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Bethesda Softworks, LLC is an American video game publisher. A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, the company was originally based in Bethesda, Maryland, and eventually moved to their current location in Rockville, Maryland. Consisting of a broad portfolio of games in role-playing, racing, simulation, and sports, Bethesda Softworks' major franchises are distributed worldwide. ==History== Bethesda has been a developer and publisher of interactive entertainment content for over two decades. In 2001 Bethesda Softworks became a publisher only and the newly formed Bethesda Game Studios became the developer of their games. Founded in 1986 by Christopher Weaver in Bethesda, Maryland, and moved to Rockville, Maryland in 1990, the company has a long history of PC and console games. Bethesda is credited with the creation of the first physics-based sports simulation (''Gridiron!'') in 1986 for the Atari ST, Commodore Amiga and Commodore 64/128. Early games scored respectably in the gaming press. The company is best known for creating ''The Elder Scrolls'' RPG series, based upon the original programming of Julian Lefay. The first chapter of the series, entitled ''The Elder Scrolls: Arena'', was released in 1994. Since that time, numerous other chapters have been released. The game has four direct sequels ''Daggerfall'' (1996), ''Morrowind'' (2002), ''Oblivion'' (2006) and ''Skyrim'' (2011), along with three spin-offs ''Battlespire'' (1997), ''Redguard'' (1998), and ''The Elder Scrolls Travels'' series. Bethesda Softworks is also known for publishing titles based upon popular movie franchises, including ''The Terminator'', ''Star Trek'' and ''Pirates of the Caribbean''. In 2004, the ''Fallout'' franchise was acquired by Bethesda Softworks from Interplay Productions and the development of ''Fallout 3'' was handed over to Bethesda Game Studios. ''Fallout 3'' was released on October 28, 2008. Five downloadable content packs for ''Fallout 3'' were released in the year following its release—''Operation: Anchorage'', ''The Pitt'', ''Broken Steel'', ''Point Lookout'' and ''Mothership Zeta''. Obsidian Entertainment's new ''Fallout'' title, ''Fallout: New Vegas'' was published in 2010. Fallout 4 was announced on June 4, 2015 with a release date of November 10, 2015, announced at E3. The company continues to expand their publishing into new franchises, releasing ''Wet'' and ''Rogue Warrior'' in 2010, and Splash Damage's ''Brink'' and inXile Entertainment's ''Hunted: The Demon's Forge'' in 2011. On June 24, 2009, Bethesda's parent company, ZeniMax Media, acquired id Software, whose titles, including ''Rage'', would be published by Bethesda Softworks. It was later announced that all games using the new id Tech 5 game engine will be published by them. 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「Bethesda Softworks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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