Don’t expect to see id Software’s name on the next Elder Scrolls title. Speaking with GI.biz, Bethesda super executive Pete Hines confirmed that id Software would continue to do its own thing post-acquirement. In other words, the once-independent studio won’t be messing with any traditional properties owned by Bethesda. Instead, id will work on its own titles: Doom 4, RAGE and “whatever else it is they’d like to do.”
"id has plenty of their own IP to keep themselves busy," Hines said. "It was their desire to build to three teams and bring the development of their IP in-house. So we'll help them build up to the three full teams a little faster, now that they have additional resources, and they'll work on RAGE and Doom 4 and whatever else it is they'd like to do."
"But with Quake, Doom, Wolfenstein, and RAGE, they already have more IP than they have teams to work on them. So right now creating new IP or having them work on our Bethesda IP isn't even being considered."
Oddly enough, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion may have benefitted from id Software’s touch. Oblivion Gates were essentially open-world monster closets.
Still, we can’t dismiss how great these two studios operate independently. We’re glad id Software is getting the financial support it needs, but we don’t like pouring orange juice on our cereal in the morning. Keep them seperate for now, ZeniMax.
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10:00 AM on 07.14.2009
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Also, have you tried orange juice cereal?
on a brighter note, from what i've seen of RAGE it reminds me of fallout. mebbie the next fallout (after New Vegas) will be on idTech5?
id has always been my favorite developer ever since way back when that I bought a copy of Quake1 within a week of its release. A week later spent $90 on a 33.6kbps modem so that I could play online...
And so this gamer was born.
You do not need to get permission from id to start working on your project using idTech3. Just go to this link to download the GPL code and be sure to abide by the GPL terms. Please see http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html for further information about the GPL and a copy of that license.
that was the first result for a search on google of id software engine open source. or did you specifically mean the new games? i think the source for both quake and quake 2 are available, as well, but that may be my corrupted memory playing tricks on society.
id: Aww, c'mon! Can't I just do a little programming. One enemy, that's all I want.
Bethesda: You're trying my patience, young man. You have until the count of five to be back in your studio working. 1... 2...
*id scurries away, dejected*