Microsoft announced last year their plans for purchasing Zenimax Media, also known as the parent company of some of the biggest developers today including Bethesda, id Software, Arkane Studios, Obsidian Entertainment etc. for a whopping $7.5 billion. It raised some concerns across the government and industry, but the deal has now been officially approved.
The United States SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) as well as the European Union Commission, have given their approval to Microsoft in order to proceed with the Acquisition of Zenimax following the SECâs investigation since February last year.
The EU Commission specifically stated that they will not be opposing the deal, and that the acquisition â
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked)
The Outer Worlds first helping of DLC finally makes its way onto Nintendo Switch, having released on all other platforms back in September of 2020, and it s a very solid return to the Hyperion System for the colourful crew of the good ship Unreliable.
Peril on Gorgon sees fans of Obsidian s satirical sci-fi romp indulged with a handful of brand new areas to explore in a ten-hour adventure that fills in some interesting lore with regards to the game s marauder enemies whilst also providing an atmospheric and engaging noir-style detective mystery to get stuck into.
The Community Spotlight 2021.02.06
Credit: WightnNerdy (link to the source in the Galleria section)
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am honored to be your host as we look back on the best user-generated offerings the past week. First, I just want to thank everyone for the warm response last week! The final GOTY Spotlights are always a pain to make and seeing people come out to show their appreciation means a lot to me. Again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. That said, we are returning to the normal format of the Spotlight.
The Elder Scrolls 6 Release Date Hinted at by Insider
The Elder Scrolls 6 isn t releasing anytime soon, according to one insider. When Bethesda announced
The Elder Scrolls 6 back at E3 2018 it didn t announce a release date or even a release window. Over two years later, this hasn t changed. Bethesda hasn t said a single salient thing about the game. All it keeps saying is the game isn t releasing anytime soon, and according to one insider, that s because it really isn t releasing anytime soon.
Speaking about Bethesda, industry insider Tyler McVicker recently not only claimed that
Fallout New Vegas 2 is in development, but that he doesn t expect
Kvatch me outside. Updated on 22 January 2021
We re still a long way from the release of Elder Scrolls 6 - a game that remains as mysterious as ever - so if you re looking for another Elder Scrolls project with no release date to get excited about, I have just the thing.
Skyblivion, a mod project that s been in development since 2012, aims to remake The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion using Skyrim s engine - and while there s still no release date for the mod, the latest update video shows significant progress. Focused on the mod s remastered environments and quests, it s a lovely version of Cyrodiil reimagined with a mixture of Skyrim and custom-made assets.