIP </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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coh 09/21/20 9:14:51 AM #4:	Great news <cite>coh posted [p:944890229] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Great news </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Romulox28 09/21/20 9:15:05 AM #5:	Lol oh shit, guess Im getting a series x now --- https://imgur.com/LhwwG <cite>Romulox28 posted [p:944890238] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Lol oh shit, guess Im getting a series x now </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darkninja42 09/21/20 9:18:00 AM #6:	Damn it, I don't care about Elder Scrolls or Fallout but all those other franchises...shit --- I'm far from high end, I just know what suits me. <cite>Darkninja42 posted [p:944890337] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Damn it, I don't care about Elder Scrolls or Fallout but all those other franchises...shit </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VerisimiIitude 09/21/20 9:18:49 AM #7:	Oh.. So wait, Microsoft has both Bethesda and Obsidian now? --- Onyx87 Feel the love... <cite>VerisimiIitude posted [p:944890365] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Oh.. So wait, Microsoft has both Bethesda and Obsidian now? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 09/21/20 9:19:39 AM #8:	Great can you imagine the Sea of Thieves team behind Elder Scrolls 6 LOL --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting/RC https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:944890389] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Great can you imagine the Sea of Thieves team behind Elder Scrolls 6 LOL </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Geisterdrache 09/21/20 9:20:53 AM #9:	Thats disgusting but Romulox28 posted... Lol oh shit, guess Im getting a series x now --- RebelElite791 <cite>Geisterdrache posted [p:944890428] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Thats disgusting but Romulox28 posted... </cite> <quote>Lol oh shit, guess Im getting a series x now</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 09/21/20 9:22:09 AM #10:	So both Elder Scrolls and the future "Elder Scrolls Killer" (Avowed from Obsidian) will be xbox only That's quite an advantage <cite>Zikten posted [p:944890465] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>So both Elder Scrolls and the future "Elder Scrolls Killer" (Avowed from Obsidian) will be xbox only That's quite an advantage</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bumjuice001 09/21/20 9:22:44 AM #11:	Shadowmere DLC for Forza <cite>Bumjuice001 posted [p:944890479] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Shadowmere DLC for Forza </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teepan95 09/21/20 9:22:49 AM #12:	Geisterdrache posted... Thats disgusting but Romulox28 posted... Lol oh shit, guess Im getting a series x now Would they not release the games for PC also? --- teep dumb as f*** fr - BatmanvonDoom I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong - NigerianKnight <cite>teepan95 posted [p:944890482] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Geisterdrache posted...</cite> <quote>Thats disgusting but Romulox28 posted... </cite> <quote> Lol oh shit, guess Im getting a series x now</quote></quote> Would they not release the games for PC also?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 09/21/20 9:23:16 AM #13:	Daaaaaaaamn --- https://imgur.com/BGbZK <cite>Funkydog posted [p:944890502] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Daaaaaaaamn </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Romulox28 09/21/20 9:23:25 AM #14:	teepan95 posted... Would they not release the games for PC also? yea probably, I dont have a gaming pc tho --- https://imgur.com/LhwwG <cite>Romulox28 posted [p:944890509] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>teepan95 posted... </cite> <quote>Would they not release the games for PC also?</quote>yea probably, I dont have a gaming pc tho </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
littlebro07 09/21/20 9:24:01 AM #15:	Holy fuck --- https://i.imgtc.com/MGGa6Os.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:944890529] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Holy fuck </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 09/21/20 9:24:01 AM #16:	Just buy a PC man it's a better investment than a console. Waiting for the market to open I'm curious to see where this goes. --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting/RC https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:944890530] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Just buy a PC man it's a better investment than a console. Waiting for the market to open I'm curious to see where this goes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TroutPaste 09/21/20 9:24:35 AM #17:	They'll be on the Xbox PC game pass and all that --- https://steamcommunity.com/id/Acerbic89 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1488-free-games <cite>TroutPaste posted [p:944890553] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>They'll be on the Xbox PC game pass and all that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shadowplay 09/21/20 9:24:50 AM #18:	Romulox28 posted... yea probably, I dont have a gaming pc tho This is your cue to stop playing on DRM machines. --- I make a topic in Final Fantasy 12 to ask if Tifa! They said no Tifa. Hardness gone!-gandob <cite>Shadowplay posted [p:944890561] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Romulox28 posted... </cite> <quote>yea probably, I dont have a gaming pc tho</quote>This is your cue to stop playing on DRM machines. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiggy101011 09/21/20 9:26:07 AM #19:	Microsoft owns Doom... they own id software. My brain really can't compute what has happened. --- Gamertag: F1RE v2 PSN ID: F1REx www.Twitch.tv/f1rev2 <cite>Jiggy101011 posted [p:944890613] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Microsoft owns Doom... they own id software. My brain really can't compute what has happened. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SmidgeIsntBack 09/21/20 9:27:14 AM #20:	Jiggy101011 posted... Microsoft owns Doom... they own id software. My brain really can't compute what has happened. --- Podcast and Audiobook Board https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1364- View my ASCII art and others' at https://gfascii.art/ <cite>SmidgeIsntBack posted [p:944890647] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Jiggy101011 posted... </cite> <quote>Microsoft owns Doom... they own id software. My brain really can't compute what has happened.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teepan95 09/21/20 9:27:18 AM #21:	Romulox28 posted... teepan95 posted... Would they not release the games for PC also? yea probably, I dont have a gaming pc tho OK, fair enough Then there's no need for me to a get a SeXbox, I'm hoping --- teep dumb as f*** fr - BatmanvonDoom I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong - NigerianKnight <cite>teepan95 posted [p:944890651] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote>teepan95 posted... </cite> <quote> Would they not release the games for PC also?</quote>yea probably, I dont have a gaming pc tho</quote> OK, fair enough Then there's no need for me to a get a SeXbox, I'm hoping</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Geisterdrache 09/21/20 9:28:35 AM #22:	teepan95 posted... Would they not release the games for PC also? Yeah, but I always prefer console when its an option. Especially for TES --- RebelElite791 <cite>Geisterdrache posted [p:944890705] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>teepan95 posted... </cite> <quote>Would they not release the games for PC also?</quote>Yeah, but I always prefer console when its an option. Especially for TES </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coh 09/21/20 9:29:07 AM #23:	Geisterdrache posted... Yeah, but I always prefer console when its an option. Especially for TES Why TES tho <cite>coh posted [p:944890724] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Geisterdrache posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, but I always prefer console when its an option. Especially for TES</quote>Why TES tho </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teepan95 09/21/20 9:30:10 AM #24:	Geisterdrache posted... teepan95 posted... Would they not release the games for PC also? Yeah, but I always prefer console when its an option. Especially for TES I'm the opposite. I'm not much of a modder, but it's more convenient for me to have everything on PC (unless I already own in on another console) --- teep dumb as f*** fr - BatmanvonDoom I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong - NigerianKnight <cite>teepan95 posted [p:944890755] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Geisterdrache posted...</cite> <quote>teepan95 posted... </cite> <quote> Would they not release the games for PC also?</quote>Yeah, but I always prefer console when its an option. Especially for TES</quote> I'm the opposite. I'm not much of a modder, but it's more convenient for me to have everything on PC (unless I already own in on another console)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Geisterdrache 09/21/20 9:30:21 AM #25:	coh posted... Why TES tho Because its my favorite series and I like to play it with a controller on my couch and giant 4k tv --- RebelElite791 <cite>Geisterdrache posted [p:944890762] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>coh posted... </cite> <quote>Why TES tho</quote>Because its my favorite series and I like to play it with a controller on my couch and giant 4k tv </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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littlebro07 09/21/20 9:31:13 AM #27:	God damn, $7.5 billion acquisition. If this means both new DOOMs and Skyrim are coming to PC game pass permanently soon then fuck yeah that's another ~$100 I just saved, I've been contemplating buying all three for weeks. --- https://i.imgtc.com/MGGa6Os.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:944890797] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>God damn, $7.5 billion acquisition. If this means both new DOOMs and Skyrim are coming to PC game pass permanently soon then fuck yeah that's another ~$100 I just saved, I've been contemplating buying all three for weeks. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Romulox28 09/21/20 9:31:38 AM #28:	Shadowplay posted... This is your cue to stop playing on DRM machines. Dont want to drop $1k+ on a pc just to play games I could play on a $500 Xbox. Plus I already sit on a PC for like 9+ hrs a day at work, last thing I want to do in my free time in go back in the office lol --- https://imgur.com/LhwwG <cite>Romulox28 posted [p:944890812] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Shadowplay posted... </cite> <quote>This is your cue to stop playing on DRM machines.</quote>Dont want to drop $1k+ on a pc just to play games I could play on a $500 Xbox. Plus I already sit on a PC for like 9+ hrs a day at work, last thing I want to do in my free time in go back in the office lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teepan95 09/21/20 9:31:41 AM #29:	https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1308029942018510848 NEW VEGAS 2 LET'S GOOOOO --- teep dumb as f*** fr - BatmanvonDoom I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong - NigerianKnight <cite>teepan95 posted [p:944890815] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1308029942018510848 NEW VEGAS 2 LET'S GOOOOO</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
specialkid8 09/21/20 9:34:29 AM #30:	I have literally wished for this since they started buying up studios. This is the best news. I do wonder about TES6 and Starfield. They were obviously working on them before acquisition but they're both still years away. Will Microsoft be publishing some multiplats, like, five years after they bought them? That's pretty goofy. <cite>specialkid8 posted [p:944890906] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>I have literally wished for this since they started buying up studios. This is the best news. I do wonder about TES6 and Starfield. They were obviously working on them before acquisition but they're both still years away. Will Microsoft be publishing some multiplats, like, five years after they bought them? That's pretty goofy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sir Will 09/21/20 9:35:29 AM #31:	Holy shit. MS is serious. That must have cost a lot. --- River Song: Well, I was off to this gay gypsy bar mitzvah for the disabled when I thought 'Gosh, the Third Reich's a bit rubbish, I think i'll kill the Fuhrer' <cite>Sir Will posted [p:944890937] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Holy shit. MS is serious. That must have cost a lot. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 09/21/20 9:35:49 AM #32:	Geisterdrache posted... Because its my favorite series and I like to play it with a controller on my couch and giant 4k tv so just plug your pc into your tv? youd get a way better 4k experience that way --- https://imgur.com/oQHLBrx https://imgur.com/ah5IE8D https://imgur.com/USV84z9 https://imgur.com/PSjlohO <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:944890950] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Geisterdrache posted... </cite> <quote>Because its my favorite series and I like to play it with a controller on my couch and giant 4k tv</quote>so just plug your pc into your tv? youd get a way better 4k experience that way </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 09/21/20 9:37:24 AM #33:	Sir Will posted... Holy shit. MS is serious. That must have cost a lot. $7.5 billion --- https://imgur.com/BGbZK <cite>Funkydog posted [p:944891017] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Sir Will posted... </cite> <quote>Holy shit. MS is serious. That must have cost a lot.</quote>$7.5 billion </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Geisterdrache 09/21/20 9:38:12 AM #34:	Blows my mind that they paid almost twice what Disney paid for Lucasfilm --- RebelElite791 <cite>Geisterdrache posted [p:944891043] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Blows my mind that they paid almost twice what Disney paid for Lucasfilm </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teepan95 09/21/20 9:38:40 AM #35:	Geisterdrache posted... Blows my mind that they paid almost twice what Disney paid for Lucasfilm How much did Disney pay? 4 billion? --- teep dumb as f*** fr - BatmanvonDoom I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong - NigerianKnight <cite>teepan95 posted [p:944891060] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Geisterdrache posted...</cite> <quote>Blows my mind that they paid almost twice what Disney paid for Lucasfilm</quote> How much did Disney pay? 4 billion?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lysandear 09/21/20 9:38:45 AM #36:	why is everyone freaking out this seems like a great thing? <cite>Lysandear posted [p:944891064] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>why is everyone freaking out this seems like a great thing? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Geisterdrache 09/21/20 9:39:18 AM #37:	teepan95 posted... How much did Disney pay? 4 billion? Yeah --- RebelElite791 <cite>Geisterdrache posted [p:944891090] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>teepan95 posted... </cite> <quote>How much did Disney pay? 4 billion?</quote>Yeah </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
littlebro07 09/21/20 9:39:30 AM #38:	Lysandear posted... why is everyone freaking out this seems like a great thing? The freakout is mostly positive. --- https://i.imgtc.com/MGGa6Os.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:944891098] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Lysandear posted... </cite> <quote>why is everyone freaking out this seems like a great thing?</quote> The freakout is mostly positive. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
marc55 09/21/20 9:40:00 AM #39:	why is it a good thing ? --- There is no sound, no voice, no cry in all the world that can be heard... until someone listens. <cite>marc55 posted [p:944891113] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>why is it a good thing ? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teepan95 09/21/20 9:40:32 AM #40:	Geisterdrache posted... teepan95 posted... How much did Disney pay? 4 billion? Yeah Both decent chunks of change Lucasfilm owned all of star wars, right? Also the novels/games etc? --- teep dumb as f*** fr - BatmanvonDoom I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong - NigerianKnight <cite>teepan95 posted [p:944891121] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Geisterdrache posted...</cite> <quote>teepan95 posted... </cite> <quote> How much did Disney pay? 4 billion?</quote>Yeah</quote> Both decent chunks of change Lucasfilm owned all of star wars, right? Also the novels/games etc?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Geisterdrache 09/21/20 9:41:49 AM #41:	teepan95 posted... Both decent chunks of change Lucasfilm owned all of star wars, right? Also the novels/games etc? Yeah, came with all that. Only exception was the weird rights stuff surrounding the original Fox releases, but now Disney owns them too --- RebelElite791 <cite>Geisterdrache posted [p:944891158] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>teepan95 posted... </cite> <quote>Both decent chunks of change Lucasfilm owned all of star wars, right? Also the novels/games etc?</quote>Yeah, came with all that. Only exception was the weird rights stuff surrounding the original Fox releases, but now Disney owns them too </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FearAndLoathing 09/21/20 9:42:23 AM #42:	marc55 posted... why is it a good thing ? TES and Fallout games might get good developers again? <cite>FearAndLoathing posted [p:944891172] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>marc55 posted...</cite> <quote>why is it a good thing ? </quote> TES and Fallout games might get good developers again?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teepan95 09/21/20 9:42:35 AM #43:	Geisterdrache posted... teepan95 posted... Both decent chunks of change Lucasfilm owned all of star wars, right? Also the novels/games etc? Yeah, came with all that. Only exception was the weird rights stuff surrounding the original Fox releases, but now Disney owns them too Okay I guess it depends on the value difference between one massive IP and lot's of smaller IPs --- teep dumb as f*** fr - BatmanvonDoom I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong - NigerianKnight <cite>teepan95 posted [p:944891177] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Geisterdrache posted...</cite> <quote>teepan95 posted... </cite> <quote> Both decent chunks of change Lucasfilm owned all of star wars, right? Also the novels/games etc?</quote>Yeah, came with all that. Only exception was the weird rights stuff surrounding the original Fox releases, but now Disney owns them too</quote> Okay I guess it depends on the value difference between one massive IP and lot's of smaller IPs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Geisterdrache 09/21/20 9:44:41 AM #44:	FearAndLoathing posted... TES and Fallout games might get good developers again? They arent going to take the IPs from BGS. Derp --- RebelElite791 <cite>Geisterdrache posted [p:944891235] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>FearAndLoathing posted... </cite> <quote>TES and Fallout games might get good developers again?</quote>They arent going to take the IPs from BGS. Derp </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lysandear 09/21/20 9:45:14 AM #45:	FearAndLoathing posted... TES and Fallout games might get good developers again? this, would be very interested in giving the franchises another shot if bethesda isnt in charge, or if microsoft instills major regime change in bethesda <cite>Lysandear posted [p:944891251] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>FearAndLoathing posted... </cite> <quote>TES and Fallout games might get good developers again?</quote>this, would be very interested in giving the franchises another shot if bethesda isnt in charge, or if microsoft instills major regime change in bethesda </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tremain07 09/21/20 9:45:50 AM #46:	Sony just got destroyed before they even got started. --- IGN: Sun FC: 0061-0132-7564 <cite>tremain07 posted [p:944891274] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Sony just got destroyed before they even got started. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/21/20 9:46:03 AM #47:	Geisterdrache posted... They arent going to take the IPs from BGS. Derp No, but the license for those games essentially now costs Obsidian $0 all they need is permission from Microsoft. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:944891284] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Geisterdrache posted... </cite> <quote>They arent going to take the IPs from BGS. Derp</quote>No, but the license for those games essentially now costs Obsidian $0 all they need is permission from Microsoft. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teepan95 09/21/20 9:46:18 AM #48:	New Vegas "Complete Edition" let's gooooo --- teep dumb as f*** fr - BatmanvonDoom I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong - NigerianKnight <cite>teepan95 posted [p:944891298] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>New Vegas "Complete Edition" let's gooooo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sir Will 09/21/20 9:47:12 AM #49:	Lysandear posted... why is everyone freaking out this seems like a great thing? Not if you only buy Sony systems. Which this gen was a fair number of people. --- River Song: Well, I was off to this gay gypsy bar mitzvah for the disabled when I thought 'Gosh, the Third Reich's a bit rubbish, I think i'll kill the Fuhrer' <cite>Sir Will posted [p:944891331] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Lysandear posted... </cite> <quote>why is everyone freaking out this seems like a great thing?</quote>Not if you only buy Sony systems. Which this gen was a fair number of people. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lysandear 09/21/20 9:47:57 AM #50:	Sir Will posted... Not if you only buy Sony systems. Which this gen was a fair number of people. i have a computer so idc lol <cite>Lysandear posted [p:944891352] in Microsoft ... [t:78989939]...</cite> <quote>Sir Will posted... </cite> <quote>Not if you only buy Sony systems. Which this gen was a fair number of people.</quote>i have a computer so idc lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Microsoft buys ZeniMax Studios (owners of Bethesda) (+) Yeah! (+)

Current Events > Microsoft buys ZeniMax Studios (owners of Bethesda)