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    Whatever happened to id Software?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HTWingNut, Dec 20, 2010.

  1. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    id used to be at the top of the 3D game all the time. Last big title was really Doom 3 and that was years ago. I haven't heard of any new big title in the works by them. Too bad they didn't get the Duke Nuke'm Forver bid.

    They used to push the 3D envelope, which was a boon for PC's.
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 20, 2010
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  2. Rodster

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    Last i've read they are busy with two games. Rage and Doom 4.
     
    Rodster, Dec 20, 2010
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    They seem to be in league with Besthsda.
     
    Bearclaw, Dec 21, 2010
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    They as said are making Rage and Quake 4. And they are with Bethesda and the IDTech 5 engine will only be licensed to Bethesda games. But Elder Scrolls 5 won't be using the engine for whatever dumb reason Bethesda may came up with. And believe IDTech 6 engine is in development already. From what I've seen of gameplay etc, Rage with IDTech 5 engine should be the best engine in a long time. Everything is so fluid, the AI is good and well the action looks awesome.

    Look up some gameplay vids of Rage. The fluidity and gameplay to me looks unrivaled, from the bits I've seen.
     
    Ruckus, Dec 21, 2010
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  5. streather

    streather Notebook Evangelist

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    Bought up by zenimax, who own bethesda, currently working on RAGE and doom 4 as well as ports for the iphone.



    I think.
     
    streather, Dec 21, 2010
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    manwithmustache Notebook Evangelist

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    Yup, what these guys said, they've been developing new tech for a new engine since doom 3. Prior to doom 3 I'd say they've been losing their engine supremecy to Unreal so they've been drifting behind for a bit.
     
    manwithmustache, Dec 21, 2010
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    i also remember that id software took years before they finish doom 3.

    Correct me if im wrong.
     
    reaversedge, Dec 21, 2010
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    Well to be fair Call of Duty runs off an open source version of id tech 3 which only recently has started to look dated.
     
    SparhawkJC, Dec 21, 2010
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