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HTC says the upcoming Fallout 4 game for Vive could be the headset’s system seller. Although the firm doesn’t believe in exclusivity in VR – and encourages developers to create games for Oculus and PlayStation VR as well – it is excited about the impact Fallout 4 may have on …
Read More »Bethesda’s Fallout 4 is coming to VR
Publisher Bethesda unveiled its VR plans during its E3 conference yesterday, including two projects for HTC Vive. The first one is a virtual reality Doom experience, for which the publisher did not specify any release date. But the second, and potentially more exciting, announcement was that a VR version of …
Read More »E3 2016: Bethesda moves into VR development with Fallout 4 and Doom for Vive
Fallout game director Todd Howard vows to bring the full RPG to Valve’s virtual reality platform
Read More »E3 2016: The return of Quake, Fallout 4 VR and Skyrim headline Bethesda’s conference
Bethesda’s E3 press conference was a blood thirsty, lavish affair that delivered at least two surprises. Ahead of the event, four games were rumoured to appear: A new Wolfenstein, The Evil Within 2, Prey and a remake of Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.The gossip columns were only half-right. Skyrim is being rebuilt …
Read More »That time Brenda took out a hit on John Romero
Industry veteran admits to trying to have her husband killed… in Doom
Read More »Why is the new Doom so important? It asks the questions other shooters aren’t, argues Supergiant dev
Writer and designer of Bastion and Transistor believes that Id’s reboot now presents the alternative to the ‘cookie-cutter standard of today’
Read More »Uncharted spends second week at No.1, Doom sales fall just 35%
After debuting in pole position, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End holds the crown this week. Sales of Sony’s adventure title fell 78 per cent week-on-week. Meanwhile, sales of Bethesda’s Doom fell just 35 per cent in its second week on sale – a very impressive figure for the shooter. The …
Read More »Uncharted 4 beats Doom to No.1, is the series’ most successful launch
The final entry in Sony’s Uncharted franchise A Thief’s End has shot to the top spot in the UK charts, beating Week One sales records for the franchise. Uncharted 4 beat launch week sales of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception by 66 per cent. Meanwhile, the new entry in Bethesda’s Doom …
Read More »Amazon to deliver Doom at midnight
Amazon Prime will be delivering copies of Doom at midnight on Thursday. In order to benefit from this offer, fans of Bethesda’s FPS will have to place an order using the Prime Now app from 10pm to 11.45pm on Thursday (May 12th). The move will help Amazon compete with digital …
Read More »John Carmack to receive BAFTA Fellowship
Id Software co-founder, Doom lead coder and Oculus tech chief will be honoured at British Academy Games Awards on April 7th
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