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How we almost lost Doom 3 and id for good
For fans of both gaming and open source software, few major video game companies have been revered as id software, one of the only major game studios that has not only perpetually released game clients...
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Bethesda: layoffs at id are standard business practise
Well, if you want to work in game development, you know what to expect. You’ll get laid off sooner or later! Bethesda Softworks has confirmed several people at id Software have been let go, as part of...
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Giant Bomb Confirms id Software Hit By Layoffs
Details are still a bit hazy, but GiantBomb.com confirmed yesterday with Bethesda that there were indeed layoffs at RAGE and Doom 4 developer id Software. Unknown at the moment is how many employees...
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id Software’s Main Linux Game Developer Resigns
Timothee Bessett, the id Software developer that was responsible for porting many of id Software’s popular games like Doom 3 and Quake 4 to Linux, has resigned from the popular game company. On his...
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id’s Rage Linux Port Not Actively Pursued
While there’s been great Valve Linux news this week, over at the once very Linux-friendly id Software, Tux isn’t so well represented these days at the Texas game studio. For those that missed my...
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Fabien Sanglard reviews DOOM 3′s source code
Interested in an open source graphics engine? The 2004 first-person shooter (FPS) game featured dynamic light and shadow effects Software developer Fabien Sanglard has completed his source code review...
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Former id’s Linux Guy Heads to Another Game Company
According to Phoronix, Timothee Besset (a.k.a. “TTimo”) left id Software earlier this year. For years Timothee was id’s main “Linux guy” responsible for the ports of Doom 3, Quake 4, Enemy Territory:...
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Talking Mods, Rage, and Doom With id Software
This is not directly Linux related but an insight into the direction of id Software. By Mike Nelson @GameSpy id Software screwed up launching Rage last year, and Co-founder John Carmack knows it. He...
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Carmack: No business case for mainstream Linux gaming
by Craig Chapple @develop-online.net Emulation rather than native ports the ideal technical direction forward for the platform There is no business case to be made for officially supporting Linux with...
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John Carmack the Doom co-creator resigns from id Software
John Carmack, co-creator of #Doom , has resigned from id Software, the studio he helped co-found. As reported by IGN, Carmack is stepping away from the company where he served as #lead #programmer on...
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Full Of Regret: John Carmack On Doom 4, Quake Live, and id Software
In honor of Doom’s 20th birthday, Wired Game|Life just posted a fantastic three-page interview with John Carmack. The former id Software Technical Director, and current #Oculus VR CTO, touches on just...
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The early ID Software game engines now open sourced
The source code for id Software’s first games, produced for disks-by-mail company #Softdisk, has been released under an open-source licence for the first time. Gaming giant id Software has extended its...
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