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It's an ambiguous quote, but it also has large implications for what Bethesda has in store for the future. In a recent episode of the OXM Podcast , company vice-president Pete Hines said, "I think you'll hear us making considerably more noise this year than we did last year, as a publisher... More

Id and Bethesda Softworks have announced the dates for the annual QuakeCon. If you want to check out the free event, book your ticket to Dallas at the beginning of August. More specifically, the event is from August 1-4 and it will take place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas. This year marks the... More

The Cacodemon from Doom is an oddly shaped circular beast that doesn't seem like it would lend itself to Legos, but Bart De Dobbelaer went for it anyway. In Doom 2's instruction booklet, this is how the Cacodemon is described: "They float in the air, belch ball-lightning, and boast one Hell... More

As was foretold , the DLC for Rage is coming out today for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. The content costs $5 and deals with a new bandit clan called The Scorchers. Rage came out over a year ago, so it's great to see Bethesda and id Software supporting the audience with new content. It adds new weapons... More

Paul Steed, best known for his 3D modeling work at id software working on classics like Quake and Wing Commander, has passed away unexpectedly. Steed had an incredibly diverse career. He is perhaps best known for his 3D modeling work, but he was also an author, a console developer, a game developer with... More

Bethesda announced that an enhanced version of Doom 3 would be coming this fall, but they didn't provide a release date beyond that vague time frame. That's changed, with news that the Doom 3 BFG Edition is coming this October. More specifically, the game is releasing Oct. 19 on the PC, PlayStation... More

QuakeCon is happening in August , and you can go! The event is free and open to the public. However, those who pre-register and are willing to pay some extra money can ensure that they attend this year's QuakeCon in style. Starting tomorrow (April 25) at 7:00 central time, you can use this link to... More

Rage was made by id Software, the same company that made Wolfenstein. It's not a big surprise, then, that fans of the studio's previous work will find a cool surprise early in Rage. Of course, the surprise is well-hidden, because it wouldn't be much of a secret otherwise. Watch the video... More

If you live in Austria or Switzerland, you may have missed your chance to buy Wolfenstein 3D on iPhone, since the game was pulled due to offensive imagery. According to id Software's John Carmack, the imagery in question is the many swastikas that can be found hanging in Castle Wolfenstein. Carmack... More

By now, gamers are getting accustomed to online passes for games, which give players access to early access to DLC, additional content, or even multiplayer modes. Publishers see it as a way to encourage players to pick up new copies of their games, as opposed to purchasing them on the secondary market... More

During the Annual QuakeCon event in Dallas Texas, id Software Technical Director and founder, John Carmack, gave a keynote speech. Among many things, Carmack talked about the state of the industry, his opinion on mobile gaming, in-game advertising, and his love for Nintendo. Watch Carmack’s Annual... More

Id Software has always been good about supporting the developer community by releasing the source code for its older games. Now as the release of id's latest title, Rage, approaches, the developer has promised that Doom 3 source code is coming. Phoronix has this happy piece of news, which comes courtesy... More

You’ll have to wait until October to play Rage, the newest shooter from id Software, but you can read the comic book starting today. Rage’s three-issue comic series features an original story written by Arvid Nelson, acclaimed creator of Rex Mundi, and penciled by Andrea Mutti of DMZ fame... More

Id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead predicts that its upcoming game, Rage, will sell one third on PlayStation 3, another third on Xbox 360, and the last bit on PC, in contrast to previous skews toward PC. In an interview with Eurogamer , Hollenshead describes the change. "I'm not in the sales forecast... More

It’s been about six years since id software touched the Doom franchise, and even longer since the studio released a numbered entry in the Quake series (2010’s Quake Arena Arcade for Xbox Live doesn’t count). Maybe it’s time that changed. Jason Kim, senior producer at id Software... More

A mini publishing dynasty is popping around an unlikely game: id Software's upcoming shooter, Rage. In addition to a three-issue series from Dark Horse Comics, publisher Bethesda today announced that a novelization of the game will be released on August 30. The book, also titled Rage, is being written... More

According to Australian movie blog What’s Playing , Doom may get a second chance on the big screen. Universal is allegedly shopping around for a script writer as we speak, looking to craft a new film that will ignore the events of the 2005 movie entirely. The only other tidbit of information we’ve... More

Id co-founder John Carmack had a famously unflattering remark about video games and storytelling. "Story in a video game is like a story in a porn movie," he said. "It's expected to be there, but it's not that important." In spite of that caveat, if you'd like to explore... More

Publisher Bethesda and developer id Software have announced that they've updated the website for wasteland shooter/racer Rage, further pulling back the curtain on the September 13 game (coming to PC, Xbox 360, and PS3). The site now features a interactive section under "The Game" tab that... More

Seems like Doom is on anything with a screen these days. As proof here’s a video of the game running on Texas Instrument’s TI-Nspire calculator! A few tech savvy geeks at Omnimaga have figured out how to get id’s popular shooter to run on their graphing calculators. It’s better... More