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Doom 4 coming
Fredrik Olsson | 07-12-17 14:51 | article
 Doom lovers rejoice, John C. has revealed that Doom 4 will happen!
Work on the sequel to hasn't begun yet, but in an interview at QuakeCon '07, the co-founder of id software announced that the Doom franchise will live on. While talking about the future Id software projects, the new Quake and Wolfenstein games, he mentioned Doom 4.
"There will be a Doom 4, we don't have it scheduled or a team assigned to it, but there will be a Doom 4." - John Carmack
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Id tech 5 - id softwares new engine
Fredrik Olsson | 07-06-11 12:14 | article
 Id software unexpectedly showed their new engine today during Steve Job's address at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference 2007. Id Software co-founder and legendary programming genius John Carmack presented the new id technology, referred to as id Tech 5.
A highly detailed desert valley environment was shown on id Tech 5, presumably a race track given the accompanying banners, flags, spectator and vehicles. The scene was said to use over 20GB of unique textures and with id's MegaTexture technology.
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Splash Damage Hiring
Fredrik Olsson | 07-05-29 05:33 | news
How would you like to work for Enemy Territory: Quake Wars developer Splash Damage? Well you could, they are looking for people. Current job openings include Lead Environmental Artist, Level Designer and Artists. Splash Damage is located in London, England and accepts international applications.
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Doom 3 1.3 patch available
Fredrik Olsson | 07-02-11 14:49 | news
Id Software has released a DOOM 3 1.3.1 patch, offering various network and bug fixes and improved Vista compatibility. Mac OS X and Linux Doom 3 patches are available as well, as is a new Doom 3 SDK.
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John Carmacks QuakeCon 2006 keynote highlights
Fredrik Olsson | 06-08-10 11:32 | article
A lot of topics were covered in John Carmack’s 2006 QuakeCon keynote,
which lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes. This is a writeup of the highlights, a video of the QuakeCon 2006 speech is also included.
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John Carmack inducted into Walk of Game
Fredrik Olsson | 06-04-04 13:19 | news
John Carmack has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award and inducted into the Walk of Game,
a year-round attraction inside Metreon in San Francisco.
The award
recognizes John's years of innovation and contribution to the video
game industry. Congratulations John!
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Doom System Requirements
Fredrik Olsson | 06-03-27 16:14 | game info
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Final Doom System Requirements
Fredrik Olsson | 06-03-27 16:10 | game info
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Final Doom overview
Fredrik Olsson | 06-03-27 15:49 | game info
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Gallery update: Superman Return & Quake Wars
Fredrik Olsson | 06-02-18 15:49 | news
The gallery has been updated with a first glimpse of the Superman game based on the upcoming movie Superman Returns. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars has also been posing for the camera, resulting in 8 new steaming hot screenshots, check them out!
Superman Returns - first screenshot
8 new pictures from ET:Quake Wars
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Splash Damage interviewed on Quake Wars
Fredrik Olsson | 06-02-14 20:25 | news
Richard Jolly from Splash Damage has had a chat with 1Up.
Richard tells us how the Doom 3 engine has been modified to better suit outdoor enviroments, the idea behind different color schemes and how the lighting of leafs in the game came to change, among other things.
Read the whole interview >>
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Carmack talks gaming mobiles
Fredrik Olsson | 05-12-29 02:04 | news
Id Softwares programming guru, John Carmack has taken his time to do an Interview with Guardian Unlimited. The guru is briefly asked about the future of the PC gaming and a few questions about mobile phone gaming also got snuck in.
Guardian Unlimited Q&A with John Carmack >>
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Quake 4 Map making competition
Fredrik Olsson | 05-10-27 20:46 | news
Doom3World
and VIA have announced a Q4 Mapping Competition. The contest is set to kick off November 1st, 2005 and run two months. The three best 1 on 1 Deathmatch map submissions will win some prizes and their levels will be included in a tourney map pack. Read all about it at Doom3World.com:
Submission guidelines and details >>.
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New wolfenstein game announced by id
Fredrik Olsson | 05-10-08 04:34 | news
At Id softwares homepage they announce that a new wolfenstein game is on its way, currently beeing developed by Raven Software and using a revolutionary new graphics engine. Big words from big companies.
"We are extremely excited to announce that the next installment of Wolfenstein is now in development for the Xbox 360 and PC! Wolfenstein is one of the greatest franchises in first-person gaming, and we've turned to our friends at Raven Software to help us create something really special.
This new chapter in the legendary Wolfenstein series delivers players deep behind the enemy lines of a war-torn Germany, where Nazi experiments with technology and the supernatural threaten to turn the tide of World War II. Utilizing a revolutionary new graphics technology targeted specifically at next generation hardware, the new Wolfenstein experience will draw players into a seamless world of unmatched exploration, action, and espionage." -- id Softwares homepage
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Another Doom Movie poster
Fredrik Olsson | 05-10-05 22:22 | news
 This snazzy Doom movie poster has just been released, it looks like a flirt with the tortured faces texture in origional Doom. I had high hopes before D3 was released that id Software would do something cool with the tortured face texture in Doom 3, too bad they didn't.
Origional Doom's wall texture, for comparison:
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Free voice chat programs for your games
Fredrik Olsson | 05-09-15 08:05 | review
There is a jungle of voice chatting programs out there, this article helps you select which of the free voice chat programs that best suits your needs and gives you an overview of the more popular ones.
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Doom movie poster
Fredrik Olsson | 05-09-11 14:30 | news
 The release for the DOOM movie is closing in and the poster has been released, check it out.
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Inside Doom Video
Fredrik Olsson | 05-09-05 17:42 | news
IGN's Film Force
has put up a new exclusive video that shows new film footage from
the Doom movie as well as some commentaries from the movie's stars and
id Software designers. You can get the 2 minute video from IGN.
Doom footage & commentaries >>
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QuakeCon Quake 4 multiplayer videos
Fredrik Olsson | 05-08-12 10:15 | news
QuakeCon 2005 has begun and already spawned a bunch of shakycam videos from the Quake 4 multiplayer.
Although the clips are blurry, the graphics look really crisp and a lot brighter than what we saw in Doom 3, it really looks like this could be the next big thing in multiplayer! Head over to planetquake and check them out.
Fatal1ty Playing Quake4 DM (169 MB) >>
Quake 4 deathmatch video (87 MB) >>
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First in-game Quake 4 video
Fredrik Olsson | 05-08-12 09:53 | news
The first in-game footage of Quake IV has been released.
For a 35 MB download, you will get a minute of ingame action.
Quake 4 trailer @ Gamers Hell >>
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Transcript of John Carmacks QuakeCon 2005 speech
Fredrik Olsson | 05-08-10 11:13 | article
The full transcript of John Carmacks QuakeCon 2005 keynote session, including the questions from the audience in the end.
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Running Doom 3 in Widescreen
Fredrik Olsson | 05-08-07 07:28 | tutorial
Doom 3 has full widescreen support, heres a run-down on how to get it running and a screenshots so you can compare the modes supported.
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Record avi videos in Doom 3
Fredrik Olsson | 05-08-04 22:08 | tutorial
 Here is a quick tutorial for you who want to Record avi videos in Doom 3.
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Doom Chronicles trailer
Fredrik Olsson | 05-08-03 22:40 | news
The team behind Doom Chronicles have released a trailer giving you a taste of what the gameplay will be like.
Their site has been updated with a progress too.
Doom Chronicles trailer & updates >>
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Official Doom movie site online
Fredrik Olsson | 05-07-28 13:36 | news
 The official DOOM Movie site
is now online! Here you can find the trailer that was previously and IGN exclusive as well as images from the movie, wallpapers and a
screensaver with the same 3 second animation that is on the web page.
Official Doom movie site >>
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The Doom Effect
Fredrik Olsson | 05-07-28 13:27 | news
An article accompanying the DOOM movie trailer, is posted at IGN. It's called "The DOOM Effect"
and takes a look back at the history of DOOM, sporting comments and opinions from game designers and how they were influenced by DOOM.
the Doom Effect >>
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Doom movie teaser clip
Fredrik Olsson | 05-07-27 07:29 | news
The DOOM teaser trailer, first shown at the Doom movie panel press conference is now available for your viewing pleasure!
The film is due in theaters October 21st, but you can check out the teaser at IGN in .mov or .vmw now.
Doom Movie clip >>
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Actor talks Doom
Fredrik Olsson | 05-07-25 06:16 | news
An interview with Karl Urban, who plays the character John Grimm in the upcoming Doom movie is up at Aint It Cool News. Karl confirms that about 90% of the movie will take place on Mars and that it will be gory, among other things.
Blood guts and Doom >>
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Id Software is looking for people
Fredrik Olsson | 05-07-19 21:28 | news
In Kenneth Scotts updated plan file he announces that Id Software is searching a talented co-worker, skilled in the creation of 3D-enviroments. An excerpt:
"id
Software is seeking a talented 3D environmental artist to assist in
creating atmospheric and highly detailed environments. The applicant
would be responsible for generating world textures, creating
normal-mapped world objects, building set pieces, building terrain, and
generally making a nuisance of him/herself in the name of game art
excellence."
work at Id Software >>
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Doom movie panel
Fredrik Olsson | 05-07-19 05:13 | news
Todd Hollenshead and some of the crew from the Doom movie has held a press conference today.
The panel revealed some surprising things:
The action takes place on Mars
Id Software has been involved since the beginning
In the spirit of Doom, it will be unapologetic, groundbreaking and drum roll.. R-rated!
The Rock describes the pacing as "a train ride to Hell"
It sounds like the movie will have a Doomish feel to it after all. Who knows, maby forum posts and the DMOP got through to the producers in time.
View the Doom panel video at IGN >>
Interview with the Doom3.1 crew
Fredrik Olsson | 05-07-14 02:02 | interview
 Lab Rat & Ice Weasel from the Doom3.1 crew were nice enough to take some time off their busy modding schedule to talk to us about the progress of their mod.
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Doom Movie Online Petition
Fredrik Olsson | 05-07-13 07:05 | article
 The Doom movie has warped into a fairy tale about SWAT-teams and mutants. Making big parts of the Doom community let out howling screams of agony and pain. DMOP has taken action to let the community give a shout out to Hollywood how they feel by signing a petition.
Sign the DMOP >>
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BlizzCon - QuakeCon with Orcs?
Fredrik Olsson | 05-07-07 23:04 | news
Blizzard is hosting a convention, similar to Id software's QuakeCon it seems, although you can't bring your own computer and it will cost 120$. BlizzCon will be held in California, on October 28-29th.
"BlizzCon is a celebration of the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises and the players who have helped make them so popular around the world. We invite you to join us for an exciting weekend of gaming and socializing with your fellow Blizzard gamers and developers." - Blizzard
BlizzCon homepage >>
Buy tickets for BlizzCon >>
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Prey E3 Interview
Fredrik Olsson | 05-05-29 04:00 | news
The seven year old FPS, Prey, has been resurrected and is now beeing developed with the Doom 3 engine. IGN has posted an interview with Human Head Studios and it seems a lot of the origional features are still in, like dynamic gravity and portals.
Prey screenshots at FG
Interview at IGN >>
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Doom 3 patch 1.3 & SDK released
Fredrik Olsson | 05-05-25 01:12 | news
Id Software has released the long awaited 1.3 patch for DOOM 3. The update weights in at 32 meg and some of the highlights are:
- PunkBuster(TM) support
- EAX(R) ADVANCED HD(TM) sound support
- Fixed ragdoll bounciness.
Doom3 1.3/SDK >>
Linux flavoured >>
Release notes..
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Quake 4 uncensored trailer
Fredrik Olsson | 05-05-23 09:57 | news
Finally the Quake 4 trailer is released without the blue tint, which censored the blood and damaged the quality in the last release. The quicktime clip weights in at 38 MB. There is also an interview with Todd Hollenshead of id software, in which he talks about the design and features of Quake 4.
quake 4 movies @ gamespy >>
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Enemy Territory - Quake Wars
Fredrik Olsson | 05-05-21 03:16 | news
 Id software has announced a new game that has secretly been under devopment for two years now, by Splash damage. They started working on it right after the release of the popular and free multiplayer expansion RTCW: Enemy Territory.
The game is set in the Quake2 universe and takes place before Q2. It will be a team-based multiplayer shooter, where stroggs and humans duke it out in vast landscapes, powered by the Doom 3 engine. The visual result is stunning, take a peek in the Enemy Territory - Quake Wars gallery.
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Quake 4 Screenshots at FG
Fredrik Olsson | 05-05-21 02:12 | screenshots
 A few quake 4 screenshots are now up in our gallery check them out here
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Quake IV Interview
Fredrik Olsson | 05-05-01 02:57 | news
Tim Willits from id software is answering questions about the fourth incarnation of Quake, which has been under development since shortly after work started on Doom 3.
Here is what Willits says about sources of inspiration:
"While there hasn't been one single title that has influenced development of Quake 4, the developers have played a number of other games, such as Halo, Halo 2, and the Call of Duty series. But these have been played more as fans than as particularly picking and choosing game elements to include in the game."
To the interview >>
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Doom 3 movie done
Fredrik Olsson | 05-04-03 18:51 | news
A post over at Shacknews tells us that the Doom movie has just finished filming. They quote 'The Rock' who said on The Daily Show that the movie just recently got wrapped.
The movie is slated to be released this August once post-production is completed.
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Doom3.1
Fredrik Olsson | 05-03-22 15:21 | mod
 Old Doom textures and levels, staying very true to the origional.
This is the closest to old Doom you get, without actually playing it.
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Doom3 Classic
Fredrik Olsson | 05-03-21 00:52 | mod
 This mod aims to bring back the gameplay, mood and levels from Ultimate Doom in a new interpretation.
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Doom 2 Cheat codes
Fredrik Olsson | 05-03-20 22:25 | game info
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First Doom movie shot
Fredrik Olsson | 05-03-09 08:49 | screenshots
 The first shot of the movie loosely based on the Doom-series of games.
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Punkbuster coming to Doom3
Fredrik Olsson | 05-03-08 13:55 | news
Evenbalance has officially announced that PunkBuster will be released for Doom 3 and Resurrection of evil.
PunkBuster is a popular anticheat tool, available for many online games.
Punkbuster >>
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Doom3: Resurrection of Evil-trailer
Fredrik Olsson | 05-02-25 16:59 | news
Get a two minute taste of hell from the first RoE trailer. The clip comes in two versions, both apple flavoured.
Low quality 35 MB - WorthPlaying >>
High quality 113 MB - Yahoo >>
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