Bethesda Softworks
American video game publisher
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Summary
Bethesda Softworks is a video game publisher[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of video game publisher entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,639 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: video game developer[4]
- Founder: Christopher Weaver[5]
- Owned by: ZeniMax Media[6], Microsoft[7]
- Named after: Pool of Bethesda[8]
- Headquarters location: Rockville[9]
- Chief executive officer: Todd Howard[10]
- Child organization or unit: Bethesda Game Studios[11], Sparkypants Studios[12]
- Commons category: Bethesda Softworks[13]
- Industry: video game industry[14]
- Inception: January 1, 1986[15]
- Location of formation: Bethesda[16]
- Parent organization or unit: ZeniMax Media[17]
- Official website: http://www.bethsoft.com/[18], https://bethesda.net/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bethesda Softworks[20]
- Product or material produced: The Elder Scrolls[21], Fallout[22], Wolfenstein[23], Doom[24], Quake[25], software[26]
- Legal form: limited liability company[27], subsidiary company[28]
- Hashtag: bethesda[29]
Product Details
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Type: Original Production[30]
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Country: US[31]
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Began / founded: 1985[32]
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MusicBrainz ID: 615a574f-d15b-40a2-ba66-4ec501aee6fb[33]
Why It Matters
Bethesda Softworks has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]