Bethesda Softworks rented out the Saddle Ranch on Sunset Strip for the fifth straight year.

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Star Trek: Conquest for Wii and PlayStation 2 was the last retail Star Trek game released back in 2007 by Bethesda Softworks.

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But now, after 17 years, the ban has been lifted after an appeal from Bethesda Softworks, who now owns Id, original creator of Doom.

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Developed by Zenimax Online Studios (owned by Zenimax Media, which also owns Bethesda Softworks) the game will take place 1000 years before the events in Skyrim.

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Two software companies, Bethesda Softworks and 2K Games, are positioning themselves at E3 to attract those players who want lengthy, immersive games that can take days to complete.

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Gamers got a pair of spaceship shooters from Bethesda Softworks (Star Trek: Legacy) and Paramount Digital Entertainment (Star Trek: D-A-C) before Cryptic Studios launched Star Trek Online in 2010.

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"Dishonored" (Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks) is a brand new title set in a steampunk-like world that puts players in the role of an assassin set on restoring his name.

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Pete Hines, vice president of PR and marketing at Bethesda Softworks, said "Dishonored" is a blank slate where players get to define the game instead of having a narrative forced upon them.

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Bethesda Softworks didn't return a call seeking comment.

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It's possible that games like Skyrim will receive mods that make the (many, many) in-game menus usable, but it's certain that support won't come from the game's publisher, Bethesda Softworks, as it recently finalized production on the game.

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