ZeniMax Media announced today that Robert A. Altman, co-founder and CEO, has passed away at the age of 73. Bethesda did not explain the cause of death in the announcement on the official Twitter, only that Altman was loved by employees and colleagues: “He is a truly visionary and a good friend. He believes in the spirit of people and the unity of people. Strength. He is an extraordinary leader, but also an excellent person.”
In 1999, Altman and Christopher Weaver, founder of Bethesda Softworks, founded ZeniMax Media (Zenith And Maximum), all of its global publishing and R&D teams include Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios,Backne, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog and Roundhouse Studios, the game works include “The Elder Scrolls》、《Rest of life》、《Doom》、《German headquarters》、《Thor’s Hammer》、《Injustice and murder“Wait.-
In September 2020, Microsoft announced the acquisition of ZeniMax Media for USD 7.5 billion, and the structure and related leadership will remain unchanged.
Robert A. Altman’s 69-year-old wife, Lynda Carter, is still alive. She was the champion of the 1972 Miss World pageant and played the leading role in the 1975 American TV series “Superwoman”. Princess Ann / Superwoman. The two got married in 1984, and Linda Carter also worked in “The Elder Scrolls“with”Rest of life“Guest roles in the series have been dubbed.-
His son James mentioned in a company-wide announcement that during the epidemic, Robert would send an email every week to keep in touch with everyone in the company. Robert once mentioned to his son that the thing he is most proud of is to allow thousands of families of employees to have food and education. All of this is because of the company he built: “What’s better, our employees Can make a living from what they love, which is making games.”
James believes that Robert’s last great professional achievement was to make a deal that was acquired by Microsoft, and mentioned that Robert always said uncompromisingly, “If our developers don’t support this deal, I will never do it.” I don’t care how much anyone pays. Unless this is a good home for our studio, we will never be acquired.”
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