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Bethesda.net joins the ranks of EA Origin and uPlay as Bethesda attempts to unite its online presence. The portal will help the company talk directly with its fans, and according to PR and marketing chief Pete Hines, ‘will be at the heart of everything Bethesda will do’. The online network …
Read More »BETHESDA: New Doom lets players create their own modes
Bethesda kicked off its E3 press conference with a gory showing of its new Doom game. Along with three (count them), violence-filled trailers, developer id Software showcased a new mode called Doom SnapMap. The idea behind the mode is to let players create their own levels and new gameplay modes, …
Read More »World Video Game Hall of Fame inaugural class includes Super Mario, Doom
A selection of six video games have been chosen as the first class to be inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. The titles include Pong, Pac-Man, Tetris, Super Mario Bros., Doom and World of Warcraft. The …
Read More »Bethesda teases E3 reveal for new Doom title
Bethesda has released a teaser video for the new Doom game originally announced by developer id Software at last year’s QuakeCon. The video shows just a few seconds of gameplay and confirms that Doom will be unveiled at Bethesda’s E3 Showcase on June 14th. The game has emerged over the …
Read More »Doom featured in upcoming Mythbusters episode
Television program Mythbusters will take a look at the Doom franchise this weekend, to see if it’s actually possible to carry all the in-game items available to the player. The video posted by Bethesda earlier this week reveals the upcoming collaboration between Discovery’s show and id Software’s FPS series. id’s …
Read More »VIDEO: John Romero reveals level design secrets while playing Doom
Double Fine's Dev Plays series continues with one of the pioneers of the first-person shooter
Read More »MARGIN MAKERS: Guide to retro merchandise
Games of years gone by continue to spark nostalgia and reverence among consumers. MCV goes back to the past with a selection of retro-themed products Next-gen titles might be grabbing all of the headlines as we approach Christmas, but retro gaming is still a healthy sector for retailers across the …
Read More »Romero: Call of Duty is ‘expected – you know what the next one is going to be like’
Doom creator John Romero has criticised the lack of creativity in the Call of Duty series and argued that first person shooter developers need to start thinking differently. Call of Duty is enough of a deathmatch game to keep people coming back to it year after year,” he told MCV’s …
Read More »Doom co-creator Romero is working on a new FPS
One of the first person shooting genre’s founding fathers is working on a brand new FPS. Doom co-creator John Romero told Joystiq that he’s working on several games at once right now” and that: "I haven’t made a shooter since 2000. So I’m basically starting to work on another one." …
Read More »Doom ‘needs to prove itself all over again’
Bethesda is aware that players will need to be convinced that the Doom IP remains as relevant today as it was ten years ago. The IP’s latest resurrection is expected to be detailed later this month, but with the last game in series being 2004’s Doom 3, Bethesda’s VP of …
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