John Carmack: The SPOnG Interview
On id’s brand new IP, the next Doom, next-gen consoles and more.
SPOnG had the privilege of catching up with John Carmack out at E3, acknowledged genius, co-owner and technical director of id Software, and all-round nice guy.
In technical terms, Carmack has always been several jumps ahead of the games industry, famously releasing the Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake engines as shareware, and spawning a modding scene which saw the first-person shooter become the most popular games genre.
Carmack told us about id’s next project (a rare in-house development with an all-new IP); the innovative new technology he has developed which will debut in the forthcoming Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, published by Activision and developed by new UK outfit Splash Damage; and spoke of the relative merits of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Click here to read the full, unexpurgated transcript of this great interview.
And remember to watch this space for more exclusive E3 interviews coming your way very soon.
In technical terms, Carmack has always been several jumps ahead of the games industry, famously releasing the Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake engines as shareware, and spawning a modding scene which saw the first-person shooter become the most popular games genre.
Carmack told us about id’s next project (a rare in-house development with an all-new IP); the innovative new technology he has developed which will debut in the forthcoming Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, published by Activision and developed by new UK outfit Splash Damage; and spoke of the relative merits of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Click here to read the full, unexpurgated transcript of this great interview.
And remember to watch this space for more exclusive E3 interviews coming your way very soon.