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Steam News · Aug 22

This mod transforms Doom into a terrifying tactical shooter, and it's partly inspired by another PC gaming classic

It takes a brave soul to ask the question "What if Doom was an incredibly slow-moving tactical shooter?" In fact, it's not a question I ever thought I'd want an answer to—we aren't exactly short of grim-faced, hyper-lethal first-person shooters these days. But the most recent footage of Blackout has convinced me that tactical Doom might be a good idea, if only because its dark and dangerous demo l...

Steam News · Aug 15

I got so freaked out by the fact that Gordon Freeman is canonically 27 that I decided to find out how old all the other classic FPS protagonists are, and it didn't make me feel better

When I first played Half-Life at the tender age of 11, I found it a terrifying experience. Admittedly, I was scared of pretty much everything at 11. Wasps, heights, loud noises, football (or more specifically, everyone finding out how bad I was at football). I was an anxious child all around. Hence, playing an interactive disaster movie filled with weird aliens was an intense experience and lashin...

Steam News · Aug 8

id co-founder John Carmack revisits Doom at QuakeCon: 'Still a great game after all these years!'

t this year's QuakeCon in Gaylord, Texas, a number of id Software's OGs and founders are in attendance for a retrospective talk and reunion, and it looks like legendary programmer John Carmack took some time to refamiliarize himself with the reason for the season... Read more.

Steam News · Aug 6

John Romero says id Software once sold empty Doom boxes to Taiwanese pirates so fans there could have legit copies: 'For us, it was distribution'

Doom, one of the most influential videogames of all time, was famously distributed via the shareware model: The game's first chapter was completely free, and if you liked it, you sent id Software some money and they mailed you the remaining two episodes... Read more.

Steam News · Jul 30

Proving Doom can actually run on anything, one programmer has made a working build for Commodore 64

You can play Doom on a vape, a printer, an oscilloscope, a pregnancy test, an ATM, and inside Doom itself, but can you play it on a Commodore 64? The old 8-bit powerhouse was discontinued just a year after Doom's 1993 release, and while it was capable of small miracles for its time, it was not a natural home for first-person shooters... Read more.

Steam News · Jul 23

Early '90s animation tools were so primitive that Doom's lead artist says he pretty much did the whole thing with 'the undo key'

Human ingenuity is a powerful—sometimes terrifying—thing. Throughout history, no matter how basic the tools available to us, we have always found a way to build the weird obsessions that appear in our minds. You know, like Stonehenge, or the Pyramids, or Doom (1993)... Read more.

Steam News · Jul 15

The Washington Post selects Doom as one of the 25 'most influential works of American culture'

We often talk about Doom—the original 1993 shooter from the young upstarts at id Software—as one of the most influential videogames of all time. But the Washington Post, one of the country's most highly-regarded papers of record, has elevated it to an even higher plateau: It has selected Doom as one of the 25 most influential works of American culture, representing the absolute pinnacle of its era...

Steam News · Jul 11

Doom dev Id is now "about the same size we were when making Doom 2016" after layoffs

A message from Id Software thanks fans for their support, but says it is still big enough "to build the games and tech we're known for." Read the full story on PCGamesN: Doom dev Id is now "about the same size we were when making Doom 2016" after layoffs

Steam News · Jul 10

Id Software founder John Carmack mourns layoffs: "Games need to succeed, not just be beloved"

John Carmack expresses sadness for the job cuts at Doom and Quake developer Id Software, but believes that legacy isn't enough to survive. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Id Software founder John Carmack mourns layoffs: "Games need to succeed, not just be beloved"

Steam News · Jul 9

How do you put a price tag on a legacy like id Software's?

In 1984, an upstart retail company called Costco had just opened its first handful of voluminous warehouse stores on the west coast of the United States when it decided to try an experiment. It installed a hot dog cart in front of its San Diego store and started selling Hebrew Nationals with a drink for $1.50. People, it turned out, liked the hot dogs. The cart became Cafe 150, named for the combo...