Bethesda Softworks
American video game publisher
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| 2025 | Bethesda Softworks announced future games including The Elder Scrolls VI, Fallout 5, and Marvel's Blade, all currently with TBA release dates. |
| 2024 | Bethesda announces publication of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, continuing their strategy of publishing high-profile game titles. |
| August 12 2024 | South Korean publisher Krafton announced an agreement with Microsoft Gaming and Bethesda to acquire Tango Gameworks, including the Hi-Fi Rush license. |
| May 2024 | Microsoft announced the closure of Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Studios as part of a significant organizational restructure of Bethesda's operations. |
| 2023 | Bethesda publishes multiple significant titles including Hi-Fi Rush, Redfall, and Starfield, demonstrating their continued prominence in the video game publishing industry. |
| December 2023 | Jill Braff was appointed head of Bethesda and ZeniMax Media's development teams while retaining her role as General Manager of Integrations and Casual Games for Xbox Game Studios. |
| October 2023 | Pete Hines, Bethesda's head of publishing, announced his retirement. A corporate restructuring occurred with Matt Booty overseeing Microsoft Gaming's Game Content and Studios business. |
| September 2023 | Bethesda published Starfield for Windows and Xbox Series X/S, marking Bethesda Game Studios' first original IP in over 25 years. The game reached 230,000 concurrent Steam players and ten million players across Xbox and PC within its launch period. |
| May 2023 | Bethesda launched Redfall for Windows and Xbox Series X/S from Arkane Austin, which received mixed to negative reviews. |
| January 2023 | Bethesda announced and released Hi-Fi Rush from Tango Gameworks, keeping the game's development secretly to avoid potential audience skepticism. |
| 2022 | Bethesda shut down its own PC game launcher, which had been mostly met with negative reception. |
| March 2022 | Bethesda released Ghostwire: Tokyo, a first-person horror-themed action-adventure game developed by Tango Gameworks, also as a timed PlayStation 5 console exclusive. |
| September 2021 | Bethesda published Deathloop, a first-person shooter with time-warping mechanics from Arkane Lyon, initially as a timed PlayStation 5 console exclusive. |
| March 9 2021 | Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media was formally completed, with Xbox CEO Phil Spencer clarifying that future Bethesda titles would primarily ship on platforms hosting Xbox Game Pass. |
| September 2020 | Microsoft entered an agreement to acquire ZeniMax Media (Bethesda's parent company) for $7.5 billion, which would later grant Bethesda's game catalog access to Xbox Game Pass. |
| March 2020 | Bethesda published Doom Eternal for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, and Stadia, with a special release strategy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A remaster of Doom 64 was also launched simultaneously as a standalone and pre-order bonus. |
| 2019 | Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls: Blades, a first-person role-playing mobile game. |
| November 2019 | Bethesda established Roundhouse Studios after Human Head Studios shut down, offering all of its employees positions in the new studio. |
| May 14 2019 | Bethesda released Rage 2 on May 14. |
| 2018 | Bethesda Softworks begins expanding into VR gaming with titles like Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot for HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. |
| 2018 | Bethesda Softworks sued Behaviour Interactive for allegedly copying Fallout Shelter's game design for a Westworld mobile game, with the lawsuit later settled under undisclosed terms. |
| November 2018 | Bethesda announced and released Fallout 76, its first massively multiplayer online game, which received mixed reviews and multiple controversies. |
| 2017 | Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls: Legends, a card battle mobile game. |
| November 2017 | Bethesda released ports of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Doom for the Nintendo Switch. |
| 2016 | Bethesda released a reboot of Doom after several years of development, following a failed attempt to produce a Doom 3 sequel. |
| 2015 | Bethesda Softworks was acquired by ZeniMax Media, further consolidating its position in the video game industry. |
| November 10 2015 | Fallout 4 was released. |
| June 2015 | Bethesda released Fallout Shelter, its first mobile, free-to-play game during the summer. |
| March 2012 | Mojang and Bethesda reached a settlement in the 'Scrolls' trademark dispute, with Mojang agreeing not to trademark the name. |
| January 2012 | Bethesda Softworks settled the Fallout trademark lawsuit with Interplay Entertainment, gaining rights to develop a Fallout MMO and acquire rights to Fallout games. |
| 2011 | Bethesda Softworks releases The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which becomes a critically acclaimed and commercially successful open-world RPG. |
| October 18 2011 | Markus Persson announced that Mojang won an interim injunction in the trademark dispute with Bethesda. |
| September 2011 | ZeniMax Media filed a lawsuit against Mojang, claiming trademark infringement for the title 'Scrolls' in relation to The Elder Scrolls series. |
| 2010 | Fallout: New Vegas, developed by Obsidian Entertainment, was published by Bethesda Softworks. |
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