Who is left now of the big indies? I believe Epic and Valve are still independent. But both are quite big now and Valve became some sort of publisher themselves.

Maybe this id-deal is not that bad. The upcoming id-Tech sounds very good, can create amazing details and is multi-platform, will render in- and outdoor. So the next Elderscrolls/Oblivion or Fallout game could use id-technology.

And I have read something about RPG games of the id brands. This sounds interesting to me. We will see what happens.

They announced Doom4 and a couple of iPhone games based on their classic titles. And they want to make more games based on the "Rage" ip.