id Software sold to bethesda

Spear

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/062509dnbusid.180e481.html

They haven't released the amounts yet.


Edit: crap , wrong forum

Doctor DooM

Moved to games.

Thanks

Sierra Oscar

Signs that ZeniMax want to become a major player in publishing by the looks of things.

citizen_p

osnt seem bad as long as they dont produce monopoly crap like EA

fifa 2008...2009 etc....
tennis
fishing
racing
and evvery perfesional sport under the sun

feylya

Quake's a sport

giggsy664

Hell, Quake spawned Boards

Sarky

Odds on some sh*tty Quake RPG using the Oblivion engine in the next couple of years?

Cunny-Funt

As long as it wasn't EA that bought it.

RIP Bullfrog and Westwood (among others)

Shiminay

A Quake RPG would be hilariously awful

Jumpy

Kharn wrote: »

A Quake RPG would be hilariously awful

5 points in rocket jump. 4 points in gib.

madrab

maybe, but a doom rpg...that would rock :-)

Retr0gamer

Isn't there a doom RPG rogue like on mobile phones that's supposedly really good?

Amalgam

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Isn't there a doom RPG rogue like on mobile phones that's supposedly really good?

No.. No there isn't.

Jazzy

madrab wrote: »

maybe, but a doom rpg...that would rock :-)

negative

Naikon

Man, I smell some trouble here. I have read that
Carmack intends to keep the current principles of id software.

I would hate to see id/bethesda not releasing Linux ports,
or eventual release of the source code of id game engines.

I still respect id software for standing by their word
even though the release schedules have been off lately.

Bethesda appears to have a "good" reputation, which may
a plus, but I do hold some skepticism.

They better not influence the coders/designers in a negative
way. If this happens, id software is screwed.

Let's face it, id software are the pioneers of the fps
genre. It would be a terrible shame if they went down
the drain due to corporate interests.

Hopefully, this won't be the end of id software:(

Naikon

Cunny-Funt wrote: »

As long as it wasn't EA that bought it.

RIP Bullfrog and Westwood (among others)

Looking glass studios especially springs to mind:(

No command and conquer game has been decent
in my mind since around the release of the original red alert.

Sierra Oscar

To be honest, I would not worry about it at all. It just seems like ZeniMax are attempting to diversify.

The only major IP that ZeniMax have is The Elder Scrolls and most recently Fallout. ZeniMax now have new IP's such as Quake, Doom & Wolfenstein.

Naikon

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

To be honest, I would not worry about it at all. It just seems like ZeniMax are attempting to diversify.

The only major IP that ZeniMax have is The Elder Scrolls and most recently Fallout. ZeniMax now have new IP's such as Quake, Doom & Wolfenstein.

True, especially considering the fact id are in need of the extra
resources that ZeniMax/Bethsda would bring.

Last time I checked, only about 60 people work at id.
Not tiny, but certainly in need of more manpower today.

Also, like previous posters have mentioned, it could have
EA/id at this stage:p

Less of the crappy iphone ports of wolf3d, and more
staples for the pc please:)

Malice

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Isn't there a doom RPG rogue like on mobile phones that's supposedly really good?

Amalgam wrote: »

No.. No there isn't.

There is a roguelike. It's right here. As to whether it works on mobile phones, I've no idea.

Retr0gamer

Amalgam wrote: »

No.. No there isn't.

Yes.. Yes there is.

http://www.doomrpg.com/n.x/Doom%20RPG/Home

Carmack it seems had a hand in it as well.

SeantheMan

1 - Retro > Amalgam - 0

Pwnage !:P

2 things you should have learned about retro at this stage

1. Don't question his retro and unusual gaming knowledge
2. Don't diss Valkyria chroniclesssszzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Overheal

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

To be honest, I would not worry about it at all. It just seems like ZeniMax are attempting to diversify.

The only major IP that ZeniMax have is The Elder Scrolls and most recently Fallout. ZeniMax now have new IP's such as Quake, Doom & Wolfenstein.

Could you imagine a free roaming doom/qake/wofenstein rpg?

I can

Jazzy

Overheal wrote: »

Could you imagine a free roaming doom/qake/wofenstein rpg?

I can

and i can imagine you getting gay with kids. doesnt mean its cool

Moriarty

Studio that designs FPS engines and releases tech demos at full price in sale shocker! Tomorrow, the earth continues to turn on it's axis!

noodler

SeantheMan wrote: »

1 - Retro > Amalgam - 0

Pwnage !:P

2 things you should have learned about retro at this stage

1. Don't question his retro and unusual gaming knowledge
2. Don't diss Valkyria chroniclesssszzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Also, he has groupies.

Jazzy

noodler wrote: »

Also, he has groupies.

better looking then robbie williams and can tell you the difference between final fantasy 3 and 5. who wouldnt?

noodler

Jazzy wrote: »

better looking then robbie williams and can tell you the difference between final fantasy 3 and 5. who wouldnt?

Robbie Williams? Would you listen to you Jazzy, desperately trying to stay contemporary and fresh but failing miserably. Go home Grandpa! He is more like The Jack Bauer of RPGs.

Jazzy

and this is the moment of my life where i suddenly realise that im not 'with it' anymore.

noodler

Jazzy wrote: »

and this is the moment of my life where i suddenly realise that im not 'with it' anymore.

Bound to happen sooner or later in fairness!

Naikon

For any unix people out there, I emailed John Carmack
directly about Linux ports/source code releases and got a straight out response 12 hours later.

Quite pleased he actually responded to me:)

It is still to be determined. Linux support is still forthcoming for Quake Live for sure, but I need to make a good case for the various open source options.
I wouldn't say there is hostility to it, but it isn't something that any existing Zenimax teams promote.

John Carmack