Microsofthas announced a new contest that tasks players to unlock the most achievements possible across select Bethesda games. These contest winners will secure a Bethesda-themed Xbox Wireless Controller, which may be similar tothose winnable in the Bethesda Sweepstakes.
This contest comes asMicrosoftcontinues to celebrate its acquisition of ZeniMax Media, which meant that the developer of franchises likeThe Elder ScrollsandFalloutjoined the Xbox brand. While some Bethesda fans are worried about the availability of future games across consoles, Microsoft and Xbox seem intent on celebrating this event.
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The contest is open to players who have access to an Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, or Xbox Series S. This good news for those who have still beenunable to get a hold of an Xbox Series S or X, as they can still compete using the previous generation’s consoles. The downside of this inclusion is that it means stiff competition for anyone who wants to win one of the seven custom-designed controllers.
It is important to note that the official contest rules that one person can only enter one time and that if the same person signs up with two different accounts, they could be disqualified. Only achievement scores earned during the contest period will be counted, which means Bethesda fans may have to approach this contest carefully. The problem for fans is that they may have already played these games again and earned the available points, limiting the amount they can earn during this contest period. To get around this, it might be best that those fans use a new account as their entry and earn the achievements once more on that new account.
Microsoft is making the most out of the buzz created by its purchase of ZeniMax, andBethesda games will likely be heavily featured in Xbox’s E3 plansfor 2021. What this acquisition means for the wider games industry is still to be determined, but for now,Microsoftseems to have every reason to celebrate its new studio.
