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Shacknews Hall of Fame: Class of 2023

The Shacknews Hall of Fame Class of 2023 celebrates 1998, considered one of the most significant years in video game history, as well as inductees that have left a mark on our industry.

Shacknews Hall of Fame: Class of 2022

The Shacknews Hall of Fame Class of 2022 welcomes creators, games, platforms, and other influences on our industry from 1997 and earlier.

Shacknews Hall of Fame: Class of 2021

The inaugural Shacknews Hall of Fame class welcomes the games, developers, hardware, and more that have influenced our hobby for 25 years or more.

C:\Quake - How to Run Classic Quake Maps and Mods on Modern PCs

Hidden gems and curiosities from a 20-year-old time-capsule of my Quake-obsessed past.

Bet on Black: How Microsoft and Xbox Changed Pop Culture

From Adventure and Minesweeper to Age of Empires, Halo, Xbox, and beyond, explore Microsoft's history in the PC and video game industries. Based on over 100 hours of interviews.

A Bit of Foolishness: An Oral History of Age of Empires

As WarCraft II, Command & Conquer, and Civilization II continued to sell, a small group of business programmers toiled away on Age of Empires, a strategy game that combined all three.

Never Forget: Traveling with the Xbox team on 9/11

In the home stretch to release the original Xbox, Microsoft developers find themselves in an America forever changed by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Hell Razer: The Making of Doom Eternal

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.

Icon of Sin: Doom and the Making of John Romero's Sigil

Twenty-five years after the release of id Software's groundbreaking shooter, John Romero carves a new path through hell.

Stairway to Badass: The Making and Remaking of Doom

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.