ZeniMax Media Inc.
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| Private | |
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | May 1999 |
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| Headquarters | Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Total equity | US$2.5 billion (2016) |
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1,500+ (2017) |
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| Website | zenimax |
ZeniMax Media Inc. is an American media company. The company is known for owning Arkane Studios (developer of Dishonored and Prey), BattleCry Studios (developer of BattleCry), id Software (developer of the Doom and Quake series, and Rage), MachineGames (developer of Wolfenstein: The New Order),Tango Gameworks (developer of The Evil Within), Bethesda Softworks (developer of The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series) and ZeniMax Online Studios (developer of The Elder Scrolls Online). ZeniMax is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, with offices in Asia, Europe, Germany, France, Benelux, Australia, and Asia Pacific.
ZeniMax was founded in May 1999 by Bethesda Softworks founder Christopher Weaver and Robert A. Altman. It was established as a successor to Media Technology Limited, Bethesda's parent company at the time.
Weaver brought Altman on board as CEO, contributing his stock in Bethesda Softworks so that the new shell company, named ZeniMax Media, would be able to obtain funding. Weaver served initially as Chief Technology Officer of the company from 1999–2002, then moved to a non-operational role in 2002. Weaver filed a lawsuit against ZeniMax in 2002 for breach of contract, claiming he was owed US$1.2 million in severance pay. In the end the case was resolved out of court. Although still the largest shareholder, Weaver no longer had any day-to-day responsibilities with Zenimax.
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