Kotaku: Zenimax

UPDATE: Doom 4 "Indefinitely Postponed" Following Rage's Disappointing Launch

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:30:00 EDT

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A source claiming to be close to the publishers of the recently-launched Rage has told Kotaku that, at a recent "company wide" meeting held in Dallas, Bethesda and parent company Zenimax made the decision to "indefinitely postpone" development of Doom 4. More »

Doom No Longer Regulated Like Porn in Germany

Owen Good — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:00:00 EDT

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When they were released in Germany, Doom and Doom 2 were immediately "indexed" into a government regulated category that includes porn. A successful appeal of that decision has them now rated for older teenagers to buy, Joystiq reports. More »

John Carmack Explains How to Make Rage Look Terrible

Joel Johnson — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:00:00 EDT

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This afternoon, in an empty conference room inside the Hilton Anatole—a bizarre amalgam of hotel, conference center, and shopping mall—John Carmack sat alone in an uncomfortable metal chair, staring straight ahead. The technical director and co-founder of id Software, the company that invented the first-person shooter genre that now dominates much of the hard core video game industry, patiently waited to give the opening keynote of Quakecon 2011, a fan conference held annually in Dallas, Texas since 1997. More »

Video Game Gave Me Seizures, Says Grounded Navy Fighter Pilot

Brian Crecente — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:20:00 EDT

A former U.S. Navy F-18 fighter pilot is suing Sony, Bethesda and Zenimax claiming that the Playstation 3 version of Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls IV gave him a grand mal seizure, breaking his shoulder and permanently grounding him. More »

Trademark Filings Tip Hand For New Vegas DLC?

Owen Good — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:00:00 EST

Rooting through paperwork, a NeoGAF poster found three trademark filings by ZeniMax Media, parent of Bethesda Softworks, maker of Fallout: New Vegas. One corresponds to a name from a graffiti file (pictured) like one that tipped off December's "Dead Money" DLC. More »

Chronicles of Riddick Creators Have New Owners, New Game

Brian Crecente — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:11:13 EST

The studio behind Chronicles of Riddick is working on a new "AAA title for gamers" using the technology behind upcoming titles Rage, Doom 4 and Quake, Zenimax said today. More »

Resident Evil Creator To Develop Games For...Bethesda

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:20:00 EDT

Tango Gameworks, the new studio headed up by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, has just been bought by Zenimax Media, the firm which also owns Oblivion developers Bethesda and Doom creators id. More »

Bethesda Snaps Up Another Developer, Arkane Studios

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:45:00 EDT

Bethesda Softworks' Pete Hines just revealed at QuakeCon 2010 that its parent company Zenimax Media has welcomed another developer into its fold. Zenimax, which acquired Quake developer id Software last year, is also the new home of Arkane Studios. More »

Doom II RPG Now on iPhone

Brian Crecente — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:00:00 EST

You can now pick up a copy of Doom II RPG for your iPhone or iPod Touch for $4. More »

Google Yanks Android Ports of Doom, Quake on ZeniMax Demand

Owen Good — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:00:00 EST

A takedown notice sent by ZeniMax led to the Android Store's removal of several ports of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein; one of the developers admits that, though the port used open-source Doom code, some of the game files were proprietary. More »

Vir2L Goes Medieval On The Wii

Mike Fahey — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:40:00 EST

Vir2L Studios is bringing the sights, sounds, and smells (hopefully not) of the Middle Ages to the Wii with Medieval Games, which might have been more accurately titled Ye Olde Mini-Game Collection. More »

Nearly 150 Screenshots of Fallout 3 Leaked

Owen Good — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Although I probably should leave anything in Japanese to Bash, pictures speak any language, and there are nearly 150 of them of Fallout 3 that have hit the Internet following the Zenimax Asia expo (Zenimax owns Fallout developer Bethesda.) Tipster Brother None, the forum admin over at No Mutants Allowed, writes: "Apparently the people viewing Fallout 3 in the ZeniMax Asia showing in Taiwan did not take their NDAs very seriously." Apparently so. We have a gallery of 28 screenies on the jump, with a link to the entire set. More »

Firor Heads ZeniMax MMO Studio

Mike Fahey — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:40:09 EDT

Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media wants to break into the MMO market, and they've got the talent lined up to make it happen. The company has created ZeniMax Online Studios, a division of the company dedicated to the creation of cutting-edge MMOG title, and they've tapped MMO expert Matt Firor to head up the operation. Firor is one of the founders of Mythic Entertainment and the producer on Dark Age of Camelot, so he is directly responsible for the six months of my life I lost fighting for the good of Albion. I'll be wanting that back.

"We are excited about the opportunities we have in the online gaming space and felt that Matt is the perfect person to lead this effort," said James Leder, COO of ZeniMax Media. There are relatively few people who have the actual experience and knowledge that comes from having created a successful MMO, and Matt is the real deal. We feel fortunate to have him join our group."

Great! Now all they need to do is hand him a copy of Oblivion, tell him, "Just make this, only bigger" and they'll be golden. More »