This week has been kicked off with some major news in the gaming industry. Microsoft has announced that they've acquired ZeniMax, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 billion. Bethesda is responsible for game franchises such as the Elder Scrolls, Fallout, DOOM, Wolfenstein, and many others.

This news means that the vast majority of Bethesda's work is going to be exclusive to the Xbox side of things. This is a huge get for Microsoft, and will no doubt impact the future of gaming in a major way. That said, Bethesda's Pete Hines did say that the company will still be publishing its own games, which may leave some wiggle room for releases on non-Xbox platforms.

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