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Id Software founders reunite at QuakeCon's 30th anniversary

QuakeCon marked the 30th anniversary of Quake and brought id Software co‑founders Adrian Carmack, John Carmack, Tom Hall and John Romero together for the first time since 1994. Founders publicly celebrated on X and spent time examining archived Doom design notes. The reunion occurred despite a 2005 lawsuit by Adrian Carmack, earlier staff dismissals and recent Xbox layoffs that had reduced the studio's workforce, giving the event positive public optics for the company.

• QuakeCon celebrated Quake’s 30th anniversary and hosted the first full reunion of id Software’s original founders since 1994.
• John Carmack posted that QuakeCon was “fantastic” for reuniting the founders; Adrian Carmack wrote he hadn’t seen John Carmack in 20 years and that the reunion surpassed his expectations.
• Tom Hall reposted a clip of himself and the founders examining archived Doom design notes, calling the experience “amazing.”
• The reunion took place despite prior internal conflicts at id Software, including Adrian Carmack’s 2005 lawsuit over his removal, past dismissals of staff such as American McGee and Paul Steed, and recent Xbox-era layoffs that had left the studio partially gutted.