type subsidiary industry video game industry founded 2007 ; 9 years ago 2007 headquarters hunt valley maryland u.s. key people matt firor president number of employees 250 2012 parent zenimax media website zenimaxonline.com zenimax online studios llc is a subsidiary of zenimax media specializing in the development of massively multiplayer online games . 1 the company developed the elder scrolls online and its downloadable content . 1 zenimax online studios had around 250 employees in 2012 . 2 in addition to the main hunt valley maryland based office zenimax online also maintains a customer support center in galway ireland as well as an additional office in austin texas . contents 1 history 2 games developed 3 references 4 external links history edit zenimax online studios was officially formed in 2007 by zenimax media and is headed by matt firor a massively multiplayer online game designer and an 11 year veteran of mythic entertainment . 3 4 the company was built to specialize in the creation of an massively multiplayer online game . 5 in 2007 the company announced a partnership with simutronics for the use of heroengine . 6 in june 2008 zenimax online studios moved into its current office in hunt valley . 7 on march 15 2010 zenimax online studios announced that it will be using the fork particle sdk to create the particle effects in its unannounced upcoming massively multiplayer game . 8 on march 15 2011 zenimax online studios announced plans to open a customer support center in galway ireland . the company s new facility will provide customer support for players of their future massively multiplayer online games and is expected to result in the creation of hundreds of jobs over the next several years . 9 10 on august 8 2011 zenimax online studios selected splunk to be its platform for business intelligence network operations monitoring and operational intelligence . 11 on march 6 2012 zenimax online studios signed a licensing deal with elastic path software . 12 on may 3 2012 game informer announced that zenimax online studios s video game in development will take place in the elder scrolls universe approximately a millennium before the events of the elder scrolls v skyrim . 13 the game the elder scrolls online was released in 2014 . 14 games developed edit year title platform s 2014 the elder scrolls online 15 microsoft windows os x playstation 4 xbox one 2015 the elder scrolls online imperial city microsoft windows os x playstation 4 xbox one 2015 the elder scrolls online orsinium microsoft windows os x playstation 4 xbox one 2016 the elder scrolls online thieves guild microsoft windows os x playstation 4 xbox one references edit a b zenimax online studios . zenimaxonline.com . retrieved january 21 2013 . the elder scrolls online reinventing a franchise in an online world gamesindustry international . gamesindustry.biz . july 17 2012 . retrieved january 21 2013 . chester chris october 26 2007 . bethesda mmo studio sees substantial investment massively . massively.joystiq.com . retrieved january 21 2013 . crews steven october 25 2007 . interview matt firor on zenimax online mmo design philosophy the mmo gamer . mmogamer.com . retrieved january 21 2013 . zenimax online studios . zenimaxonline.com . august 1 2007 . retrieved january 21 2013 . news zenimax online studios licenses simutronics heroengine for new mmo . gamasutra . retrieved january 21 2013 . zenimax online studios . zenimaxonline.com . retrieved january 21 2013 . news zenimax online adopts fork particle tech for mmo . gamasutra . retrieved january 21 2013 . news bethesda sibling zenimax online founding ireland office to support future mmos . gamasutra . retrieved january 21 2013 . chester chris november 26 2007 . zenimax online bulks up with heroengine massively . massively.joystiq.com . retrieved january 21 2013 . zenimax online studios selects splunk as its engine for machine data . splunk . august 8 2011 . retrieved february 2 2013 . zenimax online studios . elastic path . march 6 2012 . retrieved january 21 2013 . game informer announces the elder scrolls online bethesda blog . bethblog.com . may 3 2012 . retrieved january 21 2013 . sliva marty june 10 2013 . e3 2013 elder scrolls online coming to ps4 xbox one . ign . retrieved october 11 2013 . gardner jack may 3 2012 . june cover revealed the elder scrolls online features . www.gameinformer.com . retrieved january 21 2013 . external links edit official website v t e zenimax media franchises dishonored doom the elder scrolls fallout ihra drag racing quake wolfenstein current subsidiaries arkane studios battlecry studios bethesda softworks bethesda game studios id software machinegames tango gameworks zenimax online studios defunct subsidiaries vir2l studios mud duck productions key people cal ripken jr. christopher weaver ernest del harry e. sloan jerry bruckheimer leslie moonves robert a. altman todd hollenshead related creation engine id tech list of bethesda softworks video games 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