22 May
Id Software and ZeniMax have filed a lawsuit against Oculus VR claiming that the company misappropriated trade secrets relating to virtual reality technology. ZeniMax has released an official statement, which explains its claims that the Oculus Rift was only made possible due to “years of research and investment” by ZeniMax. “The suit arises from the […]
The battle of the “Scrolls” has come to a close. A settlement was announced earlier in the week that has all media rights for the use of the word “Scrolls” going to Zenimax Media (whose subsidiary, Bethesda Softworks, produces the Elder Scrolls RPG series). Mojang will still be able to publish the digital card game […]
Today, ZeniMax Media Inc., the parent organization behind Bethesda Softworks, id Software, Arkane Studios, and several other studios, has announced that it has managed to secure an investment with a total value of $150 million. The investor, Providence Equity Partners, already acquired a stake of $300 million in the organization in October 2007. ZeniMax CEO Robert […]
Continuing its acquisition of high-class game studios (with Bethesda Softworks and id Software already under their payroll), Zenimax Media acquired Arx Fatalis developer Arkane Studios. The founder and CEO of the the company, Raphael Colantino, will serve as the studio’s president after the transition. The company, having collaborated with several projects like Bioshock 2 in […]