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The endgame for Carmack's legacy?Microsoft dispersed the team inside id Software responsible for id Tech This
The endgame for Carmack's legacy?Microsoft dispersed the team inside id Software responsible for id Tech
This week, Microsoft announced a major restructuring of its video game business.A serious blow came to the studio id Software, which lost about 50% of its employees.
A little later, veteran programmer Dustin Land, who was also among those fired, commented on the situation.He confirmed the information that Microsoft had almost completely disbanded the team in the US responsible for the development of the id Tech graphics engine.
The solution looks quite strange.Previously, the media claimed that Microsoft Gaming management was allegedly interested in developing internal technologies in order to reduce dependence on Unreal Engine 5.
id Tech is one of the oldest graphics engines on the market, created by id Software co-founder John Carmack for the shooter DOOM.At the same time, one cannot ignore the merits of John Romero, who interested third-party studios in licensing id Tech, which contributed to its popularization on the market.The most widely used is id Tech 3 (aka Quake 3 Engine).
The latest game based on id Tech 8 was the shooter DOOM: The Dark Ages, which received the Revelations story expansion in July.In addition, a modified version of id Tech 7 called Motor is used by the studio MachineGames (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle).Also worth mentioning is the IW Engine, a distant descendant of id Tech 3, which serves as the basis for games in the Call of Duty series.
Dustin Land confirmed several more insights.Thus, the support team for Quake Champions was dispersed, which makes the future of the game uncertain.In addition, Microsoft fired the people responsible for organizing the traditional QuakeCon exhibition, although it should be held in August.
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This week, Microsoft announced a major restructuring of its video game business.A serious blow came to the studio id Software, which lost about 50% of its employees.
A little later, veteran programmer Dustin Land, who was also among those fired, commented on the situation.He confirmed the information that Microsoft had almost completely disbanded the team in the US responsible for the development of the id Tech graphics engine.
The solution looks quite strange.Previously, the media claimed that Microsoft Gaming management was allegedly interested in developing internal technologies in order to reduce dependence on Unreal Engine 5.
id Tech is one of the oldest graphics engines on the market, created by id Software co-founder John Carmack for the shooter DOOM.At the same time, one cannot ignore the merits of John Romero, who interested third-party studios in licensing id Tech, which contributed to its popularization on the market.The most widely used is id Tech 3 (aka Quake 3 Engine).
The latest game based on id Tech 8 was the shooter DOOM: The Dark Ages, which received the Revelations story expansion in July.In addition, a modified version of id Tech 7 called Motor is used by the studio MachineGames (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle).Also worth mentioning is the IW Engine, a distant descendant of id Tech 3, which serves as the basis for games in the Call of Duty series.
Dustin Land confirmed several more insights.Thus, the support team for Quake Champions was dispersed, which makes the future of the game uncertain.In addition, Microsoft fired the people responsible for organizing the traditional QuakeCon exhibition, although it should be held in August.
@gm_galactic #Xbox #game #shooter