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UK games stores are facing one of the most congested spring release slates in history. May in particular is rammed with six major titles arriving within four weeks: Battleborn, Uncharted 4, Doom, Homefront: The Revolution, Overwatch and Mirror’s Edge Catalyst will all be fighting for gamer attention. We will be …
Read More »Models from Hell: How practical maquettes defined the original Doom
Learn how the man behind RoboCop's special effects helped create the look of id Software's most terrifying monsters
Read More »VIDEO: Doom to hit shelves this May
Bethesda has revealed a May release date for its upcoming Doom title. The bloody shooter will be launching on May 13th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. It was announced to the public at last year’sBethesda Showcase at E3after being teased in 2014’s Wolfenstein: The New Order’s marketing campaign. …
Read More »John Romero to reminisce about Id Software’s beginnings at Ludicious
Doom creator leads speakers including Frictional Games, Steam Spy, Capsule Games and DDM at Zurich conference
Read More »Download the new Doom level by John Romero
Veteran developer creates new content for the iconic shooter for the first time in 21 years
Read More »Fallout boy: Bethesda’s Pete Hines on the biggest 12 months in the publisher’s history
At E3 2014, Bethesda told MCV that it had never announced a game at the LA show before. 12 months later, not only did the firm announce projects, they actually launched one, and did so via a curtain-raising press conference brimming with confidence. In an act of stated symbolism, Fallout …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to 1990s video game merchandise
The 1990s gave us the Spice Girls, Pogs and Beanie Babies. But it also spawned some of the biggest games brands ever seen. MCV takes a trip back in time If you were to compare the roster of big games set for release over the next 12 months to a …
Read More »Bethesda wants Doom to rival COD and Battlefield in FPS ranks
Doom.” Bethesda wants that to be the answer to the question What is your favourite FPS”. Over a decade after the launch of Doom 3 and over 20 years since the series’ debuted, Doom will next year re-enter the FPS race. And publisher Bethesda is desperate to make up for …
Read More »VIDEO: The new Doom is going back to the series’ bloody, brutal roots
It’s Doom by name, Doom by nature, if the first gameplay of Bethesda’s next horror-shooter is anything to go by. Revealed at the publisher’s pre-E3 press conference, Doom appears to be harkening back to the fast-paced gameplay of its eponymous predecessor, in comparison to the later survival-horror aspects of following …
Read More »BETHESDA: All the E3 news in one place
Tonight in LA, Bethesda just pulled one of the great E3 press conferences. You can read more about our thoughts on the show right here, but if it’s just the topline news you want. Here are the headlines: Bethesda reveals Doom, promises a Spring 2016 launch and introduces a modding …
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