The id Software co-founder was happy that no one was angry after him after a series of legal battles when he moved from the studio to Oculus VR, now part of Meta, in 2013.

It’s been ten years since John Carmack, the father of FPS, the first-person shooter genre, left id Software behind after Bethesda’s parent company Zenimax Media, now owned by Microsoft, refused to allow him to publish the games he had worked on for the VR headset. Zenimax later sued Facebook (the parent company was not then called Meta), accusing Mark Zuckerberg and Oculus of stealing their VR intellectual property. Carmack was absolved of liability but filed a new lawsuit against his former employer in 2017, claiming he was owed $22 million from acquiring id Software.

Carmack took to Twitter on Sunday to report on his QuakeCon experience, as he was happy to be at the id Software and Bethesda event after a decade-long hiatus “My first QuakeCon in a decade! I’m so glad everything is excellent now, and I am welcome. I wasn’t sure what to expect with a post-COVID, no general admission event, but the BYOC was packed, and the energy was high even on day 3.

My normal Oculus Connect behavior would have been just to start talking with the first people that asked questions and let a crowd gather around an impromptu lecture. Still, QuakeCon staff spontaneously organized everything into a queue line with efficient photo taking and signing. It was great to meet some of the new devs in the Id Software family — I wish you all the best in carrying on the legacy! We also got to watch the final two matches in the Quake Champions Pro League tournament, with an exciting last-minute victory for Shane Hendrixson,” Carmack wrote.

Since Carmack was already delighted in 2020 when Microsoft acquired Zenimax, he’s keen to work with id Software, which we’re sure would be a good thing, as he’s proven he knows his stuff with id Tech engines…

Source: VGC