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[–] Howard_Beale 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Depends on the type of acquisition. And ZeniMax owns Bethesda, so its not like Bethesda is an independent developer or anything. They are at the mercy of shareholders, including people like Donald Trump, Les Moonves, Cal Ripken Jr. and Jerry Bruckheimer. Also, ZeniMax acquired Id, so they are part of the "problem" of centralization. Which I don't think is necessarily a problem...Having guys like Cal Ripken tell a developer which games to make is the real issue. Centralization makes that easier, but not inevitable. It's a pretty interesting time to keep an eye on this stuff.

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[–] flope_de ago 

ZeniMax owns Bethesda

It's sort of the other way around. ZeniMax owns Bethesda Softworks now, but it was founded later by the owners of Bethesda Softworks with the intention to serve as Bethesda's publishing arm.