Bethesda Softworks

Summary

Bethesda Softworks is a video game publisher^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of video_game_publisher entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,259 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bethesda Softworks is in the country of United States^[3].
• Bethesda Softworks's instance of is recorded as video game publisher^[4].
• Bethesda Softworks's instance of is recorded as video game developer^[5].
• Bethesda Softworks's founder is recorded as Christopher Weaver^[6].
• Bethesda Softworks is owned by ZeniMax Media^[7].
• Bethesda Softworks is owned by Microsoft^[8].
• Pool of Bethesda is named after Bethesda Softworks^[9].
• Bethesda Softworks's headquarters location is recorded as Rockville^[10].
• Bethesda Softworks's chief executive officer is recorded as Todd Howard^[11].
• Bethesda Softworks's child organization or unit is recorded as Bethesda Game Studios^[12].
• Bethesda Softworks's child organization or unit is recorded as Sparkypants Studios^[13].
• Bethesda Softworks's Commons category is recorded as Bethesda Softworks^[14].
• Bethesda Softworks's industry is recorded as video game industry^[15].
• January 1, 1986 marks the founding of Bethesda Softworks^[16].
• Bethesda Softworks's location of formation is recorded as Bethesda^[17].
• Bethesda Softworks's parent organization or unit is recorded as ZeniMax Media^[18].
• Bethesda Softworks's official website is recorded as https://bethesda.net/^[19].
• Bethesda Softworks's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bethesda Softworks^[20].
• Bethesda Softworks's product or material produced is recorded as The Elder Scrolls^[21].
• Bethesda Softworks's product or material produced is recorded as Fallout^[22].
• Bethesda Softworks's product or material produced is recorded as Wolfenstein^[23].
• Bethesda Softworks's product or material produced is recorded as Doom^[24].
• Bethesda Softworks's product or material produced is recorded as Quake^[25].
• Bethesda Softworks's product or material produced is recorded as software^[26].
• Bethesda Softworks's legal form is recorded as limited liability company^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Original Production^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1985^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 615a574f-d15b-40a2-ba66-4ec501aee6fb^[31]

Body

Founding

Bethesda Softworks's founder is recorded as Christopher Weaver^[6]. January 1, 1986 marks the founding of it^[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Bethesda^[17].

Leadership

Bethesda Softworks's chief executive officer is recorded as Todd Howard^[11].

Operations

Bethesda Softworks's headquarters location is recorded as Rockville^[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as ZeniMax Media^[18]. Subsidiaries include Bethesda Game Studios^[12], a video game developer^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 2001^[34], headquartered in Rockville^[35] and Sparkypants Studios^[13], a video game developer^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 2011^[38], headquartered in Baltimore^[39].

Industry

Bethesda Softworks's industry is recorded as video game industry^[15].

Ownership

Owners include ZeniMax Media^[7], a holding company^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1999^[42], headquartered in Rockville^[43] and Microsoft^[8], a software company^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1975^[46], headquartered in Redmond^[47]. Products include The Elder Scrolls^[21], Fallout^[22], Wolfenstein^[23], Doom^[24], Quake^[25], and software^[26].

Why It Matters

Bethesda Softworks ranks in the top 7% of video_game_publisher entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,259 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]