European Union approves Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda

The European Union's antitrust regulator has approved Microsoft's proposed acquisition of ZeniMax, Bethesda's parent company, for $ 7.5 billion.

Upon approval, we are basically told that the copra deal is closer to completion. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also issued a notice of effectiveness, stating that ZeniMax's new registration statement had been accepted.

The agreement is expected to be completed earlier this year, and when it does, Microsoft will see how Xbox Game Studios will go from having 15 to 23 development teams, and that is Bethesda Softworks studios, which employs about 2,300 workers worldwide, include Bethesda Game Studios (Fallout & Elder Scrolls), id Software (DOOM), ZeniMax Online Studios (Elder Scrolls Online), Arkane (DisHonored & Prey), MachineGames (Wolfenstein), Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within), Alpha Dog and Roundhouse Studios.

"In 2021 is when we will get final approval. I feel very good about it: everything is underway. Then we will start our plans with them. Right now we have nothing to do with them while they continue to do the work they are doing because we still are not the owners, "said Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox division, in December.

"I am excited about 2021 and Bethesda is an important part of it."