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theodp writes: Over at Polygon, games journalist Colin Campbell remembers the late Silas Warner in The Man Who Made Wolfenstein. Before Doom, there was Warner’s Castle Wolfenstein (1981) and Beyond Castle Wolfenstein (1984), which counted id Software’s… Continue reading The Man Who Made Wolfenstein
FPS (first-person shooter) games have been a staple in the video game industry ever since the explosion of Wolfenstein 3D back in 1992. Since then, the genre has been evolving with graphical upgrades, huge budgets, and an eSports ecosystem. But what ab… Continue reading How Do Bullets Work in Video Games?
An anonymous reader quotes the Guardian:
“Give us more guns!” is a common battle-cry among players of first-person shooters, the videogame industry’s bloodiest genre. Doom co-creator John Romero has a rather different opinion. “I would rather have few… Continue reading ‘Doom’ Creator John Romero Explains What’s Wrong With Today’s Shooter Games
“Fortnite just blew up its entire map and all that’s left is a black hole,” reports TechCrunch.
Some are speculating that this is simply a teaser for a new Fortnite map, but it’s unclear when that new map will arrive… Fortnite’s website is currently… Continue reading Millions Watch As Entire Fortnite Ecosystem Becomes a Black Hole
“As we’ve discussed in the past, old people are some of the only video game streamers worth watching,” writes the AV Club:
Filled with the wisdom that comes from age, seniors are the necessary corrective to Twitch and YouTube channels currently domina… Continue reading Some of the Best Video Game Streamers Are Senior Citizens
$30 million in prizes were up for grabs, the largest ever for an esports event, and more than 40 million attempted to qualify for a spot. Now IGN reports:
The grand champion of the Fortnite World Cup finals has been crowned. Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf, a 1… Continue reading Teenagers Win Millions At Fortnite World Cup
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Doom, there’s now mobile versions in the Google Play Store, reports Android Police, “and since this is a 25th-anniversary release, it includes the fourth expansion Thy Flesh Consumed. It’s the complete package folks… Continue reading ‘Doom’ Celebrates 25th Anniversary By Re-Releasing Three Classic Games
Choices matter. You’ve only got one shot to fulfill the objective. A single coordinated effort is required to defuse the bomb, release the hostages, or outlast the opposition. Fail, and there’s no telling when you’ll get your next shot. This is the world that Counter-Strike presented to PC players in …read more
Continue reading Counter-Strike at 20: Two Hackers Upend the Gaming Industry
John Romero has finally released Sigil, his unofficial fifth episode of Doom with nine new single-player levels and nine deathmatch levels. It’s available for free on Romero’s web site (though you’ll also need the original Doom to play it). Hot Hardwar… Continue reading John Romero Finally Releases Fifth Episode of ‘Doom’ For Free
Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds is facing a “ferocious” backlash in India, Bloomberg reports:
Nowhere has resistance to the game been quite like India. Multiple cities have banned PUBG, as it’s known, and police in Western India arrested 10 university s… Continue reading Cities In India Ban ‘PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ Over Fears It Turns Children Into ‘Psychopaths’