Enlarge / John Carmack (left) and John Romero (second from right) pose with their id Software colleagues in the early ’90s. reader comments 48 with For gamers of a certain age, the ’90s break up of Doom co-creators John Carmack and John Romero is a cultural moment on par with the breakup of The Beatles. ..
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Enlarge / Doom II RPG isn’t exactly like Doom, but you can’t accuse it of lacking chainsaws. id Software reader comments 30 with “Mobile games” were something else entirely in 2005, a time in which Windows Mobile was a viable platform, the only Apple phone was a Motorola ROKR, and none of them had a ..
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Enlarge / John Romero speaks at GDC 2022. Sam Machkovech reader comments 12 with 12 posters participating Share this story SAN FRANCISCO—While the game series Doom and Quake have been heavily chronicled in convention panels and books, the same can’t be said for id Software’s legendary precursor Wolfenstein 3D. One of its key figures, coder ..
reader comments 36 with 25 posters participating, including story author Share this story Months after the FPS classic Quake got a major 25th anniversary re-release, its modern handlers have returned with an update that exceeds all expectations. Thursday’s new 770MB patch on all platforms (Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, PC) adds an entirely new co-op combat mode, ..
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 124 with 103 posters participating Share this story Dustin Mitchell was scanning the local news one day when inspiration struck in an unlikely article. The report was on a woman who, in a fit of QAnon mania, had destroyed a display of face masks at a Scottsdale, Arizona, ..
reader comments 39 with 28 posters participating, including story author Share this story Two logos you do not expect to see together… The demo has no sound, but I’d love to hear what Sound Blaster could have done with this map screen music… Andrew Borman / Strong Museum of Play Is it wrong that I ..
reader comments 39 with 23 posters participating, including story author Share this story Pictured: The only good Nazi. Each level starts with a Monkey Ball-style 3D pan around the map to get you situated. Taking cover from incoming fire is surprisingly difficult while inside a monkey ball. What are you looking at, Nazi scum? This ..
reader comments 13 with 13 posters participating Share this story [embedded content] Video of Quake Arcade Tournament Edition, featuring the “Instaprize!” backpacks. Since its 1996 PC release, id’s seminal shooter Quake has been ported to everything from flip phones and smartphones to game consoles and Web browsers. But even many serious fans of the series ..
reader comments 72 with 56 posters participating Share this story Doom Eternal—the highly anticipated sequel to the hell-shooter series’ 2016 reboot—has left our list of most anticipated games of 2019. On Tuesday morning, game publisher Bethesda announced that Doom Eternal needs another four months in the oven. That means it will launch on PC, Xbox ..