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Bethesda Buys id - A Black Falcon - 24th June 2009
Yeah, that came out of nowhere...
http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/48578/Bethesda-Buys-id-Software
John Carmack on it:
Quote: Why did id sell? "We're really getting kind of tired competing with our own publishers in terms of how our titles will be featured," Carmack said. "And we've really gotten more IPs than we've been able to take advantage of. And working with other companies hasn't been working out as spectacularly as it could. So the idea of actually becoming a publisher and merging Bethesda and ZeniMax on there [is ideal.] It would be hard to imagine a more complementary relationship. They are triple A, top-of-the-line in what they do in the RPGs. And they have no overlap with all the things we do in the FPSes."
http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/48581/John-Carmack-On-Bethesda-Buy-Out
John Romero's not happy. Not that he's worked there for a long time. :)
Quote: id Software co-founder, and all round drama queen, John Romero, branded Bethesda's purchase of id Software as "disgusting," in a Tweet:
ZENIMAX??????? Disgusting.
He quickly followed up with:
Fallout 3 bought DOOM. Wow.
Still bitter at getting the boot?
http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/48595/John-Romero-Calls-id-Sell-Out-Disgusting
Not sure what I think, kind of strange... too bad that it reinforces once again how dead the PC industry is, given Bethesda's focus more on consoles than PC now. Very sad in that respect. :(
Bethesda Buys id - Great Rumbler - 27th June 2009
Sounds like a plus for both parties. Bethesda gets a closer peek at some much needed technical genius and id gets a publisher that doesn't constantly lock horns with them.
Also, John Romero lol
Bethesda Buys id - A Black Falcon - 27th June 2009
Yeah, apart from anyone who wishes that PC developers would stay focused on the PC... like, oh, me...
Bethesda Buys id - Great Rumbler - 29th June 2009
id was already doing Rage, Wolfenstien, and Doom 4 for consoles long before this came about.
Bethesda Buys id - A Black Falcon - 29th June 2009
Sure, but are they designed console-first, or PC-first? Bethesda, like most developers now, has become a console-first company...
Bethesda Buys id - Great Rumbler - 10th July 2009
The built the idtech 5 engine for the PC and then ported it to PS3/Xbox360.
Bethesda Buys id - A Black Falcon - 10th July 2009
If they continue to do it that way, then there won't be a problem.