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"My love of real heavy thrash riffs comes from slaying beasts in Doom". Made by metalheads and beloved by bands including Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein and GWAR, 1993's Doom was the first true metal videogame

Game designer John Romero shares how a love for metal inspired one of the most legendary shoot-em-ups of all time: 1993's Doom

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QuakeCon 2024 announced for August with in-person events and more

QuakeCon 2024 has been announced, with the annual event returning for an in-person gathering from August 8 through August 11, 2024.

Windows Central

Veteran Id Software Team Launches New AAA Gaming Studio

emptyvessel, a new gaming studio founded by id Software veterans, aims to revolutionize the gaming industry with a focus on creativity and collaboration.

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Doom is eternal: The immeasurable impact of gaming's greatest FPS

"As long as the solution to every problem involves the player being aggressive somehow, it feels like Doom."

PC Gamer

When Quake 2 came out, we gave it a 96% review; now, it's seen as 'the worst id game'. Let's reinstall it and figure out the truth

The diminishing reputation of Quake 2.

PC Gamer

The upcoming prequel to 1999 Dreamcast game Slave Zero just got its own prequel, and it's a free Quake mod

Slave Zero X is a side-scrolling character action game, but its prequel Quake mod is 100% boomer shooter.

PC Gamer

Did you catch the Quake 6 tease in the Indiana Jones reveal?

Given an existing rumor, it's looking pretty likely that a new Quake game will be announced soon.

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10 FPS games that left the rest of the genre scrambling to keep up

Holiday Long Read | Meet the FPS gamechangers that really defined the genre as we know it now

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Gears of War and Dishonored devs help lead Doom's "incredible" 30th birthday celebrations

"My memories of 1993 are vivid"

GamesRadar

For Doom's 30th anniversary, one fan has complied everything that the first-person shooter can run on

One player has found every way you can play Doom, and some may stretch the imagination.

TechRadar

30 Years Ago, an Iconic Sci-Fi Shooter Changed Video Games Forever

30 years later, it’s impossible to ignore this classic FPS game’s legacy.

Inverse

Doom at 30: what it means, by the people who made it

In 1993, a team of five coders released what would become one of the most influential video games ever made. Three decades on, they explain how they did it

The Guardian - UK

Mail trucks and millions of dollars: how shareware transformed PC gaming forever

We can thank floppy disks in Ziploc bags for the FPS genre as we know it.

PC Gamer

The most important games and moments in 30 years of PC gaming, part 1: 1993-2003

Games, software, hardware, and events that changed everything.

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Quake 2 remastered's 'Call of the Machine' episode offers a better campaign than the original game

Quake 2's 'Call of the Machine' presents a more exciting experience than the game itself, and I stand by that.

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ID Software co-founder returns to QuakeCon a decade after company exit

ID Software's co-founder returned to QuakeCon a decade after exiting the company.

PC Gamer

The 26-year-old Quake 2 just got the remaster of my dreams, plus a big expansion

This is a serious remaster, with crossplay, co-op, new graphics options, the source code for modders, and more.

Windows Central

Quake 2 remaster announced at QuakeCon 2023, now available on Xbox Game Pass

During QuakeCon 2023, Bethesda Softworks revealed a remaster of id Software's Quake 2, which is available now.

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You could be playing a Quake 2 remaster on Xbox Game Pass real soon according to leaks

A prominent industry leaker has spilled the beans on a Quake 2 remaster slated to drop on Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Xbox Game Pass.

PC Gamer

Sorry, Doom dreamers: John Carmack wishes John Romero 'the best' but they're not working on a secret new project together

Carmack said Romero's new autobiography reminds him of the glory days when they were "the 3D game hackers."

Windows Central

The 8 top classic Xbox franchises we want to see rise from the dead

Everybody loves a comeback, which is why games like Flight Simulator, Age of Empires, and Fable are all enjoying a renaissance right now. But what Xbox's extensive backlog? Are there other games we could see come back? We can only hope.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Quake 2 Remastered is probably getting announced at QuakeCon 2023

It looks like iD Software and Bethesda are going to announce Quake 2 Remastered at QuakeCon 2023 after a rating sprang up in South Korea

PC Gamer

New fanmade Quake map pack turns the classic shooter into a pacifist platformer fueled by vibes

Explore Jam 3 is full of breathtaking fantasy vistas and twisty platforming puzzles.

PC Gamer

Great moments in PC gaming: Making your own Doom levels

Playing Doom like a shooter was only a fraction of its appeal in the '90s.

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The most controversial PC games of all time

From trainwreck ports to moral panics to lootbox disasters.

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