Bethesda Softworks

Xbox buys Bethesda parent ZeniMax for $7.5bn

Update: Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo exclusivity agreements to be honored, future releases to be decided on a case-by-case basis

Deathloop delayed into Summer 2021

Remote working due to COVID-19 making it harder for Arkane Lyon to achieve planned game quality

Elder Scrolls Online and Doom Eternal getting free next-gen upgrades

Bethesda commits to free upgrades for any current-gen titles brought to Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5

Amazon Studios developing new Fallout TV series

Westworld co-creators to produce the project with Kilter Films

Bethesda's Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo will be timed PS5 exclusives

New games from Arkane and Tango Gameworks among a handful of console exclusives at PS5 reveal event

Bethesda donates $1m to COVID-19 relief charities

Direct Relief, UNICEF, charities local to company's studios to receive donations

Nintendo spent over $14m on TV ads in March

No other gaming brand cracked $1 million in TV ad spend last month

Bethesda not hosting digital E3 showcase this June

Publisher's Pete Hines says challenges dealing with coronavirus have delayed game announcements

QuakeCon cancels 2020 event

COVID-19 halts plans for 25th anniversary celebration

Doom Eternal: Critical Consensus

Id Software's latest shows brilliance in its bombast, but dabbles in platforming and world building with less success

Bethesda wants to bring humanity to Fallout 76 through NPCs

Wastelanders designer Ferret Baudoin on why a game populated with real people needs fake ones for a more human experience

Bethesda pulls games from GeForce Now, more publishers may follow

But Nvidia promises new games will be added every week as trial period comes to an end

Bethesda adds John Romero Sigil mod to Doom console ports

Publisher recognises unofficial sequel alongside other free community mods

Elder Scrolls Legends development "on hold for the foreseeable future"

Bethesda no longer making new content for fantasy card battler, but will continue support with monthly rewards and regular events

Human Head shuts down, staff to join Bethesda's new studio

Co-founder Chris Rhinehart becomes creative director at Roundhouse Studios

Bethesda acquires Alpha Dog

Fallout outfit picks up Nova Scotia-based mobile studio behind MonstroCity: Rampage and Atari's Ninja Golf remake

Bethesda missteps mar Doom re-releases

Errors result in mandatory Bethesda.net account and log-in, owners of Xbox 360 Doom and Doom II unable to re-download games

Bethesda: "We are bringing some people to Nintendo Switch"

Pete Hines discusses building new IP, the potential of streaming, and its recent love for Nintendo

Wolfenstein: Youngblood will not be altered for German release

International version of the game will be available in Germany, complete with Nazi imagery

Fallout Shelter reaches $100m lifetime revenue

US accounts for roughly 60% of global revenue, followed by UK at 9%