[Update] Added response from VP of PR and Marketing at Bethesda Softworks, Pete Hines. [End of Update]

Rumours and reports doing the rounds today concern the future (or not) of the next entry to id Software’s legendary DOOM series of first-person shooters.

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Did you enjoy 3D Realms and Human Head’s sci-fi first-person shooter, Prey, in 2006? If you did, you’re in for a treat because a sequel to the wall-walking, portal-featuring, mind-bending game has been (tentatively) revealed.

Reports (and an image) have hit the ‘net outing the existence of Prey 2, thanks to a cover story soon to appear in the pages of French game magazine, Joystick, with the title reading (translated by NoFrag):

“Nobody was expecting it, but that’s going to change!”

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ZeniMax Media (parent company of Bethesda Softworks and id Software) today announced that it has acquired Tango Gameworks, a game development studio founded and run by legendary game creator Shinji Mikami.

If you don’t know who Shinji Mikami is, then this wouldn’t be of much interest.

But if you knew that Mikami was the originator of the Resident Evil franchise, and has been heavily involved with renowned series such as Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe, as well as games such as God Hand and Vanquish, then the importance of the news increases dramatically.

Mikami said of the acquisition deal:

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After receiving an interesting reader question regarding the future of an Xbox LIVE Arcade version of id Software’s classic Doom II, videogame consumer site Destructoid took the query straight to the top: Bethesda’s VP of Public Relations and Marketing, Pete Hines.

Why Bethesda? Well, after the whole Zenimax/Bethesda/id Sofware acquisition, this is the group that would publish the game on Xbox LIVE if it were ever to release.

So what did Hines have to say about the possibility of Doom II appearing on Xbox LIVE Arcade in the future?

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In a particularly shocking turn of events, Bethesda Softworks (Oblivion, Fallout 3) parent company, ZeniMax Media, has completed its acquisition of the legendary DOOM and Quake developer, id Software, a historically staunchly independent studio. id Software CEO, Todd Hollenshead commented on the acquisition:

“This was a unique opportunity to team with a smart, sophisticated publisher like Bethesda Softworks where the interests of the studio and the publisher will be fully aligned in the development and marketing of our titles.

“In addition,” Hollenshead continued, “we will now have financial and business resources to support the future growth of id Software, a huge advantage which will result in more and even better games for our fans.”

Game developer and graphics programmer extraordinaire, John Carmack, who will continue at id Software as technical director, remarked:

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