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Slimebeast on 24 June 2009
Reasonable said:
largedarryl said:
Zkuq said:
It's not Bethesda, even the top line says so. I'd like to call you something, and although not that bad, it would most likely get me banned (and I wouldn't be too surprised if even this would :P). Thus I will not say it. Also, though not directly related to this: Bethesda is not making BRINK, Splash Damage is. Saying that Bethesda is acquiring id is like saying that... umm, a different scale but anyway, EA is acquiring Activision (both are publishers, even pretty equal size to most people). Or Crytek acquiring Free Radical Design (both are developers). This is more like EA acquiring Crytek (ie. a publishes acquiring a developer). Is ZeniMax a developer?

Anyway, didn't Take Two release Oblivion? What's ZeniMax's role in Bethesda's games? Is ZeniMax a developer and Bethesda just one of their dev teams?

As long as Bethesda, or anything else, doesn't influence id's games in a negative way (ie. anything gameplay-related from Bethesda), I'm fine with this.

From the Bethesda/Zenimax website, it seems like Zenimax is some kind of a marketing company.  I have never really been able to understand what role they really have with games because they don't publish anything.

 

I could be wrong, but I think Bethesda set up Zenimax themselves as an unbrella within which they could aquire other companies more easily.  I'm sure I read that somewhere when Zenimax first appeared.  I'm sure it explicitly exists to make it easy for Bethesda to merge/buy companies.

 

Yes, that's exactly my understanding too. Just adding that they possibly thought that a parent company (Zenimax) could venture into other areas of entertainment, like movies and toys and stuff, kinda like LucasArts and Dreamworks (in the beginning).



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Shadowblind on 24 June 2009
Barozi said:
Awesomeness + Awesomeness = Judgment Day

Exactly.



GOTY Contestants this year: Dead Space 2, Dark Souls, Tales of Graces f. Everything else can suck it.

Nightmare24 on 24 June 2009

Hopefully Fallout 4 and ESV



Zkuq on 24 June 2009
Slimebeast said:
So many fantastic AAA games are coming from this developer within just two years:

Wolfenstein
Brink
Rage
The Elder Scrolls 5
Doom 4
The Elder Scrolls Online
Fallout 4

It's not a single developer, it's several developers. Also, Wolfenstein is developed by Raven, which is not owned by ZeniMax. It's even being released by Activision. TES5 hasn't been confirmed, and neither has TES: Online. Fallout 4... Well, we're going to have to choose between TES5, TES:O, and Fallout 4. Bethesda isn't that big - yet, at least. Of course there's Fallout: New Vegas which could possibly be considered Fallout 4, but I think it's not being developed by the Bethesda we're usually talking about.



Barozi on 24 June 2009
Zkuq said:
Slimebeast said:
So many fantastic AAA games are coming from this developer within just two years:

Wolfenstein
Brink
Rage
The Elder Scrolls 5
Doom 4
The Elder Scrolls Online
Fallout 4

It's not a single developer, it's several developers. Also, Wolfenstein is developed by Raven, which is not owned by ZeniMax. It's even being released by Activision. TES5 hasn't been confirmed, and neither has TES: Online. Fallout 4... Well, we're going to have to choose between TES5, TES:O, and Fallout 4. Bethesda isn't that big - yet, at least. Of course there's Fallout: New Vegas which could possibly be considered Fallout 4, but I think it's not being developed by the Bethesda we're usually talking about.

Oh rly ? http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/bethesda-pencils-in-new-elder-scrolls-title-for-2010



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averyblund on 24 June 2009

As a PC gamer I'm not thrilled.



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Akvod on 24 June 2009
averyblund said:
As a PC gamer I'm not thrilled.

Why? Haven't both companies been heading towards the consoles anyway, gradually?



snyperdud on 24 June 2009

Very nice.

Bethesda just got even better, I didn't know that was even possible.



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Slimebeast on 25 June 2009
Zkuq said:
Slimebeast said:
So many fantastic AAA games are coming from this developer within just two years:

Wolfenstein
Brink
Rage
The Elder Scrolls 5
Doom 4
The Elder Scrolls Online
Fallout 4

It's not a single developer, it's several developers. Also, Wolfenstein is developed by Raven, which is not owned by ZeniMax. It's even being released by Activision. TES5 hasn't been confirmed, and neither has TES: Online. Fallout 4... Well, we're going to have to choose between TES5, TES:O, and Fallout 4. Bethesda isn't that big - yet, at least. Of course there's Fallout: New Vegas which could possibly be considered Fallout 4, but I think it's not being developed by the Bethesda we're usually talking about.


Doh!, of course Wolfenstein is being made by Raven (what on earth was I finking? Shame on me.)! But at least id is an advisor/supervisor (usually) of Raven game developing.
(and in the OP news it actually says "Library of powerhouse franchises will include DOOM, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls,
QUAKE, Wolfenstein and RAGE" so I guess I got a lil carried away cuz of that)

It's several of developers, but they're under one flag - Zenimax. Namely Bethesda, Zenimax Online, Splash Damage and id. And at least Bethesda will cooperate with Zenimax Online and Splash Damage, that's already official. (not very much though I would guess)

The Elder Scrolls Online is one the worst kept secrets in the gaming world. Zenimax Online has been making it for two years.
(and Zenimax Online and Bethesda are both seated in the Baltimore metro area, so Im sure Todd Howard will help the new studio a lil)

And Bethesda have stated that they will try to release big budget games on a yearly basis (the Splash Damage games are probably included in that ambition though), so of course they have started making Fallout 4. But Id guess it will take til Fall 2011 before it's out. And The Elder Scrolls 5 release Fall 2010 hopefully.



badgenome on 25 June 2009

Looking forward to Doom with guns.