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ZeniMax Media Inc. is an American media company that develops and publishes video games through its subsidiaries. ZeniMax is known as the owner of id Software (developer of ''Doom'', ''Quake'' and Wolfenstein), Bethesda Game Studios (developer of ''The Elder Scrolls'', ''Fallout 3'' and ''Fallout 4''), Arkane Studios (developer of ''Arx Fatalis'', ''Dark Messiah of Might and Magic'' and ''Dishonored''), MachineGames (developer of ''Wolfenstein: The New Order'' and ''Wolfenstein: The Old Blood''), Tango Gameworks (developer of ''The Evil Within'') and ZeniMax Online Studios. ZeniMax Media Inc. is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. ZeniMax Media was reportedly valued at about USD $1.2 billion, in 2007. ==History== ZeniMax Media was Co-founded in May 1999 by Bethesda Softworks founder Christopher Weaver and DC lawyer Robert A. Altman.〔http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/vprr/07/9999999997-07-005258〕 Weaver brought Altman on board as CEO, contributing his stock in Bethesda Softworks so that the new shell company, named ZeniMax Media, would be able to obtain funding. Weaver served initially as Chief Technology Officer of the company from 1999-2002, then moved to a non-operational role in 2002. In 2004, ZeniMax Media acquired the ''Fallout'' franchise from Interplay Entertainment. Bethesda's Todd Howard said in January 2007 that "We started work on ''Fallout 3'' in late 2004 with a few people. We only had about 10 people on it until ''Oblivion'' wrapped (...)".〔(Fallout 3 360-bound? ) from ''GameSpot''〕 ''Fallout 3'' was released in October 2008. On October 6, 2010, ZeniMax Media received $150 million private investment in convertible preferred stock from Providence Equity Partners. Providence had earlier invested US$300 million in ZeniMax convertible preferred stock in 2007. Providence Equity Partners holds a 25% stake in ZeniMax Media. On August 1, 2007, ZeniMax Media announced the creation of ZeniMax Online Studios a division headed by Matt Firor. In 2012, the company announced that it was developing ''The Elder Scrolls Online'', ultimately releasing it on April 4, 2014. On October 30, 2007, ZeniMax Media announced that Euro broadcasting group ProSiebenSat.1 Media was intensifying its relationship with ZeniMax. It launched SevenGames.com, the international version of its German game platform, in December and work with ZeniMax to develop online gaming. ProSiebenSat.1 Media holds a 9% stake in ZeniMax Media through SBS Broadcasting, which it acquired the same year.〔http://www.uis.no/getfile.php/Forskning/Senter%20for%20Innovasjonsforskning/Zademach2009_Global%20Finance%20and%20CLuster%20Development.pdf〕〔http://translate.google.lv/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&prev=_t&hl=lv&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/aktien/ProSiebenSat-1-Group-verstaerkt-Games-Aktivitaeten-Beteiligung-an-US-Spieleproduzent-ZeniMax-242586〕 In September 2009, ZeniMax Media acquired rights to the ''Prey'' video game franchise. In December 2009, ZeniMax Media acquired publishing rights to the id Software game ''Rage''. The game was to be published by Electronic Arts. On March 3, 2011, ZeniMax Media announced a partnership with the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts to support its Interactive Media Division with a comprehensive educational program of guest lectures and internships. In May 2014, ZeniMax Media, sent a letter to Facebook and Oculus VR asserting that any contributions that John Carmack made to the Oculus Rift project are the intellectual property of ZeniMax, stating that "ZeniMax provided necessary VR technology and other valuable assistance to Palmer Luckey and other Oculus employees in 2012 and 2013 to make the Oculus Rift a viable VR product, superior to other VR market offerings." On May 21, 2014, ZeniMax Media filed a lawsuit against Oculus VR.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/1/5671620/oculus-and-facebook-face-legal-challenge )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/1/5672928/this-document-could-decide-whether-oculus-owes-zenimax-millions )〕 On June 25, 2014, Oculus VR filed an official response to the lawsuit. Oculus claimed Zenimax Media was falsely claiming ownership to take advantage of the acquisition by Facebook. Oculus also claimed that the Oculus Rift did not share a single line of code or any technology with Zenimax's code and technology. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ZeniMax Media」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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