Doom and Wolfenstein creators id Software program is celebrating its 35th anniversary, with studio director Marty Stratton teasing some bulletins throughout the momentous event.
Stratton, in a new video from the studio marking the anniversary, vaguely mentions that the workforce have “so much developing this week to rejoice with all of you”, persevering with on to say that “all through the years we’ll be celebrating this anniversary, and lots of different anniversaries.” The studio’s X account additionally shared a promotional image for the anniversary, depicting the Doom Slayer from the studio’s most up-to-date title, Doom: The Darkish Ages.
Stratton and recreation director Hugo Martin thanked the studio’s devoted fanbase, whereas additionally praising id as a “visionary studio” and thanking its authentic co-founders. “We all the time say we stand on the shoulders of giants,” Stratton concluded.
Following the discharge of Doom: The Darkish Ages in Might 2025, id Software program has but to formally reveal what the studio is presently engaged on. The studio has labored solely on Doom for the reason that collection was rebooted in 2016, occurring to launch Doom Everlasting in 2020 and several other story expansions shortly afterwards. Wolfenstein, one of many studio’s different hallmark franchises, has lately been dealt with by MachineGames, with rumors that the studio is creating the third entry in its rebooted trilogy.
id Software program was formally based on February 1, 1991 by John Carmack, John Romero, Tom Corridor, and Adrian Carmack. The studio has been credited with quite a few industry-defining technical enhancements, most notably the creation of the first-person shooter in Wolfenstein 3D in 1992. The studio’s hottest franchise, Doom, had its first entry launched in 1993, with multiplayer shooter Quake following in 1996. The studio was bought by ZeniMax Media in 2009, which itself was bought by Microsoft in 2021.