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ZeniMax Media,「DOOM」「Quake」で知られるid Softwareを買収
ZeniMax Mediaは,上記のように「Fallout 3」(PC/Xbox 360/PS3)や「The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion」で日本でも知られるデベロッパ,Bethesdaを傘下に収める総合メディア企業で,そのほか,モバイル/携帯ゲーム機向けのタイトルを開発するVir2L Studiosと,MMOGを制作するZeniMax Online Studiosを開発スタジオとして持っている。
Rage |
Fallout 3 |
1991年に設立されたid Softwareは,「Wolfenstein 3D」や「DOOM」「Quake」といったFPSジャンルを築き上げて発展させたデベロッパであり,ゲームデザインやグラフィックスといった面で常にFPSを引っ張ってきた。現在は,レースゲームとFPSを融合させた「Rage」を開発中で,ゲームに使用されている新エンジン,「id Teck 5」にも注目が集まっている。
リリースによれば,そのRageと,“id Software監修”という形でウィスコンシンのRaven Softwareが開発を進めている「Wolfenstein」(PC/Xbox 360/PS 3)の2タイトルは,すでに発表されているように,それぞれElectronic ArtsとActivisionから発売される予定だ。Bethesdaブランドでid Softwareのタイトルが登場するのは,それ以降ということになる。
欧米ゲーム業界の再編成が進む中,「好きなものを好きなように作る」というスタンスを維持する,独立系デベロッパの最後のヒーローであったid Softwareの今回の買収劇。欧米の各ゲームメディアでも大きく報じられており,その衝撃の大きさを物語っているようだ。
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RAGE 日本語版
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Wolfenstein
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein
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クウェーク III:ゴールド 英語版 完全日本語マニュアル付
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QUAKE 4 英語版 日本語マニュアル付
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QUAKE LIVE
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DOOM 3
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Rage
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Quake 4(Macintosh)
- 関連タイトル:
DOOM 3(Macintosh)
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(C)2006 Id Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Distributed by Aspyr Media, Inc. under license. QUAKE and ID are registered trademarks of Id Software, Inc. in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and/or some other countries. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. The Aspyr logo is a registered trademark of Aspyr Media, Inc. Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.,registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.
(C)2004 Id Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Distributed by Aspyr Media, Inc. under license. DOOM and ID are registered trademarks of Id Software, Inc. in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and/or some other countries. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. The Aspyr logo is a registered trademark of Aspyr Media, Inc. Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.,registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.