ZeniMax's id buyout doesn't affect Wolfenstein and Rage
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Jun 25th 2009 at 11:00AM } 
We're just one day into the freshly forged relationship between id Software and publishing powerhouse ZeniMax, and we may well be on our way to a bona fide lover's squabble. See, though yesterday's press release from ZeniMax boasted that the company's "library of powerhouse franchises will include DOOM, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, QUAKE, Wolfenstein and RAGE," Electronic Arts and Activision have announced that they're retaining their publishing duties for Rage and Wolfenstein, respectively.
ZeniMax referenced these two parties in the same press release, stating that it would publish all of id's future games "other than upcoming releases previously committed to other publishers." Though both EA and Activision's partnerships with id Software are limited to the aforementioned games, and will effectively end when said titles are released, the temporary presence of these two concubines should make things pretty awkward in the newly built idMax household.
ZeniMax referenced these two parties in the same press release, stating that it would publish all of id's future games "other than upcoming releases previously committed to other publishers." Though both EA and Activision's partnerships with id Software are limited to the aforementioned games, and will effectively end when said titles are released, the temporary presence of these two concubines should make things pretty awkward in the newly built idMax household.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Captain Planet @ Jun 25th 2009 11:06AM
I got $50 saying this is going to be the beginning of John Carmack's exit from the industry. Everyone knows he wants to build rocket ships and warp drives instead of graphic engines.
JXCgunrunna @ Jun 25th 2009 11:34AM
he can do both. he has been for years now. well not the warp pads but hes been doing rocket shit for years now.
Angel Mass @ Jun 25th 2009 11:11AM
Thanks God
Ihavepants @ Jun 25th 2009 11:33AM
Elder Scrolls V using ID Tech 5 for rendering engine plskthx.
Biggie @ Jun 25th 2009 12:17PM
Yeah I think this deal is just as much about securing licencees for the idtech 5 as much as anything else. Id need to recapture some of the engine biz that epic took away and this goes some of the way to achieving it.
Heavytoka @ Jun 25th 2009 11:33AM
Great News! I Can't wait for RAGE!
ChomskyKnows @ Jun 25th 2009 11:47AM
i don't see the story here. yes EA will publish id's current installments of Rage and Wolfenstein. yes ZeniMax will publish the future titles, which may include future installments of Rage, Wolfenstein, Doom4 and whatever else. so?
xaos @ Jun 25th 2009 11:49AM
That was pretty much my reaction to this; I don't even see the vague prospect of the article's suggested "squabble" here
Heavytoka @ Jun 25th 2009 11:50AM
The News is there won't be any delays due to the buyout
B @ Jun 26th 2009 3:15AM
Rage and Wolfenstein has grasped my interest because of this merger.