Doom, or Doom 4, depending on how you want to look at it, was shown off in all its first person, Mars station exploring, demon hunting glory this weekend at the E3 conference in Los Angeles. The reveal not only showcased a game that is far prettier than its predecessors, but …
Read More »Bethesda teases DOOM with new footage
It looks like we can expect DOOM to be shown off at Bethesda's E3 press conference next month, as the publisher has begun teasing the game with a little bit of new footage. So far, the new DOOM title has not been shown to the public, aside for a private …
Read More »Bethesda is having its own E3 press conference
In recent years, Bethesda has really expanded its reach, publishing excellent titles like Dishonored and Wolfenstein: The New Order. Now the company has enough going on to warrant its own press conference at E3, it has been announced. Bethesda announced that it will be hosting its own E3 press conference …
Read More »Bethesda might be announcing a new game at the VGX Awards
Geoff Keighley is being a tease again, this time the VGX executive producer is hinting at game announcements to take place at the VGX Awards show in a few weeks time and better yet, Bethesda is involved- meaning we may finally get some information on Fallout 4 or see some …
Read More »You can play DOOM and Minecraft on a smartwatch
Smartwatches can already do a lot of things we don't really need them to do but we've never seen them running games before. YouTube user, Corbin Davenport, has managed to get the original DOOM app and Minecraft pocket edition running on his Samsung Gear Live watch, running Android Wear. Yes, …
Read More »John Romero is working on his first shooter in over a decade
John Romero, the Doom co-creator, is working on a new first person shooter. This will be the programmer's first shooter since the year 2000, although the project is still in its early stages. Speaking with Joystiq, Romero said: “I'm working on several games at once right now. I'm working with …
Read More »Romero: PC is decimating consoles, F2P is killing Triple A Studios
According to Doom co-creator, John Romero, the PC platform is currently “decimating” consoles and the free to play games market has already killed off as many as 100 triple A studios. In an interview with Games Industry, Romero said: “With PC you have free-to-play and Steam games for five bucks. …
Read More »Hackers install Doom on an ATM
Cash machine's tend to be pretty dull but YouTube user, Aussie50 has found a way to spruce them up a bit by installing Doom on an ATM machine. The in-game actions are controlled by the buttons on the ATM via a keyboard emulating PCB. The video was originally shared by hackaday. …
Read More »Doom reveal meant to boost public confidence in ID Software
The upcoming Doom reboot was finally revealed to the audience at Quakecon last week but unfortunately the footage won't be made public for the forseeable future and now we know why. Bethesda's Pete Hines admitted that the event reveal was intended to boost fan confidence in ID Software as a …
Read More »Doom 4 to reboot franchise with old school mechanics
Doom 4 has been one of those games that almost seemed like it would never see the light of day. First announced as being in development way back in 2008, the team restarted their efforts in 2011, scrapping what came before. However now the game is much more finalised, as beyond …
Read More »Doom needs to prove itself all over again
Doom might be an incredibly famous IP but Bethesda is aware that gamers will need to be convinced that the series can still remain as relevant today as it was a decade ago. New details of Doom's resurrection are expected to surface later this month but since the last game …
Read More »id Software reveals the first new Doom trailer
While the Doom name is considered to be legendary in the world of video games, in the past few years that name has been mostly associated with infinite delays, not technology or game play breakthroughs. At the E3 trade-show id Software and Bethesda Softworks decided to finally give a glimpse …
Read More »Oculus fires back at ZeniMax over VR ownership claims
Last week it was revealed that ZeniMax wants to take legal action against Oculus as it believes that it had a huge part to play in the company's success thanks to John Carmack's early efforts, which led to people getting excited about Virtual Reality again before Palmer Luckey launched the …
Read More »Carmack speaks out on Facebook’s Oculus acquisition
Many gamers were blind-sided by Facebook's recent acquisition of Oculus VR and it seems that even John Carmack wasn't aware that it was happening. However, after sitting on it for a few days, he has decided to speak positively about the move, stating that Facebook gets “the big picture” when …
Read More »Yo dawg, I heard you like Mortal Kombat and Doom
Remember when you played Day of the Tentacle and it let you play Maniac Mansion, inside DotT? Well this is a bit like that, except it's two guys playing Mortal Kombat in a Doom multiplayer map. It's pretty fully featured too, with character select, authentic sounds, original visuals and no …
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