Austin Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 John Carmack has apparently resigned. Thoughts? Link: http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/22/5134500/id-software-founder-john-carmack-resigns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Interesting. Maybe I'm imagining things, but those statements from id and Bethesda have a distinct "don't let the door hit you on the way out" vibe to them. I'll be curious to see what he's able to do with Virtual Reality. As some of the commenters to that story point out, Carmack has always been more of a technology guy than a game designer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Sounds like he had a rift with management. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 The real reason he is leaving is that he has always been jealous of Howard Scott Warshaw programming Raiders of the Lost Ark for the 2600 so he is going to devote all his time to making a version for the 5200 and 8-bit computers. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Didn't this happen months ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted November 23, 2013 Author Share Posted November 23, 2013 Didn't this happen months ago? I believe months ago he stepped down but was still in another role (I suppose whether he was actually still doing anything is another story all together). Now it seems like he's out of the company completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper_Eye Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 He was going to stay on as a consultant but instead he is out altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagitekAngel Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) I wonder how Doom 4 will turn out. Rage was competent, but unremarkable for much else other than its visuals. Edited November 24, 2013 by MagitekAngel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomwaves Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Depressing.. I know he hasn't had a hand in development in a bit, but its still sad to think that it's really over.. I have high hopes for Doom 4, and wish for a Quake 5 also.. But if either one come out, it won't be the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I wonder how Doom 4 will turn out. Rage was competent, but unremarkable for much else other than its visuals. He said the engine work is already done so all that needs to be finished is the game content, which isn't Carmack's strong suit TBH. I hope things work out for him at Occulus Rift cause I liked the old id games. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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