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30 Years Ago, This Legendary Sequel Changed Gaming Forever

‘Doom II’ was more than a follow-up, it was a formula for a whole new genre.

Inverse

John Romero says that what set Wolfenstein and Doom apart 'was our speed—the speed of the game was critical'

"That's what really differentiated them from everyone else."

PC Gamer

Mighty allfather of FPS games and co-creator of Doom John Romero decrees that 'gib' is pronounced in the most upsetting way possible

Gifs all over again.

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Colfax Marathon runners have near miss as stolen car veers onto route

The driver of the stolen vehicle was fleeing from police when it plowed into the middle of the race

Advnture

"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

Metal Hammer

As catastrophic layoffs rattle the games industry, FPS legend John Romero says "I've never seen anything like we're seeing now"

"I am so sorry to everyone who has lost their jobs," Romero adds

GamesRadar

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."

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Sigil 2, original Doom's brand new sixth episode, is the most visceral, adrenaline-inducing and brutal PC gaming experience I've had in 2023

Rip and tear, until it is done

PC Gamer

We're still Doomed! How John Romero's FPS design rules live on in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

Interview | John Romero casts his mind back over the last 30 years, and looks to the future of a tried and tested genre

GamesRadar

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

For Doom's 30th anniversary, the Johns Romero and Carmack reunited to celebrate the FPS that changed everything: 'I want to thank everybody in the Doom community for keeping this game alive'

The two reminisced about the shooter's development and how it differed from id's games up to that point.

PC Gamer

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

PC Gamer magazine's latest issue is on sale now: SIGIL II and Doom's 30th anniversary

Plus: The Inquisitor, Nightingale, Beast, Cities: Skylines II, Alan Wake 2, RoboCop: Rogue City, Lords of the Fallen, and much more!

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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

Cliff Bleszinski recalls his '90s FPS beef with John Romero was so intense he wanted to 'take that guy down'

Bleszinski got candid about the go-go '90s in a recent interview with IGN.

PC Gamer

John Romero and John Carmack are still buds and they're going to prove it by teaming up for a livestream celebrating Doom's 30th anniversary

And no, it's not weird: Romero says he and Carmack have remained friends throughout their post-Doom careers.

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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."

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John Romero’s right - the world is finally ready for a Daikatana remake in 2023

There may be potential for a Daikatana remake, according to John Romero's autobiography.

PC Gamer

PC Gamer UK September issue on sale now: Baldur's Gate III

Plus: Phantom Liberty, Prince of Persia, RuneScape, Star Wars Outlaws, Total War: Pharaoh, Payday 3, and much more!

PC Gamer

Doom creator John Romero finally plays its most mind-blowing mod

Welcome to OurHouse.wad, John.

PC Gamer

Bethesda adds 27-level megawad to its Doom re-release

Base Ganymede adds three huge chapters of classic demon slaughter.

PC Gamer

The most controversial PC games of all time

From trainwreck ports to moral panics to lootbox disasters.

PC Gamer

This game about 'confronting relationship trauma' perfectly illustrates why it's a bad idea to date Draculae, lord of the vampires

Hands-on with El Paso, Elsewhere, a Max Payne-inspired game from the maker of Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator.

Los Angeles Times

Oakland church that gives cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms as communion sues over police raid

An East Oakland church that gives out cannabis and psychedelic plants as sacrament filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Oakland and the Oakland Police Department over a 2020 police raid.

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