Xbox Studio ZeniMax Online Developing New AAA IP Built on a New Game Engine - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 May 2021 / 6,111 Views
Microsoft in September 2020 announced it had acquired Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media growing Xbox Game Studios from 15 to 23 studios.
One of the acquires developers includes Zenimax Online Studios. The studio is growing with over 40 open positions on its careers page. The studio is hiring for The Elder Scrolls Online and multiple unannounced projects.
One of the unannounced projects is a new AAA game based on a new IP using a brand new game engine. The studio is looking for people who have "experience developing open-world games."
Lead graphics engineer at ZeniMax Online Studios Alex Tardif via Twitter says it has "been so much fun creating a brand new engine" and is "fortunate to be at this studio while we invest heavily in our own technology."
Not much to say about this yet, but it's been so much fun creating a brand new engine. With how rare this kind of thing is nowadays, I feel fortunate to be at this studio while we invest heavily in our own technology. https://t.co/hDrEjc3Z97
— Alex Tardif (@longbool) October 3, 2020
Zenimax Online, an Xbox studio, is in pre-production on a new AAA game.
— Klobrille (@klobrille) October 4, 2020
- new IP
- "Experience developing open world games"
- new game engine
- Elder Scrolls Online will keep receiving active support
The studio is on a massive hiring spree.
Careers: https://t.co/yfYurgie59
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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