Carmack and Romero to Reunite at QuakeCon 2026 for 30th Anniversary
The reunion of Carmack and Romero, who have not appeared together at QuakeCon in years, signals a deliberate effort by the event organizers to honor id Software's legacy at a milestone anniversary.
Key Facts
- QuakeCon 2026 will host a reunion of four id Software founders, including John Carmack and John Romero, to mark the studio's 30th anniversary.
- The reunion is a rare joint appearance for Carmack and Romero, who have largely followed separate paths since the late 1990s.
- The event is organized by 4Gamer.net and is scheduled for this year's QuakeCon, though specific dates and additional programming have not been announced.
- id Software defined the first-person shooter genre with titles like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
QuakeCon 2026 will host a reunion of four id Software founders, including John Carmack and John Romero, to mark the 30th anniversary of the studio's founding. The event, organized by 4Gamer.net, is set to be a rare gathering of the original team behind the first-person shooter genre.
QuakeCon 2026 will feature a reunion of four founding members of id Software, including John Carmack and John Romero, to celebrate the studio's 30th anniversary. The gathering, reported by 4Gamer.net, marks a rare joint appearance for the two figures, who have largely followed separate paths since the late 1990s. The event is scheduled for this year's QuakeCon, though specific dates and additional programming have not been announced. The reunion is expected to draw attention from longtime fans of the studio that defined the first-person shooter genre with titles like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake.
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