Neowin News Feed for: Zenimax

Hundreds of Bethesda workers hold one-day strike over Microsoft outsourcing, remote policies

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:48:01 +0000

Hundreds of staff from four ZeniMax Studios offices are on strike, opposing Microsoft's remote work and outsourcing policies. Read more...

Microsoft Xbox President Sarah Bond tries to justify this week's studio shutdowns

John Callaham — Fri, 10 May 2024 14:08:01 +0000

Microsoft Xbox President Sarah Bond stated that the decision this week to close a number of its game development studios was made to make sure "the business is healthy for the long term." Read more...

Microsoft is reportedly offering voluntary severance deals to current ZeniMax workers

John Callaham — Wed, 08 May 2024 21:46:02 +0000

Microsoft is reportedly requesting a number of current team members at ZeniMax to take voluntary severance deals, following Tuesday's cuts of three game development studios in that division. Read more...

Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees from Activision-Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Xbox

Taras Buria — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 14:51:15 +0000

Microsoft is letting go about 1,900 employees from its gaming division, most of whom work in Activision Blizzard. Xbox and ZeniMax employees are also affected by the latest layoffs. Read more...

Microsoft shut down the PS5 version of Redfall after it bought ZeniMax

John Callaham — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:48:02 +0000

Arkane's Harvey Smith confirmed that Microsoft canceled its plans for a PS5 version of the upcoming vampire-themed shooter Redfall after it acquired the developer's parent company ZeniMax. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: New builds for Windows 11, Microsoft 365 improvements, and Edge upgrades

Usama Jawad — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 18:16:02 +0000

Join us in the first edition of Microsoft Weekly for 2023 as we recap all the important Redmond-specific news items from the past few days including new builds, app updates, and Bing on steroids. Read more...

Microsoft agrees to labour union formed by ZeniMax Studios staff in the US

Steve Bennett — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 09:52:01 +0000

Staff at ZeniMax Studios, the owner of Bethesda Softworks, id Software and more, have voted to form Microsoft's first labour union in the United States, with agreement from the tech giant. Read more...

Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda has been approved by the EU

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:10:01 +0000

Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda's parent company, ZeniMax Media, has been approved by the European Union. Microsoft will own massive franchises like DOOM, The Elder Scrolls, and more. Read more...

European Union set to decide on Microsoft's Bethesda acquisition on March 5

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:06:01 +0000

The European Union's competition regulators are set to decide the fate of Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media on March 5. If approved, the deal will bring titles like Doom under Microsoft's wing. Read more...

EU fines Valve and publishers €7.8 million over geo-blocking

Paul Hill — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:40:01 +0000

The EU Commission has fined Valve, Bandai Namco, Capcom, and other publishers for geo-restricting their games inside the EU Digital Single Market where these restrictions are not allowed. Read more...

Bethesda Game Studios is working on a free-to-play game

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:50:01 +0000

Bethesda Game Studios, the Maryland-based developer of the famous Elder Scrolls and Fallout franchises is apparently working on a freemium AAA game, as per a job listing on the company's site. Read more...

The Elder Scrolls Online gets previewed

Tyler Holman — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:35:08 +0000

ZeniMax takes the wraps off The Elder Scrolls Online, showing off a new teaser trailer and the first footage of actual gameplay, plus an interview with Game Director Paul Sage. Read more...

Zenimax sues developer of Skyrim map app for iOS

Tyler Holman — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:27:12 +0000

Zenimax, the parent company of Skyrim developer Bethesda, has filed a lawsuit against the developers of Dragon Shout, an iOS app that helps players navigate Skyrim, but Apple isn't removing the app. Read more...

The Elder Scrolls Online: a different perspective

Tyler Holman — Sun, 06 May 2012 07:36:56 +0000

The Elder Scrolls Online has only just been announced, but already the fanbase is divided, and not in an equal way. But can we really judge a game by an article and a couple of screenshots? Read more...

Zenimax files trademark on Skyrim meme

Paul Ferson — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:32:41 +0000

Zenimax, Bethesda's parent company, have filed a trademark in an attempt to own the rights to the phrase "Fus Ro Dah", which became a popular internet meme after the release of Skyrim. Read more...

id Software aquired by Bethesda parent company, ZeniMax

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:51:47 +0000

In an unexpected turn of events, one that is common in the gaming industry, it was released that id Software has been bought up by ZeniMax, parent company to the popular developer Bethesda. It has... Read more...