id Software

American video game developer

Companyvideo game developer businessQ204474

Founded: February 1, 1991
Founded by: John Carmack
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1.crunchbase.com/organization/id-softwareRetrieved 2019-06-27
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, Adrian Carmack
, Tom Hall
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Headquarters: Richardson
, Richardson
Country: United States
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1.Stated in museum-digital
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Industry: video game industry
Employees: 39
Parent: ZeniMax Media(since 2009)
Website: idsoftware.com

Overview

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id Software LLC is an American video game developer based in Richardson, Texas. It was founded on February 1, 1991, by four members of the computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack.

Overview

Developed

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Quake II(1997)
id Tech 2(1997)
Quake(1996)
Final Doom(1996)
QuakeWorld(1996)
QuakeC(1996)
Quake engine(1996)
Master Levels for Doom II(1995)
The Ultimate Doom(1995)
Doom II(1994)
id Tech 1(1993)
Doom(1993)
Spear of Destiny(1992)
Wolfenstein 3D(1992)
KEEN 6(1992)
Rescue Rover(1991)
Catacomb 3-D(1991)
Hovertank One(1991)
Commander Keen Episode 4: The Secret of the Oracle(1991)
Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter(1991)
Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy(1991)
Commander Keen in Keen Dreams(1991)
Shadow Knights(1991)
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion(1991)
Commander Keen(1990)
Commander Keen(1990)
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons(1990)
Commander Keen Episode 2: The Earth Explodes(1990)
Commander Keen Episode 3: Keen Must Die!(1990)
Commander Keen Episode One: Marooned on Mars(1990)
id Tech 8
TED
Rage
Quake: The Fight for Justice
id Software Music Format (700Hz)
MD3
WAD
VQuake
GLQuake
BSP
id Software Music Format
id Tech 7
id Tech 6
id Tech 4
GtkRadiant
id Tech 5
Wolfenstein
Quake
Doom

Published

10 linked to id Software in Wikidata

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Legal form: limited liability company
Formed in: Shreveport
Owned by: Microsoft
Member of: GAME
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1.game.de/mitglieder/
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game – The German Games Industry Association
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1.game.de/mitglieder/Retrieved 2019-07-02
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Product or material produced: software
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1.Stated in National Software Reference Library
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Different from: iD
Social media followers: 401,664(February 12, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 76774950
378,427(February 21, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 76774950
321,313(January 8, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 76774950
287,068(April 21, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 76774950
Notable work: Doom
Doom

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