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Rick Lane

Doom co-creator John Romero adores Ghost Recon and has over 3,000 hours in World of Warcraft: 'God, I lived in that game every day for five years'

John Romero sitting in front of a WoW backdrop.
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John Romero is the co-creator of legendary first-person shooters Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake, but both his gaming tastes and development history stretch much more broadly than the genre he helped create. Over his career, Romero has worked on platformers, mobile games, MMOs, even strategy games, and he's always on the lookout for something new to try: "I keep my eye on the indie scene a lot," he says as we chat over a video call. "That's where a lot of really great ideas come from."

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