#Microsoft Bethesda

Microsoft has officially completed ZeniMax Media's acquisition, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, for USD 7.5 billion. The acquisition gives the Microsoft Xbox ownership of Zenimax Media’s eight development studios, including the Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios. With the addition of the Bethesda creative teams, gamers should know that Xbox consoles, PC, and Game Pass will be the best place to experience new Bethesda games, including some new titles in the future that will be exclusive to Xbox and PC players," said Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox. Moreover, Bethesda will run as a separate business at Microsoft, with its existing leadership. However, Bethesda Marketing Chief Pete Hines reveals that there won’t be any big changes for now. As we’ve all shared, the expectation is that Bethesda Softworks and our studios will continue as we have in the past, just with more support and resources than we’ve ever had before. Xbox also reveals to bring additional Bethesda games into Xbox Game Pass later this week. Microsoft has announced to completely remove the Adobe Flash component from Windows through the KB4577586 "Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player" starting June 2021. Read more in our articles including "Microsoft completes Bethesda acquisition, reveals exclusives" and "Microsoft to end Adobe Flash support for Windows 10 in July".