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'''''id Software''''' (pronounced "id," not "eye-dee") was founded by John Carmack, [[John Romero]], Tom Hall, and Adrian Carmack. They had been making games under the name ''id Software'' as early as 1990, but they didn't officially become a company until February 1st, 1991. The group met as in-house game developers for [[Softdisk]] and broke away to have more control over their own games. Their early games were published by [[3D Realms|Apogee Software]], but by the time [[Doom (series)|Doom]] came around they began using various publishers.
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'''''id Software''''' (pronounced "id," not "eye-dee") was founded by [[John Carmack]], [[John Romero]], [[Tom Hall]], and Adrian Carmack. They had been making games under the name ''id Software'' as early as 1990, but they didn't officially become a company until February 1st, 1991. The group met as in-house game developers for [[Softdisk]] and broke away to have more control over their own games. Their early games were published by [[3D Realms|Apogee Software]], but by the time [[Doom (series)|Doom]] came around they began using various publishers.
  
 
In particular, id Software is known for pioneering the first-person shooter genre with games like [[Wolfenstein#Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]], [[Doom (DOS)]], and [[Quake]].
 
In particular, id Software is known for pioneering the first-person shooter genre with games like [[Wolfenstein#Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]], [[Doom (DOS)]], and [[Quake]].

Revision as of 17:22, 13 April 2020

id Software
Id Software.jpg
Founded 1991-02-01
Headquarters Richardson, Texas, USA
Website www.idsoftware.com

id Software (pronounced "id," not "eye-dee") was founded by John Carmack, John Romero, Tom Hall, and Adrian Carmack. They had been making games under the name id Software as early as 1990, but they didn't officially become a company until February 1st, 1991. The group met as in-house game developers for Softdisk and broke away to have more control over their own games. Their early games were published by Apogee Software, but by the time Doom came around they began using various publishers.

In particular, id Software is known for pioneering the first-person shooter genre with games like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom (DOS), and Quake.

On June 24, 2009, id Software was acquired by ZeniMax Media, who also owns Bethesda Softworks. And on November 22, 2013, the last of the original founders, John Carmack, left the company to work for Oculus VR.

Games

Music Development

Audio Formats

Audio Personnel

Bobby Prince was the only ever in-house audio employee, but many other composers and engineers have worked contractually for id Software.

Picture Gallery

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