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Bethesda's new streaming tech is being developed by Id Software’s engineering team and is “game- and platform-agnostic”
Read More »Updated: Bethesda unveils cloud-based streaming tech Orion at E3 2019
Bethesda announces QuakeCon Europe is coming to London
"Doom Eternal takes centre stage across this two-day event"
Read More »Nintendo unveils Mario Switch bundle, plus Doom and Wolfenstein II
Nintendo unveiled a swathe of new Switch and 3DS titles last night, including a brand new Super Mario Odyssey-themed Switch hardware bundle and the news that Bethesda’s critically acclaimed Doom (2016) and upcoming Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus titles will also be heading to Switch over the next year. Doom …
Read More »Bethesda makes Doom’s paid DLC free for everyone
Bethesda just released a new update for Doom, version 6.66, bringing a wealth of changes to the FPS. In a blog post, the publisher announced it has retired” Doom’s Season Pass, making all the DLC free for all players. That’s three multiplayer DLC packs, which include nine of our best …
Read More »ZeniMax acquires Doom SnapMap team Escalation Studios
Bethesda Softworks’ parent company ZeniMax Media has announced it’s acquired Escalation Studios, the team responsible for 2016’s Doom SnapMap editor. The Dallas-based studio was founded in 2007 by industry veterans Tom Mustaine and Marc Tardif, and has since been involved with the creation of Disney Infinity’s Toy Box for mobile …
Read More »Inside and Doom drop Denuvo DRM
Pioneering PC piracy software Denuvo has been removed from both indie platformer Inside and FPS giant Doom. However, Kotaku reports that there is nothing sinister behind the motivation to strip the tech from these games. Instead, the move was made simply because Denuvo succeeded in keeping the titles safe from …
Read More »DoomRL creator makes free roguelike open-source to try and counter Zenimax legal threat
"I planned to release the source code of DoomRL as a "thank you" after a successful Jupiter Hell Kickstarter, but ZeniMax forced my hand."
Read More »10 development commandments that led Doom dev Id Software to change the games industry
Co-founder John Romero shares the iconic studio’s philosophy with up-and-coming creators at GDC Europe
Read More »Doom holds No.1 in UK charts, Rocket League speeds into No.6
Doom is No.1 for the second week in a row, but it was an overall poor week for games retail. The combined sales of the Top 10 video games came to 65,000 units, one of the lowest ever totals for a Top Ten. Note, all of this data is physical …
Read More »Doom takes No.1 after UK price cut, Overwatch slips to second place
Bethesda’s new Doom has ended Overwatch’s three-weeks at the top of the UK charts. The title saw a 57 per cent rise in sales due to a reduction in price that saw retailers selling the game for 30. It shot to first place from third. This is the first time …
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