Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media and its various studios is big news today, and id Software co-founder John Carmack seems to be all in favor of the deal.

Recall that Carmack was an employee of Bethesda for a time after ZeniMax acquired id in 2009. But that ended in 2013, when Carmack left to focus on VR development, and a year later things turned ugly when Zenimax filed a lawsuit against Oculus for using Zenimax's intellectual property to develop the Oculus Rift headset.

He then directly accused Carmacks of stealing thousands of internal documents and internal development tools when Carmacks resigned. Carmack responded by suing ZeniMax for the $22.5 million he claimed he was still owed from the id Software acquisition.

The matter was settled in late 2018, but one can imagine that a few acrimonious feelings remain. However, with new owners in place, Carmack expressed hope that he might be able to "reengage" with some of his previous work:

While there are still many unknowns about the deal, including how the revised management structure will work, Pete Hines, vice president of Bethesda, blog post, stated, "We are working on the same games we were working on yesterday, they will be made by the same studios we have worked with for years, and those games will be published by us." Carmack's enthusiasm may cool down a bit, but on the other hand, a reunion between Carmack and id, in any form, would make one heck of a headline.

Carmack famously co-created "Wolfenstein 3D," "Doom," and "Quake" while at id Software, and co-founder Tom Hall seems to have high hopes for "Commander Keen."