European Commission to rule on Microsoft acquiring ZeniMax Media by March 5
A decision to be made relatively soon.
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The European Commission is set to make a decision onMicrosoft acquiring ZeniMax Mediaby March 5, a newreportshows. Per the filing, the listing was first filed on January 29, with the council committing to grant a decision by March 5.
Compared to many other acquisitions that are checked, this span of just a few weeks until a decision is actually a very short amount of time. One large company being acquired by another is a process that takes a fair bit of time, with regulatory review from multiple agencies across different countries. There’s still other regulations that have to be filed and things that need to be checked but this is an important step for Microsoft to take in ZeniMax Media as part of its gaming business.
ZeniMax Media is the parent companyBethesda Softworks, which operates eight game distinct game development studios responsible for franchises like The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Dishonored and many more.Xbox Game Studiosconsists of 15 game development studios and with the addition of Bethesda Softworks, Xbox first-party will grow to 23 studios. All of Bethesda’s games will launch inXbox Game Passat release, which has grown toover 18 million subscribers.
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