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Fred Nilsson Leaves id Software
Rogerpq3 writes "id Software animator Fred Nilsson has decided to leave the company and head back to Hollywood to work for Dreamworks. Fred joined id Software during the development of the Quake III mission pack "Team Arena", but his main work at id concentrated around the animation for their blockbuster hit DOOM III. Unlike the rest of the id crew, Fred could regularly be found on Quake3 game servers and he always hangs on IRC. In 1995 he moved out to Northern California to work at a company called PDI/Dreamworks. He worked on such films as The Arrival, Antz and Shrek. "Fredo", as he's known online, was a prominent figure at the QuakeCon 2003 and 2004 events. In 2003 he was one of the id Software employees taking part in the Quake3 id challenge tourney and in 2004 he participated in a Doom3 id challenge contest. In a interview with PlanetQuake3.net a few years back, Fred discussed how he went about getting his job at id. The entire id Software fan base wishes Fred the best with his new job and thanks him for all his hard work."
Major disappointment my arse. It was slightly disappointing, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm sure they'll make plenty enough money. Also I'm sure blockbuster hit is a perfectly reasonable description. From what I've read it was a bestseller in many countries.
Oh, I'm sure that Doom3 won't make all that much money, but the engine that drives it, thats where the real dough is. ID has always made a bundle by licensing their engines.
A bad analogy is like a leaky screwdriver.
I haven't been able to find recent sales charts, but according to this article it topped world wide sales charts. http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200408/N04. 0825.1015.29165.htm
-Diomedes
As for Diomedes, you could not say whether he was more among the Achaeans or the Trojans.