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'''id Software''' is a game developer founded on February 1, 1991 based in Mesquite, Texasby four members of the computer company {{wp|Softdisk}}, programmers [[John Carmack]] and as of June 2009[[John Romero]], game designer [[Tom Hall]], is a subsidiary of and artist [[ZeniMax MediaAdrian Carmack]]. They are the authors of [[Doom]] and [[Doom II]], as well as numerous other well-known titles such as the [[Quake]] series of games, [[Wolfenstein 3D]], and [[Wikipedia:Commander Keen|Commander Keen]]. "id" is pronounced as a single syllable, described by the company as "the primal section of the human psyche" which in [[Wikipedia:Ego%2C_Superego_and_Id|Freudian psychology]] is responsible for instinctual and primitive impulses.{{cite web archived|title=id Software: Business|url=http://www.idsoftware.com/business/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101105022/http://www.idsoftware.com/business/|accessdate=10 February 2016|archivedat=archive.org}} It is sometimes pronounced like "I.D.," although this is incorrect.

People who work or who have worked at The company drastically changed its members through the years, including the original founders. On June 24, 2009, it was announced that id:Software had been acquired by [[ZeniMax Media]], owner of [[Bethesda Softworks]]. ==Main frachises== * {{wp|Commander Keen}}* [[Wolfenstein|Wolfenstein series]]* [[Doom|Doom series]]* [[Quake|Quake series]]* {{wp|Rage (video game)|RAGE}} ==Original emplooyes==

* [[Robert Bobby Prince]]

People and teams who have worked for id or ==Trivia==* The company was heavily involved in idthe creation of the first-related projects:* person shooter genre. [[Gerald BromWolfenstein 3D]]* is often considered as one of the first FPS, [[Dario CasaliDoom]]* was a game that popularized the genre and PC gaming in general, and [[Milo Casali]]* [[Matthew CostelloQuake]]is the first shooter to have online multiplayer, which is a widespread feature used in today's games of the same genre.* [[Bernd Kreimeier]]* According to the book ''[[David KushnerMasters of Doom]]* '', the group identified itself as "Ideas from the Deep" in the early days of Softdisk but that, in the end, the name 'id' came from the phrase "in demand". Later on, it's officially described by the company as "the primal section of the human psyche" which in [[Don Ivan PunchatzWikipedia:Ego%2C_Superego_and_Id|Freudian psychology]]* [[Gregor Punchatz]]* [[Paul Radek]]* [[Trent Reznor]]* [[Nerve is responsible for instinctual and primitive impulses.{{cite web archived|title=id Software]]* [[Raven Software]]* [[Rogue Entertainment]]* [[TeamTNT]]: Business|url=http://www.idsoftware.com/business/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101105022/http://www.idsoftware.com/business/|accessdate=10 February 2016|archivedat=archive.org}}