Kotaku: Todd Hollenshead

Todd Hollenshead Explains Why Quake Live Isn't a Success Yet

Max Abrams — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:40:00 EDT

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Quake Live is a browser based free-to-play version of the classic FPS Quake III Arena that has been out of beta for a year. In a recent interview with VG24/7 id CEO Todd Hollenshead discussed what hasn't gone right. More »

Doom 4 Absent From QuakeCon 2010

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:00:00 EDT

We really thought that id Software would give us an update on Doom 4 at this year's QuakeCon. After all, id CEO Todd Hollenshead said at last year's event that we'd hear more about the next Doom in 2010. More »

id: Why We Sold To ZeniMax

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:40:26 EDT

In an interview with Kotaku, id's John Carmack and Todd Hollenshead explained how changing circumstances with Activision and other studios spurred id's sale to Bethesda parent ZeniMax. More »

Doom 4 Is So Not A Sequel

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:30:00 EDT

Doom 4 comes after Doom 3. But is Doom 4 a sequel to Doom 3? According to id's Todd Hollenshead, no, it is not a sequel to Doom 3. More »

id Boss: Third-party Wii Development "Not Really Justified"

Owen Good — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EDT

id CEO Todd Hollenshead remains unconvinced that there's a good reason for "independent, Wii-centric" development. He's willing to hear someone out, he just hasn't heard a good argument for it yet. More »

id Considering Enemy Territory For Quake Live Treatment

Brian Crecente — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Quake Live's open beta is blowing away id Software's expectations, so much so the developer is considering working on a free, web browser version of Quake Enemy Territories, said id's Todd Hollenshead. More »

id: No Rage In 2009, Come Back Next Year

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:00:59 EDT

id Software has a lot on its plate. The developer has its fingers in Wolfenstein, Quake Live, Doom 4 and Rage, maybe even some Wii development. So it's no surprise that Rage won't make 2009. More »

Hollenshead on Everything

Brian Crecente — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:20:00 EDT

I had a chance to chat with Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software, earlier today about a bunch of different things, from QuakeCon to the future of PC gaming to id's love/hate relationship with the Playstation 3. More »

Does PC Gaming Need a Savior?

Brian Crecente — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDT

Despite the doom and gloom that seems to follow the future of PC gaming around there have always been a group of stalwart supports. Developers and companies whose best works appeared first on PC and later, if ever, on consoles. But these days those few shouts in the dark seem to be dwindling. The latest to make the jump? id Software. More »

Rage and id's Love/Hate Relationship with the PS3

Brian Crecente — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Last night John Carmack took to the stage at QuakeCon and inadvertently ignited a fanboy flamewar. id's upcoming open-world shooter Rage, he told the assembled gamers, will look worse on the Xbox 360 because of storage issues. I asked id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead about that this morning, now that the comment has had time to sink into gaming forums worldwide. "That's a pretty gross over simplification," he said. And it was. In fact Carmack's and Hollenshead's views on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 as platforms are fairly complex. While Carmack has long said he thinks that the architecture of the Xbox 360 is better, it sounds like he and others at id Software feel that the PS3 has done a much better job of future proofing. This issue with Rage? It's just the tip of the iceberg unless something is done. More »

Next Doom May Not Be a True Sequel

Brian Crecente — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:40:00 EDT

The next Doom coming to gamers is so early in development that its creators haven't yet decided what exactly the game will be about or even what to name it. More »

Don't Hate On Doom III, It Made Money

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Some people don't like id Software's Doom III, saying, yeah, that game just isn't very good. Company CEO Todd Hollenshead has a message for those people: More »

"Major News" Coming at QuakeCon Soon

Brian Crecente — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:20:20 EDT

Expect to hear some news in just a few from the QuakeCon Keynote. id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead and technical director and co-founder John Carmack will be taking the stage for the back-to-back press conference and keynote address. More »

Carmack's New Engine Drives New Franchise

Brian Crecente — Thu, 31 May 2007 12:00:29 EDT

John Carmack is working on a new franchise that will use a brand new engine crafted by the developer, according to Id Software's Todd Hollenshead. More »

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Swiping From Doom 3, Half-Life 2?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:40:25 EDT

Shacknews has a great roundup on the current controversy surrounding GSC Game World's recently released PC shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. The ruckus, originally uncovered by posters at the MapCore forums, stems from a series of lighting textures and water textures included in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. that appear to be ripped directly from id's Doom 3 and Valve's Half-Life 2. More »

Wolfenstein Xbox 360

Brian Crecente — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:00:58 EST

id Software is all about Wolfenstein after Enemy Territory hits, it seems. In an interview with Worthplaying, Todd Hollenshead reveals that the next Wolfenstein game will be primarily an Xbox 360 title, but will also hit the PC. He also says that the next movie deal id is likely to work on will be a Wolfenstein adaptation. More »