Expect an id iPhone game 'every two to three months for the next year'

by Richard Mitchell { Jun 25th 2009 at 6:15PM }

In an interview with Joystiq, id's John Carmack stated that he is "pretty passionate about the benefits of the iPhone" and plans to continue supporting the platform. "I've got a slate of iPhone titles, I expect to have an iPhone release every two or three months for the next year," said Carmack, noting that id will likely continue to plow through its classic titles (hope you like Doom!) before moving on to titles like Doom RPG and Wolfenstein RPG and eventually something based on id's upcoming title Rage.

Carmack stated that iPhone projects don't require much of id's focus, saying, "These are things that get a few people put on them for a little while, are fun for everybody involved."

"So far it looks like they're making pretty good money," said Carmack, "but they're not the blockbuster titles that they go do $100 million dollars."

Read the entire interview with John Carmack and Zenimax CEO Robert Altman right here.

Tags: id, id-software, iphone, john-carmack

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

FNG @ Jun 25th 2009 6:18PM

buttons please...

HDpurist @ Jun 25th 2009 6:25PM

id games...meh, no thanks.

Cosmo (formerly Chin-Poh) @ Jun 25th 2009 7:15PM

They were a large part of my childhood at least, oh Wolf 3D, Doom, Commander Keen, Heretic, Hexen etc.

kagai @ Jun 25th 2009 6:32PM

In other news...Michael Jackson is dead. I remember playing Moonwalker and listening to Thriller. RIP!

J-Link @ Jun 25th 2009 6:43PM

Amen, if he is dead, well I'm gonna be teribbly sad....

dogmaticatheist @ Jun 25th 2009 6:48PM

Well, if he's dead then the world will be a little bit safer for little boys.

C @ Jun 25th 2009 6:59PM

RIP? More like Rest in Hell. That guy was a creep.

Levi @ Jun 25th 2009 7:45PM

yes. Thank you for pointing it out on a non-related post on a gaming blog. Comment fail.

kagai @ Jun 25th 2009 7:56PM

Thanks for not knowing your gaming history! Fail!

And here's a hankie for your "not related to the post" tears of sadness!

Chris @ Jun 25th 2009 7:42PM

Expect more shallow, graphically modern yet storyline-lacking dull-o-ramas filled with violence that appeal to the kids like "Eric and Dylan".

No thanks. id's games are crap. In fact, bring back that kid named American so they can make the turds they produce smell even worse.