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ID SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES NEW GAMES AT QUAKECON 2001, DELIVERS GLIMPSE OF NEW DOOM TITLE
Legendary Game Shop Announces Development of QUAKE IV and an All-New Franchise, Holds First U.S. Showing of Next DOOM Game
MESQUITE, Texas - Aug. 10, 2001 - id SoftwareTM, a leading independent
developer of entertainment software, announced the development of two new games during a press conference
Friday at QuakeConTM. The company also offered attendees the first U.S.
demo of the next DOOM® game during a presentation by industry luminary and id
Software co-founder, John Carmack.
New titles announced at the press event include QUAKE IV, currently in development by long-time id Software
collaborator Raven Software, and an as-of-yet unnamed project in development by Nerve Software. Both games are
executive produced by id Software and published by Activision, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI).
"It's going to be a ton of fun to be working with the guys we know so well at Raven on Quake IV and the new team at
Nerve is a real up-and-commer in the industry," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "With Return to Castle
Wolfenstein, the new DOOM, our collaboration with Nerve, and Quake IV on the horizon, gamers have loads to look
forward to."
QUAKE IV marks a return to id Software's trademark single-player gameplay experience through the extension of
the QUAKE II universe, and will use the company's advanced new DOOM game engine.
The project being developed by Nerve is based on an original design by id Software. The game is still in the early stages
of development with more details to be announced later this year. Nerve Software was co-founded by ex-id Software
employee Brandon James.
QuakeCon began in 1996 as a LAN party dedicated to fans of id Software's games and has grown to include
QUAKE®, QUAKE IITM,
QUAKE III Arena and QUAKE III: Team ArenaTM.
It was created by gamers to join with online friends in real life, meet the makers of the games they crave, talk
shop with industry veterans and compete with some of the best players in the world. The event enjoys continued
success, growing from a small gathering of 150 players in 1996 to 3,000 in 2000.
About id Software
id - Freud's primal part of the human psyche and one of the hottest game shops on Earth - has been rocking the gaming
world from Mesquite, Texas since 1991. As a renowned leader in the industry, id Software forged such frenetic titles
as Wolfenstein 3D®, DOOM®,
DOOM IITM, QUAKE® and
QUAKE IITM. With intense graphics and mind-blowing action, id's games
have helped redefine the modern video game, continually setting industry standards for technology and gameplay. And,
in keeping with tradition, id Software has amplified the world of adrenaline pumping 3-D gaming with the release of
their latest action titles, QUAKE III ArenaTM and
QUAKE III: Team ArenaTM. id's advanced QUAKE III Arena engine is
leading the next revolution in 3-D interactive games with both single and multiplayer technology. Check out more
about id Software at www.idsoftware.com.
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© 2001 Id Software, Inc. All rights reserved. QuakeCon, QUAKE, QUAKE II,
QUAKE III Arena, QUAKE III: Team Arena and the id Software name are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of Id Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
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