It appears that id Software artist, co-founder, and co-owner Adrian Carmack (no relation to John) has been given his walking papers. In a lawsuit filed earlier this month by Carmack, he accuses id's remaining owners of firing him because he refused an offer to be bought out of his 41% stake in the company for $20 million. Carmack's lawsuit also reveals another interesting nugget: publisher Activision sought to acquire id's DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein properties (and eventually the entire company) last year for somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 mil, which would have netted him considerably more. Carmack alleges id's decision not to sell to the publisher of their best-selling games was part of an attempt to force him to sell his shares back for much less then what he would have scored in a potential acquisition.
It would truly be a landmark ruling in our legal system if the judge decided to throw all parties involved into a
winner-take-all map and let them frag it out (the losers would have to perform community service while wearing Master
Chief helmets).
Thanks to
GameInsider for
the tip!
