En æra er slut. John Carmack har forladt sin stilling hos Id Software for at fokusere på sit arbejde hos virtual reality-firmaet Oculus Rift, hvor han tiltrådte som CTO tidligere i år.
Dengang var meldingen, at Carmack stadig ville være tilknyttet Id, men henover weekenden fortalte han, at han ikke længere er teknisk rådgiver for studiet.
"I wanted to remain a technical adviser for Id, but it just didn't work out. Probably for the best, as the divided focus was challenging", skriver Carmack på Twitter.
Ifølge Polygon skriver Tim Willits fra Id Software i en udtalelse:
"John Carmack, who has become interested in focusing on things other than game development at id, has resigned from the studio. John's work on id Tech 5 and the technology for the current development work at id is complete, and his departure will not affect any current projects. We are fortunate to have a brilliant group of programmers at id who worked with John and will carry on id's tradition of making great games with cutting-edge technology. As colleagues of John for many years, we wish him well."
John Carmack var op gennem 90'erne og de tidlige 00'er en af de mest indflydelsesrige og visionære programmører i spilbranchen, og har blandt andet stået bag teknikken der drev spil som Wolfenstein 3D, Doom og Quake-serierne.