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American video game holding company based in Rockville, Maryland, founded in 1999 by Christopher Weaver and Robert A. Altman. Parent of Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, Arkane Studios, MachineGames, and ZeniMax Online Studios. Acquired by Microsoft for $8.1 billion in March 2021.

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