E3 2008: id Software partnering with EA

LOS ANGELES — In a landmark team-up, Electronic Arts will welcome the creator of the first person shooter, id Software, as its newest partner.

“It really is a good match for an indie studio like id, because it gives us access to their world-wide marketing muscle,” said id’s John Carmack during the Electronic Arts E3 press conference Monday.

The team-up will result in a new title, “Rage,” billed as a combination of shooting, driving and open-world.

“It’s a fresh look for us,” Carmack said.

More details will be unveiled at id’s Quakecon in Dallas later this month.

John Guilfoil is the editor-in-chief of Blast Magazine. He can be reached at guilfoil.j@blastmagazine.com.

In Doom, E3 2008, Gaming News, Technology on July 14, 2008 at 20:58

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