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| − | '''Microsoft''' is an American software and computer hardware company. Microsoft's disk operating system {{wp|MS-DOS}} was the original target for all [[Doom engine]] games, followed by {{wp|Windows}} for [[id Tech 4|Doom 3 engine]] games. Doom and Doom-engine games created for Microsoft platforms include: | + | '''Microsoft''' is an American software and computer hardware company. Microsoft's disk operating system {{wp|MS-DOS}} was the original target for all [[Doom engine]] games, followed by {{wp|Windows}} for [[id Tech 4|Doom 3 engine]] games. On {{timeline|2020|September 21, 2020}}, [[id Software]] parent company [[ZeniMax Media]] was acquired in its entirety by Microsoft for a sum of US $7.5 billion.{{cite web|author=Batchelor, James|title=Xbox buys Bethesda parent ZeniMax for $7.5bn|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-21-xbox-buys-bethesda-parent-zenimax|publication=gamesindustry.biz|publishdate=21 September 2020|accessdate=21 September 2020}} This purchase granted ownership of the Doom series and other id Software brands to Microsoft. |
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* {{wp|Microsoft}} at [[Wikipedia]], the online encyclopedia. | * {{wp|Microsoft}} at [[Wikipedia]], the online encyclopedia. | ||
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Revision as of 09:11, 21 September 2020
Microsoft is an American software and computer hardware company. Microsoft's disk operating system MS-DOS was the original target for all Doom engine games, followed by Windows for Doom 3 engine games. On September 21, 2020, id Software parent company ZeniMax Media was acquired in its entirety by Microsoft for a sum of US $7.5 billion.[1] This purchase granted ownership of the Doom series and other id Software brands to Microsoft.
Doom and Doom-engine games created for Microsoft platforms include:
- MS-DOS
- Windows 95 and later
- Windows 2000/Windows XP and later
- Windows Vista and later
- Windows 7 and later
- Xbox
- Doom 3
- Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil, with Ultimate Doom and Doom II as bonus
- Xbox 360
- Xbox One
External links
References
- ↑ Batchelor, James (21 September 2020). "Xbox buys Bethesda parent ZeniMax for $7.5bn." gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
