Based in Rockville, Maryland, Bethesda Softworks started out as a division of Media Technology Limited, owned by Cristopher Weaver.
At present, Bethesda Softworks acts as a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, and parent company to video game developer Bethesda Game Studios.
After 2002, Bethesda Softworks emerged as a publishing company for games from studios owned or aligned with ZeniMax Media.
Over the years, Bethesda has gained worldwide recognition for its most flagship titles such as The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Doom and Dishonored.
DOOM – Bethesda’s newest addition to the Doom series.
Here is a list of video games published by Bethesda since its establishment in 1985:
1. Wayne Gretzky Hockey series (1988–1990)
Wayne Gretzky Hockey (1988), Wayne Gretzky Hockey 2 (1990), Wayne Gretzky Hockey 3 (1991).
2. Terminator series (1990–1995)
A series of video games based on the 1984 film The Terminator and its four sequels: The Terminator (1984 film) games, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991 film) games, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003 film) games and Terminator Salvation (2009 film) games.
3. The Elder Scrolls series (1994–present)
The Elder Scrolls: Arena (1994), The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (1996), The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011), The Elder Scrolls Online (2014), The Elder Scrolls: Legends.
4. Symbiocom (1998)
5. Zero Critical (1998)
6. IHRA Drag Racing series (2000–2006)
7. Pirates of the Caribbean series (2003–2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (2006).
8. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (2005)
10. Fallout series (2008–present)
Fallout (1997), Fallout 2 (1998), Fallout 3 (2008), Fallout: New Vegas (2010), Fallout 4 (2015).
11. Wet (2009)
13. Doom series (2010–present)
Doom (1993), Doom II: Hell on Earth (1994), Final Doom (1996), Doom 3 (2004), Doom (2016).
14. Brink (2011)
15. Hunted: The Demon's Forge (2011)
16. Rage (2011)
17. Dishonored series (2012–present)
18. Wolfenstein series (2014–present)
Castle Wolfenstein (1981), Beyond Castle Wolfenstein (1984), Wolfenstein 3D (1992), Spear of Destiny (1992), Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001), Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (2003), Wolfenstein RPG (2008), Wolfenstein (2009), Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014), Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (2015).
20. Upcoming Games:
Dishonored 2 (November 11, 2016), Prey (2017), Quake Champions (2017).
2016 has been a successful year so far for Bethesda with the release of Doom, which was met with a lot of praise from both critics and fans.
Bethesda’s newest upcoming title – Dishonored 2.
In November this year, Bethesda aims to exceed expectations with the release of the long-awaited Dishonored 2 which aims to supersede its predecessor in every aspect.
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