Without the original Doom released in 1993, the first-person shooter wouldn't exist. Certainly not as we know it today. So we owe a lot of John Carmack, John Romero and the rest of the team at id Software. But they did miss a trick from almost every modern triple AAA title. So a new mod adds loot boxes to ZDoom, the modern source port of the legendary game engine. ZDoom … [Read more...]
DOOM Open Beta Trailer
The DOOM open beta runs from April 15-17, 2016, as id Software and publishers Bethesda open up their new game. One of the most famous FPS titles in history is sure to attract interest as you'll be able to play Team Deathmatch and Warpath on the Heatwave and Infernal maps. DOOM is available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, with pre-loading for the beta available from … [Read more...]
Brutal Doom v20b Trailer
Brutal Doom describes itself as the Doom mod which includes the most disturbing representations of violence that you've seen in your life. Which is quite a claim to live up to, but the enhancement for the GZDoom and Zandronum game engines definitely ups the ability to paint the walls with the portal-jumping denizens of the underworld. It's not actually that graphic compared … [Read more...]
You can now play Doom inside Doom
You can now play Doom inside Doom. Technically it's a mod for GZDoom, which is a variant of ZDoom. Both are source ports of the original code to allow mods to be built and it's still a work in progress, but it's pretty impressive already. In addition to Doom, it also allows you to play Wolfenstein 3D within Doom. Here's a further explanation of ZDoom, which also supports … [Read more...]
E3 2015 – DOOM Returns
There was little mention of DOOM prior to E3 2015. Attendee's of last years' QuakeCon were luck enough to see Id Software's reveal, but those who knew little of this title, would have been as surprised as I was watching Bethesda's inaugural E3 presentation on Sunday. It was pretty (or bloody?) evident that DOOM had returned... In it's most goriest form! Many gamers weren't … [Read more...]