id Software
American game studio behind Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake; part of ZeniMax Media, owned by Microsoft.
At a glance
Who owns it
Controlled by ZeniMax Media since 24 Jun 2009.
People
John Carmack, John Romero (designer) and 2 others
See all 4
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- id Software is an American video game developer in Richardson, Texas.
- Four Softdisk employees, John Carmack, John Romero, Tom Hall and Adrian Carmack, founded it on 1 February 1991.
- Its Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake games and engines did much to create the first-person shooter genre and shaped PC 3D graphics.
- ZeniMax Media bought it in June 2009, and Microsoft bought ZeniMax in March 2021.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1 February 1991, by John Carmack, John Romero, Tom Hall and Adrian Carmack1
- Headquarters
- Richardson, Texas; second studio in Frankfurt from 20151
- Owner
- ZeniMax Media from June 2009; ZeniMax part of Microsoft from March 20211
- Games
- Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake1
Who owns it
Controlled by ZeniMax Media since 24 Jun 2009.
Parent company
- ZeniMax Media
itself owned by Microsoft from March 2021 · since 24 Jun 2009 1
People
Founded by
- John Carmack
- John RomeroPersondesigner; left in 1996
- Tom Hall
- Adrian Carmack
Links
Sources
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