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Cloud acquired his first full-time job as a computer artist at Softdisk in 1985. [1] He was hired by id Software on March 10, 1992 [ 2 ] to work as an assistant artist to lead artist Adrian Carmack , where he remained to work on popular computer games such as Wolfenstein 3D , Doom , and Quake , climbing the ranks of the company.
id Software LLC (/ ɪ d /) is an American video game developer based in Richardson, Texas.It was founded on February 1, 1991, by four members of the computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack.
Doom, a first-person shooter game by id Software, was released in December 1993 and is considered one of the most significant and influential video games in history. [1] [2] [3] Development began in November 1992, with programmers John Carmack and John Romero, artists Adrian Carmack and Kevin Cloud, and designer Tom Hall.
Doom: The Dark Ages is an upcoming first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is intended to be the eighth main entry in the Doom franchise and the third installment of the modern series, following Doom Eternal (2020). The game narratively serves as a prequel to Doom (2016).
Developed by Raven Software and published as shareware by id Software: "City of the Damned" was released for free, with the other two episodes available for purchase [8] Published as a retail title by GT Interactive as Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders in 1996, with two additional episodes: "The Ossuary" and "The Stagnant Demesne" [ 107 ]
John D. Carmack II [1] (born August 21, [a] 1970) [1] is an American computer programmer and video game developer.He co-founded the video game company id Software and was the lead programmer of its 1990s games Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, and their sequels.
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Doom 3 was a commercial success for id Software. id expected to sell 4 million copies of the game. [91] In the United States, the computer version sold 760,000 copies and earned $32.4 million (~$47.1 million in 2023) by August 2006. It was the country's 16th best-selling computer game between January 2000 and August 2006. [92]