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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 »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 »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 »ZeniMax sues Oculus for ‘theft’ of trade secrets
id owner wants to be fully compensated for its ‘part’ in creating the start-up’s popular VR headset
Read More »Zenimax takes Oculus to court over trade secrets, copyright infringement
Zenimax is taking its grievances with Oculus VR to the courts, reaffirming its previous claim that it wasn’t compensated for trade secrets handed to Oculus following the departure of John Carmack. The suit was filed in federal court in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, alleging …
Read More »Bethesda confirms Doom 4 existence in Wolfenstein trailer
Publisher lining up beta for long-awaited shooter after New Order release
Read More »Carmack departed id following failed VR proposal
John Carmack ultimately left id Software because Zenimax wouldn’t approve of a proposed VR deal with Oculus Rift, the industry veteran has revealed. Speaking with USA Today, Carmack admitted he’d still be with id today in some capacity – if the studio’s parent company Zenimax would have approved of his …
Read More »Carmack: Switch to next-gen devalues PS3 and 360 audiences
Doom co-creator also says he would have liked to release more games at Id Software
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