id Software making mobile games for iPhone and others
I was reminiscing about games I used to play back in the day when I decided to stop by the id Software website to see if they were working on anything of note. I clicked on the “We’re Hiring” image and was amazed at what I found. Some of you may already be aware of this but I sure wasn’t. id Software, known for their first-person shooter (fps) games such as the Doom and Quake series (man, do I MISS playing Quake and Quake II! My all time favorites!) are developing games for mobile platforms!
For the Nintendo DS they already released Orcs & Elves, which from id’s perspective is a drastic departure. Most notably I noticed in their platforms section that they already have the iPhone games either in or about to start production. I would love to see Quake on the iPhone (even though I don’t own one, mainly because of the AT&T stranglehold on the device. And yes, I can unlock it, but the last thing I want is to buy a $400 phone and mess up it’s firmware or something. I guess I’m not as hardcore as I used to be) but I don’t know how well the controls would be on a touch screen. Maybe I’m old school but multiple buttons and not having your hands over the screen seem a bit necessary when playing a fast-twitch game like that.
Anyway, there’s another strike for me to get an iPhone. But between the unlocking that I mentioned, the rumored new iPhone coming in the next few months, and my affordable T-Mobile plan (3,000 minutes for $49.99) it’s tough to decide. And Whoop! to id Software for keeping up with the times. And Carmack, keep your chin up with the Armadillo Aerospace program.
Filed by tony at April 2nd, 2008 under Games, News, Other, iPhone
