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Id Software Frictions Rise Again??? News
Chris Leyton
28/09/2005
Former founder files suit against id Software and claims Activision made serious offers for the team behind Doom and Quake...
A report featured in the Wall Street Journal has today highlighted Activisionâs past ambitions to acquire id Software and at the same time reminded fans just how tumultuous the air can be around the Dallas based developer.
Citing court documents filed against the US developer by one of the founding members, Adrian Carmack, alleging that he was forced to resign as director and lead artist at the studio â“ reportedly giving up any royalty payments due to a strict id Software policy. The documents suggest that Carmack, who previously owned 41% of id Software, was forced out because of his refusal to accept a $20 million buyout from the other four co-owners; lest we need reminding id Software was established in 1991 by John Carmack, John Romero, Tom Hall and Adrian Carmack, most of which have long since departed the land of id leaving John Carmack, Adrian Carmack, Kevin Cloud, Todd Hollenshead and Tim Willits as current owners.
The lawsuit alleges that Activision made a number of attempts to purchase the developer behind Doom and Quake, firstly offering $90 million for the licenses behind Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein and then bumping up the price to $105 million for a complete acquisition. Carmack claims that the other co-owners deliberately spurned this offers to force him to sell his share of the company for a fraction of what he could have earned had the sale to Activision gone through.
The temperatures around id Software have often been on the hot side of hell; reports surrounding the development or rather the decision to develop Doom 3 suggest that this was the latest in a long line of contentious issues. Both Adrian Carmack and Kevin Cloud opposed the decision to remake Doom, however most of the employees believed it to be the right decision and issued the ultimatum to the pair that they should all be sacked unless they were allowed to make Doom 3 â“ including John Carmack. The decision was made to go ahead with the title, although allegations suggest that artist, Paul Steed, one of the main instigators was fired in retaliation back in 2001.
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