Microsoft says it will acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher Bethesda Softworks for $7.5B in cash; Bethesda develops Fallout, DOOM, Quake, and others
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Discussion
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@xboxp3
Phil Spencer
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Xbox and @Bethesda have worked together for years. We share similar passions and beliefs. Proud to welcome them to Team @Xbox. Excited how we'll advance gaming together for players everywhere https://news.xbox.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@jasonschreier
Jason Schreier
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Microsoft is paying $7.5 billion for Zenimax/Bethesda
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@jasonschreier
Jason Schreier
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BREAKING: Microsoft is planning to buy Zenimax/Bethesda, an industry-shaking acquisition that will give Xbox ownership of Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Doom, Wolfenstein, Dishonored, and more. Story hitting Bloomberg shortly
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@xbox
@xbox
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Bethesda is an incredibly talented group of 2,300 people worldwide who make up these studios across Bethesda Softworks: @BethesdaStudios @idSoftware @ZeniMax_Online @ArkaneStudios @machinegames @TangoGameworks @AlphaDogGames Roundhouse Studios
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@satyanadella
Satya Nadella
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Three billion people look to gaming for entertainment, community, and achievement and our ambition is to empower each of them, wherever they play. Today is a step forward on that journey as we welcome the beloved studios and franchises of @Bethesda to @Xbox https://twitter.com/..…
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@linustech
@linustech
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So... for the first time ever, @Microsoft is publishing a Playstation exclusive game? 😂😂😂 https://news.microsoft.com/...
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@dinabass
Dina Bass
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Why Xbox's Bethesda deal is so critical for Game Pass and how Game Pass is critical for Xbox. The brilliant @jasonschreier analyzes what today's news means: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@geoffkeighley
Geoff Keighley
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Great sentiment and message from Microsoft's CEO about the power of gaming — 3 billion people globally! https://twitter.com/...
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@jasonschreier
Jason Schreier
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The second-biggest news in Microsoft's announcement today was the massive leap in Xbox Game Pass subscribers, from 10m in April to 15m today. Microsoft didn't buy Zenimax to battle the PlayStation 5 — Microsoft bought Zenimax to quadruple that number https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@jasonschreier
Jason Schreier
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Some fun facts: - This is 3x what Microsoft paid for Minecraft/Mojang - Bethesda and Obsidian are now sister studios. Fallout New Vegas 2 is now actually a possibility - Microsoft is now releasing two timed PS5 exclusives lol
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@eurogamer
@eurogamer
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Will Bethesda's games still launch on PlayStation? Microsoft responds, saying it'll be judged on a “case-by-case basis”: https://www.eurogamer.net/...
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@harrisonhoffman
Harrison Hoffman
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ICYMI in the excitement this morning, @XboxGamePass just hit 15 million subscribers! Huge congrats to the team! https://news.microsoft.com/...
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@paultassi
Paul Tassi
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Did Game Pass really just see a 50% subscriber boost in 4.5 months wow https://twitter.com/...
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@zhugeex
Daniel Ahmad
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Games from the Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, DOOM, Dishonored, Prey, Quake, Starfield and other franchises becoming part of Xbox Game Studios and part of Xbox Game Pass makes the Xbox platform / ecosystem significantly more attractive. Big investment in Game Pass. https://…
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@xbox
@xbox
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These amazing teams are responsible for iconic franchises like: @ElderScrolls @TESOnline @Fallout @Wolfenstein @DOOM @Dishonored @TheEvilWithin @PreyGame @rage @Quake @StarfieldGame And many more. Please help us to welcome our friends at @Bethesda to Team Xbox!
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@zacbowden
Zac Bowden
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I think it's pretty telling that Microsoft hasn't said that IP like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls will remain multiplatform. I think this buy is to help solve Xbox's “no exclusives” problem. PC will get them too, obviously. Xbox + Game Pass benefits massively from this.
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@gossithedog
Kevin Beaumont
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We're buying Bethesda :D https://twitter.com/...
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
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2020 is getting real weird, as Microsoft is now gonna be releasing PS5 exclusives thanks to the Zenimax / Bethesda acquisition
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@mehedih_
Mehedi Hassan
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Microsoft announcing DOOM, Elder Scrolls, Fallout acquisition on the week of new Xbox pre-orders: https://twitter.com/...
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@chris_ciaccia
Chris Ciaccia
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Wowwww. Big acquisition in gaming space. https://twitter.com/...
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@fxshaw
Frank X. Shaw
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