Bethesda actually sided with Gordan and drew up the contract for him to work on the Eternal OST, which was Bethesda's authority to do as the publisher. Id and Bethesda may be sister companies, but Bethesda as the publisher holds a hell of a lot more power over the project than people seem to believe.
Id marketed Gordan's name and attachment to the Eternal OST before they even approached him about working on the Eternal at all and then explicitly refused to let him work on the OST until he had to go straight to Bethesda about it. It wasn't until very late in the whole ordeal that Bethesda started siding with I'd, after lawyers got involved.
kinda true, but I wouldn't phrase it as "bethesda siding with gordon" because it sounds like Bethesda agreed to write a contract mostly to get more work out of him on unrelated projects. It was more of an opportunistic opportunity than a true "taking his side"
Bethesda making up the contract with Gordon was explicitly because of promises made and marketing already done by ID.
Even freelancers have the right to sue for breach of contract and fraud. Corporate types like Marty always act like they can do whatever they want simply because they have money and lawyers, which is why most often the cases come from inside the house so to speak. Gordon provided work so fantastic that he almost instantly became a recognized name to even non-gamers and helped build the proverbial house that ID is using in their current efforts.
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u/allupya333 Aug 29 '26
Bethesda didnt do shit its Ids game