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id Software Bought By Bethesda Parent Company, ZeniMax

by Britt Scott · in General Discussion · 06/24/2009 (11:29 am) · 4 replies

Quote: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.
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Attended Brown College in Mendota Heights, MN for Game Design and Development. Projects include the Mech Starter Kit and the Battle Frog. Currently working toward a game design career.

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    Torque Owner TheGasMan
    G.A.S. [+others]
    #1
    06/24/2009 (1:52 pm)
    oO ... holy sh**.

    The image they used is quite the funny.
    Doom GUI over Fallout3 pre-release screenshot.

    I wonder what all 5 or 6 people at id will do now ?

    Torque 3D Owner Tuomas Kaukoranta
    #2
    06/24/2009 (2:39 pm)
    Thank god they weren't merged!

    Torque Owner MajBoomer
    #3
    06/30/2009 (12:56 pm)
    Does this mean that they will cancel QuakeCon?...lol!

    Torque Owner Gary Roberson
    CJW Enterprises
    #4
    06/30/2009 (9:30 pm)
    So one company buys out another company. What does this mean?
    is it stocks only or does the parent company inherit the software as well?