Bethesda Softworks
The Bethesda Softworks division, founded in 1986, has a long history of success as a developer and publisher of award-winning video games for PCs, Sony’s PlayStation®, PlayStation® 2, and Microsoft’s Xbox®, and has games in development for Xbox® 360, PlayStation® Portable (PSP), Nintendo DS, and other next generation consoles.

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Office details
- 1370 Piccard Drive, Suite 120
- Rockville
- Maryland
- 20850
Contact details
- Phone +1 301 926 8300
- Fax +1 301 926 8010
- Email press@bethsoft.com
- Websitehttp://www.bethsoft.com
Rockville, US
- 1370 Piccard Drive, Suite 120
- Rockville
- Maryland
- 20850
- United States
Contact details
- Phone +1 301 926 8300
- Fax +1 301 926 8010
- Email ghounsom@bethsofteurope.com
- Websitehttp://www.bethsoft.com
ZeniMax Europe Ltd
- Grafton House
2-3 Golden Square - London
- W1F 9HR
- United Kingdom
Contact details
- Phone 020 7025 7360
- Contact Greg Hounsom
- Email ghounsom@bethsofteurope.com
- Websitehttp://www.bethsoft.com
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