Last week, Bethesda made available a free demo for id Software’s latest shooter, DOOM. This demo was meant to be removed at the end of E3, however Bethesda decided to extend this offer due to popular demand. As a result of that, the demo is still available on Steam. Continue reading DOOM’s free demo has been extended, grab it while you still can
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Quake Champions has just been announced and is exclusive to the PC
Bethesda and id Software has just announced Quake Champions. Quake Champions is a fast, skill-based arena-style multiplayer game that is coming exclusively to the PC. The game is designed for eSports and will be running at 120hz with unlocked framerates. Continue reading Quake Champions has just been announced and is exclusive to the PC
New Brutal Doom video shows off volumetric lights and water reflections (tech demo available for download)
Modder ‘SGtMarkIV’ has released a video, showcasing some of the new graphical effects – volumetric lights and water reflections – that he’s currently working on. SGtMarkIV aims to implement these new effects in the upcoming version of Brutal Doom 64. Continue reading New Brutal Doom video shows off volumetric lights and water reflections (tech demo available for download)
DOOM – Next update will bring new Photo Mode, Classic DOOM weapon placement & Snapmap features
Bethesda has announced some of the key features that will be included in the next update for DOOM. According to the publisher, DOOM’s next update will include several improvements and will introduce a new Photo Mode, as well as a Classic DOOM weapon placement/view model option. Continue reading DOOM – Next update will bring new Photo Mode, Classic DOOM weapon placement & Snapmap features
DOOM surpasses 500K sales on the PC
It appears that DOOM is doing well on the PC as id Software’s title has sold 500K units so far. This information comes from Steamspy; a Steam stats service based on Web API provided by Valve. Steamspy’s numbers are slightly delayed – if Total War: WARHAMMER’s stats are anything to go by – so we can safely assume that DOOM did sell 500K units on the PC. Continue reading DOOM surpasses 500K sales on the PC
DOOM fan tries to recreate a 100K Revenants map, runs immediately into SnapMap limitations
It appears that while DOOM’s SnapMap is kind of cool, it’s not as powerful or as friendly to modders, and comes with a lot of limitations. As we can see below, YouTube’s ‘MarphitimusBlackimus’ has tried to recreate a map with 100K Revenants, and ran immediately into SnapMap’s limitations. MarphitimusBlackimus was unable to create such a map, as he was limited to 64 Revenants (and 21 empty rooms). Continue reading DOOM fan tries to recreate a 100K Revenants map, runs immediately into SnapMap limitations
DOOM – PC Performance Analysis
DOOM is a highly anticipated game as it’s the first title that is being powered by the new id Tech 6 Engine. id Tech 6 is an OpenGL/Vulkan based game engine developed by id Software, and we were really looking forward to it. After all, this is the engine that other future Bethesda games will be using, so we were curious whether it would be plagued by the same issues that affected its previous iteration, the id Tech 5. Thankfully, id Software did a great job with this engine and as a result of that, DOOM looks and plays wonderfully on the PC platform. Continue reading DOOM – PC Performance Analysis
DOOM Single-Player 4K Screenshots + Ultra Nightmare Settings
DOOM has just been released and below you can view some 4K screenshots from its single-player mode. DOOM is powered by id Tech 6 and we have to say that we were really surprised by how good the game looks and plays. Continue reading DOOM Single-Player 4K Screenshots + Ultra Nightmare Settings
DOOM features easter eggs for Skyrim, Fallout, Commander Keen, Terminator 2 & Classic Doom
DOOM has just been released and it appears to feature a lot of easter eggs. So far, gamers have been able to discover easter eggs for Skyrim, Fallout, Commander Keen, the classic Doom and the Terminator 2 movie. Continue reading DOOM features easter eggs for Skyrim, Fallout, Commander Keen, Terminator 2 & Classic Doom
DOOM – Advanced graphics settings for final version revealed
DOOM officially releases tomorrow and some PC gamers have already got their hands on it. As a result of that, the game’s advanced graphics settings have been unveiled. These settings are a bit different than those we reported a while back, which is why we decided to share them with you. Continue reading DOOM – Advanced graphics settings for final version revealed