id Software's John Carmack has revealed that the source code for 2004 horror shooter
Doom 3 is ready to be released, and is now waiting for final clearance.
The id co-founder and lead programmer
had originally confirmed at QuakeCon earlier this year that the source code for the game would be made available sometime after the release of open-world shooter
Rage.
Carmack has now confirmed that the code is about to be released,
stating via Twitter, "
Doom 3 source is packaged and tested, we are waiting on final lawyer clearance for release."
During the announcement at QuakeCon, the industry veteran also challenged other developers to release their source code for study as well, saying it helps the developer community.
id is well-known for releasing source code for its past games. Last year
the company made the source code for
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and
Return To Castle Wolfenstein publicly available.
Just weeks ago, following an update for both
Doom Classic and
Wolfenstein 3D Classic on the App Store,
the company also made available the source code for both updates.
