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ZeniMax CEO Robert A. Altman considered selling, ZeniMax for several years, and nearly reached a deal with rival Electronic Arts. Unfortunately, Altman died on February 3, aged 73 at a hospital in Baltimore
With the Providence investment, ZeniMax was able to acquire Id Software, the creator of first-person shooter titles such as Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein, in 2009, The following year it bought Arkane Studios, which developed Dishonored, an action-adventure game, and Providence invested an additional $150 million in the company
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