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In 2016, nearly 12 years after the mixed reaction to id Software's horror-driven reboot of the Doom franchise and following leadership upheaval, the studio rallied back with the critically acclaimed "Doom 2016." Fresh off their success, the development team set out to not only refine their push-forward formula, but to outdo themselves.
Grab your BFG and plug in that old PlayStation controller. No, not the DualShock 1. The older one. We're going to hell.
In the inaugural episode of Shacknews' Dev Chat series of conversations with game developers, Doom 64 composer Aubrey Hodges discusses his background in music, his experience with Doom, and more.
Doom 64's audio engineer talks his interest in sound design, and the particulars of building dread in the former N64 exclusive title.
With the Super NES on its last legs, Sculptured Software and id Software send it to hell in style.
id Software's co-founder recounts converting Wolfenstein 3D to Super NES in three weeks, how the studio viewed ports of its games, and more.
Shacknews' long reads editor David L. Craddock plays, and ranks, the many ports of id Software's 1993 opus.
Twenty-five years after the release of id Software's groundbreaking shooter, John Romero carves a new path through hell.
Doom has devoured productivity and personal relationships since id Software opened the floodgates to hell in 1993. Gatekeepers of the franchise's past, present, and future celebrate the weapons and level design that defined the classics, the pitfalls and triumphs involved in revitalizing the brand, and the community that keeps old-school fans knee-deep in new ideas.
Bethesda's VP of public relations and marketing weighs in on how much input Bethesda has on Doom Eternal and other projects, and why deathmatch won't return in the Doom sequel.
