Microsoft buys Fallout maker in €6.4bn deal ahead of new Xbox release

Microsoft has acquired ZeniMax Media Picture: Microsoft/PA

Microsoft has bought the owner of gaming hits Doom and Fallout in a deal worth $7.5bn dollars (€6.4bn).

The move sees the tech giant take control of ZeniMax Media, which owns Bethesda Softworks, maker of well-known titles including The Elder Scrolls, Skyrim and Wolfenstein.