Posts with tag: john carmack
Posted at 19:42 on 16th February 2025
As of this writing it seems likely that Machinegames (or another studio in Bethesda’s orbit) is making a sequel to/soft reboot of the original Quake. Given the success of the Doom and Wolfenstein revivals (and the earth-salting failure of Rage 2) it’s the obvious next cash cow to milk. While I’m confident that this rumoured […]
Go to article →Posted at 18:30 on 9th November 2024
My most recent contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 08/11/2024. It’s pronounced gibs as in “giblets”. The full length version may (eventually) follow. “American McGee” – after “American Pie” (Radio Edit) by Don MacLean A long, long time ago I can still remember, how I’d boot that DOOM.EXE file And […]
Go to article →Posted at 21:02 on 2nd January 2016
Eight years since its announcement and four years since its release I finally got around to playing Rage, the last game from id Software before they were absorbed into Zenimax and waved goodbye to John Carmack. If you want a single game that demonstrates all of id’s historic strengths (aside from multiplayer) in a modern […]
Go to article →Posted at 19:43 on 13th June 2011
As some of you may have guessed, I’m a huge id Software fan, as a result of spending countless hours playing (and sometimes modding) their games over the last twenty years, and appreciating the vast amount of technical innovation they’ve achieved to the benefit of the industry as a whole. They’ve not always been the […]
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