ZeniMax Media
ZeniMax Media Inc. is an American video game holding company based in Rockville, Maryland, and founded in 1999.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Predecessor | Media Technology Limited |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | , US |
Key people | James L. Leder (CEO) |
| Total equity | US$2.5 billion (2016) |
Number of employees | 2,300+ (2020) |
| Parent | Xbox Game Studios (2021–2023) Microsoft Gaming (2023–present) |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | zenimax.com |
| Footnotes / references | |
The company owns publisher Bethesda Softworks with its development unit Bethesda Game Studios (developer of The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Starfield), as well as developers id Software (Doom, Quake, and Rage series), Arkane Studios (Dishonored, Prey, and Redfall), MachineGames (Wolfenstein series), Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Hi-Fi Rush), and ZeniMax Online Studios (The Elder Scrolls Online).
Microsoft announced its intent to acquire ZeniMax Media and all its subsidiaries for $7.5 billion on September 21, 2020. The acquisition was completed on March 9, 2021. ZeniMax Media is a subsidiary of Microsoft Gaming along with Xbox Game Studios and Activision Blizzard.