Next-generation iPhone game Doom Resurrection debuting next week
One of the true next-generation games on the iPhone debuts next week. Doom Resurrection from id Software will be available in the AppStore to give gamers what they’ve been waiting for: much better 3-D graphics than most first-generation iPhone games.
It’s the pet project of id Software’s technical guru, John Carmack, who led a team of six people at Escalation Studios to get the game done over the past six months. Carmack’s endorsement means Apple has… Continue Reading
John Carmack surprises fans (and his CEO) with Wolfenstein 3D for the iPhone
When you have a legendary programmer working for you, surprises come with the territory. Todd Hollenshead, chief executive of ID Software, wasn’t even aware that his technical director, John Carmack, was working on an iPhone version of the company’s classic first-person shooting game, Wolfenstein 3D Classic. But Carmack sprung the surprise, and the game quickly shot to the top ranks of iPhone games. That was just one of many new projects underway at the Mesquite,… Continue Reading
id Software launches free Quake Live browser-based shooting game
With today’s launch of browser-based game Quake Live, you could say that id Software has come full circle. You can play the game for free, as long as you view the ads that come with it — a business model that takes us back to 1993, when the company released the original Doom.
Back then, you could play the first eight levels of the game for free and then pay to unlock more. The strategy helped… Continue Reading
Electronic Arts signs a couple of key developers: Epic Games and Grasshopper Manufacture
Expanding its push into high-quality game talent, Electronic Arts has signed up two new game development firms to produce future titles.
The partners include Epic Games, the creator of Microsoft’s bestseller, “Gears of War.” Epic Games is going to make a new game that EA will publish, said Epic president Mike Capps. Capps didn’t say what the game would be. The title is likely to be a big one, since Epic’s games sell in the millions…. Continue Reading
Grand Theft Auto IV sales top $500 million; id Software announces Doom IV
It’s a big day in video games.
Take-Two Interactive said worldwide sales of Grand Theft Auto IV have surpassed $500 million in its first week on the market. More than 6 million games have been sold at a retail value of at least $60 a copy. And id Software announced “Doom 4.”
On its opening day, GTA IV sold 3.6 million units with a retail value of $310 million. Strauss Zelnick, chairman of Take-Two, said in a… Continue Reading