id named in Columbine Suit
A follow-up to our April 22 story on the Columbine lawsuit against the entertainment industry; while the original Denver Post article (now only available after payment fyi) didn't name id Software as one of the companies in the suit, this new CNet article does. They even took the time to contact id's Todd Hollenshead, but he couldn't comment on the $5 billion lawsuit.
Other companies named in the lawsuit include ID Software, Atari, Sega of America, Virgin Interactive Media, Activision, Polygram Film Entertainment Distribution, New Line Cinema, and GT Interactive Software.
Todd Hollenshead, chief executive of Mesquite, Texas-based ID Software, which developed "Doom," said he hadn't seen the lawsuit and couldn't comment on it. ...
Hollenshead, whose company released "Doom" in 1993, described it as a self-defense game, with the player as a space marine stationed on Mars.
"It's basically a shooting game," he said.
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