id was sold to Bethesda's parent company

[Zeus]

This got buried with the celebrity deaths but it's the end of an era in gaming. The buyout of one of the last, big, independent developers and a true pioneer in gaming history

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6212648.ht ... tory;title

Is Valve the only independent developer of any size left?

It may sound like I'm mourning the death of id and in a way, I am. These guys epitomized the independent developer for many years and it's sad to see them gobbled up. Sure, it's just a sign of the maturing of the industry and id will likely still be relatively independent and never lose their identity even if they've only been a shadow of their former selves for a decade. But it just won't be the same.

[SineSwiper]

Damn, that sucks. Clover goes to Sega. Looking Glass goes to 2K Games. All of these awesome developers get sucked up into other companies. I guess id wasn't doing much after Doom 3, but Bethesda is a big group of shitty programmers that make good games. Sure, Fallout 3 is good, but it's buggy as hell.