Editing Id Software (section)

=== ZeniMax Media and Microsoft ===
On June 24, 2009, it was announced that id Software had been acquired by [[ZeniMax Media]] (owner of [[Bethesda Softworks]]). The deal would eventually affect publishing deals id Software had before the acquisition, namely ''Rage'', which was being published through Electronic Arts.<ref name="ZeniMax">{{Cite web |last=Remo |first=Chris |date=June 24, 2009 |title=Bethesda Parent ZeniMax Acquires id Software |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/bethesda-parent-zenimax-acquires-id-software |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626050105/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24183 |archive-date=June 26, 2009 |access-date=June 24, 2009 |website=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref> ZeniMax received in July a $105 million investment from StrongMail Systems for the id acquisition, it's unknown if that was the exact price of the deal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Matt |date=July 8, 2009 |title=ZeniMax raised $105 million for id acquisition |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/zenimax-raised-usd-105-million-for-id-acquisition |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515115602/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/zenimax-raised-usd-105-million-for-id-acquisition |archive-date=May 15, 2019 |access-date=May 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 Digital Media M&a Round-Up |url=https://ru.scribd.com/document/24886393/2009-Digital-Media-M-a-Round-Up |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515113049/https://ru.scribd.com/document/24886393/2009-Digital-Media-M-a-Round-Up |archive-date=May 15, 2019 |access-date=May 15, 2019 |page=9}}</ref> id Software moved from the "cube-shaped" [[Mesquite, Texas|Mesquite]] office to a location in [[Richardson, Texas]] during the spring of 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legendary Video Gaming Company Chooses Richardson |url=http://www.telecomcorridor.com/latest-news/legendary-video-gaming-company-chooses-richardson |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518012342/http://www.telecomcorridor.com/latest-news/legendary-video-gaming-company-chooses-richardson |archive-date=2011-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-10 |title=Why is Mesquite a major location in a Swedish video game about Nazis? |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/pop-culture/2017/11/10/why-is-mesquite-a-major-location-in-a-swedish-video-game-about-nazis/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Dallas News}}</ref> 

On June 26, 2013, id Software president [[Todd Hollenshead]] quit after 17 years of service.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/26/id-software-president-todd-hollenshead-leaves-company id Software President Todd Hollenshead Leaves Company] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629193938/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/26/id-software-president-todd-hollenshead-leaves-company |date=June 29, 2013 }}. IGN (June 26, 2013). Retrieved on August 23, 2013.</ref>

On November 22, 2013, it was announced id Software co-founder and Technical Director John Carmack had fully resigned from the company to work full-time at [[Oculus VR]] which he joined as [[Chief Technical Officer|CTO]] in August 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blog — John Carmack Joins Oculus as CTO |url=http://www.oculusvr.com/blog/john-carmack-joins-oculus-as-cto/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807153449/http://www.oculusvr.com/blog/john-carmack-joins-oculus-as-cto/ |archive-date=August 7, 2013 |access-date=November 23, 2013}}</ref><ref name="carmack-leaves-id">{{Cite web |title=Doom co-creator John Carmack officially leaves id Software |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/doom-co-creator-john-carmack-officially-leaves-id-software/1100-6416346/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123021956/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/doom-co-creator-john-carmack-officially-leaves-id-software/1100-6416346/ |archive-date=November 23, 2013 |website=GameSpot}}</ref> He was the last of the original founders to leave the company.

Tim Willits left the company in 2019.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Chalk |first=Andy |date=2019-07-18 |title=Tim Willits is leaving id Software |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/tim-willits-is-leaving-id-software/ |url-status=live |magazine=PC Gamer |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813025843/https://www.pcgamer.com/tim-willits-is-leaving-id-software/ |archive-date=August 13, 2019 |access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref> ZeniMax Media was acquired by [[Microsoft]] for {{USD|7.5&nbsp;billion}} in March 2021 and became part of [[Xbox Game Studios]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bass |first1=Dina |last2=Schreier |first2=Jason |date=September 21, 2020 |title=Microsoft to Buy Bethesda for $7.5 Billion to Boost Xbox |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-21/microsoft-to-buy-bethesda-studios-for-7-5-billion-to-boost-xbox |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921143256/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-21/microsoft-to-buy-bethesda-studios-for-7-5-billion-to-boost-xbox |archive-date=September 21, 2020 |access-date=September 21, 2020 |website=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Andy |date=March 9, 2021 |title=Microsoft confirms its Bethesda acquisition is complete and 'some games' will be exclusive |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-confirms-its-bethesda-acquisition-is-complete-and-some-games-will-be-exclusive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309164348/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-confirms-its-bethesda-acquisition-is-complete-and-some-games-will-be-exclusive/ |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |access-date=March 9, 2021 |website=[[Video Games Chronicle]]}}</ref>