ZeniMax Media has acquired id Software, creators of games including Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein 3D. ZeniMax Media is the parent company of Bethesda Game Studios, creators of Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

Under the deal, id Software will continue to operate as a separate studio under the direction of its founder, John Carmack. No changes will be made in the operations of id Software in the development of its games and all the principals at id Software have signed long-term employment contracts.

id Software is a legendary company in the games business, creating some of the best known games of the last 20 years. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed.

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recently submitted a free port of Quake to Apple’s AppStore. It is compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch of all versions/firmwares 2.0+. Here is a video of it in action!

At first accelerometer support was included, but it is very hard to play the game while maintaining the positions needed for Quake. So it has been disabled in this revision.

It usually takes between 2 to 5 days to get an app approved (or rejected) for AppStore. Once/if approved for AppStore, it will be updated to include network play, mods / downloadable content, and more!

As you can see and hear, this version has sound support and uses a landscape orientation.

Please support my efforts on bringing this awesome title to AppStore, and leave a comment…

While this game and Quake 3 have been available as jailbreak apps for the iPhone this is the first release of Quake from the App Store.

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