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id Software's John Romero to Start New Computer Gaming Company

Mesquite, TX, August 8, 1996 -- id Software, developers of the hit computer games DOOM and QUAKE, announced today that co-owner and game designer John Romero will be leaving the company in an amicable split. Romero, who has been with id Software since the company was founded in February 1991, plans to start his own game company, tentatively named Dream Design.

"John has been intergral to the incredible growth and notoriety of id Software," said Jay Wilbur, id Software's biz guy. "We wish him the best of luck and can't wait to see his creations."

According to Romero, "This new venture will allow me to focus on different types of games in addition to the first-person action genre. id has the most powerful 3D technology in the industry and I will definitely be licensing it. I plan on working with id first as a licensing partner; perhaps more in the future. I wish id well and will miss working with all my friends and partners."

id Software, founded in 1991, is a software development company located in Mesquite, Texas. id's team of talented developers continue to make gaming history by creating and publishing one sensational action game after another. Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, DOOM II, Heretic, HEXEN and QUAKE have created a frenzied demand worldwide and have managed to consistently break shareware and retail sales records at home and abroad.

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