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id Turns Down Activision, Gets Sued
Gamespot is reporting on an article from the WSJ, stating that id software turned down a takeover bid by Activision earlier this year. Former employee Adrian Carmack, who was let go around that time, now states that his termination from the company was the result of a subtle ousting by the other owners. From the article: "... it is Carmack's contention that the other id owners deliberately rejected all of Activision's offers so they could then fire him, thereby acquiring his shares for a fraction of what the publisher would have paid for them. He claims that his fellow co-owners, which control a combined 59 percent of id, began a death-of-a-1,000-cuts-style approach to force him out--closely monitoring his hours, stripping him of privileges, and denying him access to board-related documents. The other board members also ceased redistributing profits as dividends in 2004 (for the five years prior to that, Carmack had received approximately $3.5 million per year)." Coverage also available from Gamasutra.
RTFA. They aren't related. Sheesh!
If you'd RTFA you'd see that no, they are NOT related.
"To lead the people, you must walk behind them"
I'm guessing from Adrien's name that he's related to Allah (aka John Carmack). Is all this drama a result of a feud between them?
The two are actually not related at all.
In case no one said it yet, no they are not related.
/. for a all-together-now chorus post?
Hm... can I submit a feature request to