Alpha Dog Games Explained
ZeniMax Halifax Ltd. (trade name: Alpha Dog Games)[2] was a Canadian mobile video game developer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The company was acquired by ZeniMax Media in October 2019.[3]
ZeniMax Media was acquired by Microsoft in March 2021 and became part of Xbox Game Studios. As a result, Alpha Dog Games was owned by Microsoft since 2021, and it was an indirect mobile gaming extension of the Xbox brand. The studio was closed in May 2024 and Mighty Doom will sunset on August 7.[4]
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- Web site: Alpha Dog Games: the acquisition of a successful indie studio in Nova Scotia. novascotiabusiness.com. February 12, 2020. May 27, 2021. April 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415074201/https://novascotiabusiness.com/articles/alpha-dog-games-acquisition-successful-indie-studio-nova-scotia. live.
- Web site: Bethesda Acquires Mobile Game Studio Alpha Dog Games. Christopher J.. Teuton. Screen Rant. October 25, 2019. September 27, 2021. September 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210927163515/https://screenrant.com/bethesda-acquire-alpha-dog-games-mobile/. live.
- Web site: Tom. Ivan. Bethesda has announced a March release for top-down mobile shooter Mighty Doom. https://web.archive.org/web/20230222124433/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bethesda-has-announced-a-march-release-for-top-down-mobile-shooter-mighty-doom/. Video Games Chronicle. February 22, 2023. February 21, 2023. March 11, 2023.