id: Why We Sold To ZeniMax [Id] (5)
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In an interview with Kotaku, id's John Carmack and Todd Hollenshead explained how changing circumstances with Activision and other studios spurred id's sale to Bethesda parent ZeniMax. id Software is still a development studio that commands respect, but it's one that had found itself not quite fitting in of late, its principals told us during a phone interview tied to the announcement of the company's sale to ZeniMax. One of the problems lately, Carmack told ...
Erk – Bethesda Buy id. Bethidsda? (6)
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Shock news, everyone. Bethesda Software – or rather Bethesda’s sinister overlords Zenimax Media Group – now own id Software. As in Quake/id/Doom id Software. It’s a wantonly strange turn of events for a veteran PC studio that’s always been fiercely independent (well, depending on how you feel about their unending sequel-suckling upon the Activision money-teat). It is not, however, necessarily bad news, for all the fact that the internet just exploded. Below, a short statement ...
Bethesda parent company buys id Software (8)
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Well, that was unexpected. id Software, the game studio behind Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein, and the upcoming Rage, has just been acquired by ZeniMax, parent company of Fallout 3 developer Bethesda Softworks.Despite the acquisition, ZeniMax expects id Software to continue operating as before. "No changes will be made in the operations of id Software in the development of its games," the press release states. "id Software will continue to operate as a studio under the direction ...
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RJO said:
Damn dudes... it is epic merger day in the industry
id Software Bought By Bethesda Parent Company, ZeniMax [Breaking] (14)
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Doom, Fallout, Oblivion, Wolfenstein, Carmack, Howard... all in one company. Two of the most acclaimed game development studios of all time are joining forces. ZeniMax Media, parent company of Fallout 3 and Elder Scrolls development studio Bethesda Softworks, announced today that it is purchasing legendary Doom and Wolfenstein studio id. In an interview with Kotaku, id co-founder John Carmack, id CEO Todd Hollenshead and ZeniMax CEO Robert Altman said the purchase will change none of ...
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Ted Aronson said:
Carmack and Howard under the same roof? That's a powerhouse right there. I can't wait for Doomout:Arena.
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Chad said:
Woah.
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GG said:
Add a notewhaaaaaaaa
