mmmkay, should we expect nuclear jump? On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 12:13 AM, rizki <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > ZeniMax Media Acquires id Software Brings together two of world’s best > game studios Library of powerhouse franchises will include DOOM, Fallout, > The Elder Scrolls, QUAKE, Wolfenstein and RAGE > > June 24, 2009 (Rockville, MD) – ZeniMax Media Inc., parent company of noted > game publisher Bethesda Softworks, today announced it has completed the > acquisition of legendary game studio, id Software, creators of > world-renowned games such as *DOOM, QUAKE, Wolfenstein*, and its upcoming > title, *RAGE*. The acquisition by ZeniMax Media joins together two of the > finest, most respected videogame developers in the world, combining the > first person shooter (FPS) expertise of id Software with acclaimed role > playing game (RPG) developer Bethesda Game Studios – creators of the 2008 > Game of the Year, Fallout 3, and the 2006 Game of the Year, *The Elder > Scrolls IV: Oblivion*. Bethesda Softworks will publish the titles of id > Software other than upcoming releases previously committed to other > publishers. > > Founded in 1991, id Software established itself as an industry leader with > some of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed video games of all > time. id Software created the original first-person shooter, *Wolfenstein > 3D*, and subsequently set new standards in the genre with the blockbuster > releases of its *DOOM* and *QUAKE* titles. In addition, id Software > developed cutting edge, proprietary technology with the id Tech engine which > powers many notable FPS titles, and continues to make great advances in game > technology under the direction of John Carmack, one of the country’s > technology leaders and a member of the Academy of Interactive Arts and > Sciences (AIAS) Hall of Fame. > > Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software, commented on the transaction: “This > was a unique opportunity to team with a smart, sophisticated publisher like > Bethesda Softworks where the interests of the studio and the publisher will > be fully aligned in the development and marketing of our titles. In > addition, we will now have financial and business resources to support the > future growth of id Software, a huge advantage which will result in more and > even better games for our fans.” > > id Software will continue to operate as a studio under the direction of its > founder, John Carmack. No changes will be made in the operations of id > Software in the development of its games. All the principals at id Software > have signed long-term employment contracts, assuring they will continue in > their roles developing games at the studio. > > “This puts id Software in a wonderful position going forward,” said John > Carmack, who will continue to serve in his current role as Technical > Director. “We will now be able to grow and extend all of our franchises > under one roof, leveraging our capabilities across multiple teams while > enabling forward looking research to be done in the service of all of them. > We will be bigger and stronger, as we recruit the best talent to help us > build the landmark games of the future. As trite as it may be for me to say > that I am extremely pleased and excited about this deal, I am.” > > Robert Altman, the founder, Chairman & CEO of ZeniMax Media stated, “We, > along with many others, consider id Software to be among the finest game > studios in the world, with extraordinary design, artistic and technical > capabilities. They have demonstrated, repeatedly, that rare ability to > create franchise properties that are critical and commercial successes. Our > intention is to make sure id Software will continue to do what they do best > – make AAA games. Our role will be to provide publisher support through > Bethesda Softworks and give id Software the resources it needs to grow and > expand.” > > ZeniMax Media Inc, which is privately held, was founded in 1999 to create > quality interactive entertainment products to meet the growing worldwide > demand. The Company is headquartered in Rockville, MD and maintains offices > in Hunt Valley, MD, London and Tokyo. Among its wholly owned subsidiaries > are Bethesda Softworks, a premier publisher of video games, Vir2L Studios > which develops games for the casual market, and ZeniMax Online Studios, a > studio dedicated to massively multi-player online games (MMOG). > > Bethesda Game Studios, the development group at ZeniMax Media, is one of > the top video game studios in the world. Its most recent release, *Fallout > 3*, was the 2008 winner of more than 60 Game of the Year awards, including > The Associated Press, Official Xbox Magazine, Yahoo, PC Gamer, IGN, Game > Critics Awards, Game Developer Choice Awards, and Gamespy. Bethesda also > created the 2006 PC and Xbox 360® Game of the Year, *The Elder Scrolls IV: > Oblivion*, and the 2002 PC and Xbox® Game of the Year, *The Elder Scrolls > III: Morrowind*. Bethesda Game Studios has created 2 of the 10 best games > of all time, *Fallout 3* and *Oblivion*, on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation® > 3 platforms, as reported by the industry scoring system found at > www.metacritic.com and www.gamerankings.com. > > Click here to return to > Fallout.Bethsoft.com<http://fallout.bethsoft.com/index.html> > > -- > > Q > > Jack Benny <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jack_benny.html> - "I > don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve > that either." > > > -- things left unsaid, http://ryosaeba.wordpress.com maxgain scams, http://maxgain.wordpress.com
