GamesRadar - Doom

Doom box artist passes away (News)

Nov 2, 2009

While id Software's classic first person shooter Doom was a huge hit mostly on the game alone it didn't hurt that the box cover artwork for the game was incredible as well. Last month, the artist for the box art, Don Ivan Punchatz, died at the age of 73.

Doom 2 mod Skulltag Released (News)

Nov 1, 2009

An updated game client has been released for Skulltag, a Doom and Doom II mod now available for download.

How to pretend to play video games like a pro (Feature)

Jun 30, 2009

Film/TV shows

Rule 1: Over exuberant button bashing: it’s the law – As portrayed by Adam Sandler in Reign Over Me

If you want to really convince your audience you’re a hardcore gamer raised on the likes on Pong and…erm, that one with the aliens, you’ve got to hammer those buttons. Hard. Watch below as America’s least comedic comedy actor displays the technique admirably during Shadow of the ...

John Romero on ZeniMax Acquisition: "Disgusting" (News)

Jun 24, 2009

Shortly after the id ZeniMax news broke, John Romero released the following comments via twitter...

Fun Times: Browser Doom, Heretic & Hexen (News)

May 21, 2009

Rockpapershotgun: While adult-me might have baulked at Killing Floor's testosteronal presentation, I still revert gladly back to dumb little teenage-me whenever I play the original Doom. To this end, I am diligently ensuring I'm able to play the thing anywhere and anywhen. There is nowhere in my house from which I cannot reach Doom within a matter of seconds, be it on my PC, my 360, my hacked iPhone. In case of grumpy, old-man-y emergency: fire up the game. This has become even easier now there's a proper-shiny, free in-browser version of id's medium-defining dumbass shooter. Bonus: it includes Heretic and Hexen too.

Videogame hearts you can KILL (Feature)

Feb 12, 2009

Not so lucky in love? Dreading Valentine’s Day because it’s yet another reminder of what some vindictive ex did to you, or how everything was once going so well and now all your dating options are miserable? Do you feel like breaking a heart this time around? If so, may we suggest these killer organs who are already seeking to break you. ...

Romero Celebrates Doom's 15th by Cracking Skulls with His Son (News)

Dec 12, 2008

Yesterday, Doom turned 15. What were John Romero's plans for the occasion? According to him, "tonight I'm going to be playing some DeathTag with my son (our team) against my friend and his son and do some serious skullcracking."

He also took a moment to give his reason why he believes Doom was so successful, and why the game still remains fun to play even today.

Fifteen Years Of Doom (News)

Dec 10, 2008

On December 10th 1993, id Software introduced a title that would change the face of gaming as we knew it. Today marks the fifteenth anniversary of the revolutionary FPS, Doom.

The coolest and weirdest Doom mods ever (Feature)

Nov 26, 2008

The craziest fan-games spawned by iDs FPS legend. ...

Doom Finally Ported To Flash (News)

Nov 25, 2008

Kotaku writes: "What hasn't Doom been ported to at this point? You can't answer "Flash 10!" anymore, as an enterprising Newgrounds contributor has gone to the effort to port the id Software classic to Adobe's platform, making the first-person shooter playable in the web browser of your choice. It's a tidy little port, if a bit slow on this writer's 2 year old MacBook Pro."

What I'd like to see in Doom 4 (Feature)

May 27, 2008

Doom 4 has been announced, and with it comes hope of chain-saw-wielding greatness. Here are some things I'd like to see from my favorite hell-spawn slaying shooter. ...

The ports that had no right to work (Feature)

Dec 7, 2007

7th Dec, 2007 You know what its like. Youve just created a brand new videogame and you want to show it to the world. Youre proud of your creation. Its taken you months, if not years, to make and you want as many people as possible to share in your joy at its release. Itd also be nice to make a bit of extra money out of it. So you start porting it to different ...

Video game movies don't need to suck (Feature)

Nov 21, 2007

Nov 21st, 2007 To state that most movie adaptations of videogames thus far have been crap is akin to pointing out that napalm doesnt make a very good sandwich filler. It just doesn't need to be said. People don't even try to defend Street Fighter: The Ultimate Battle and nor do Subway do a footlong Vietnam Special. But it didnt have to be this way. Not the napalm thing you understand. That stuffs always been a bit too spicy. No, the fact of the matter is that in several cases brilliant movies ...

31 unreleased Doom tracks - get 'em here (News)

Jun 25, 2007

Doom co-creator John Romero has posted a selection of music that never made it into the original Doom game. You can find all 31 tracks on GamesRadar right now. Compared to today's big gaming budgets and Hollywood-beating production values the original Doom music sounds more like a demo from a moody Casio keyboard than the game that kick-started the FPS genre. Still, Doom was Doom and it'll always have a special place in our hard drives, or on our Xbox Live Arcade ...

How to make a Doom level (Feature)

Feb 7, 2007

Alright, alright. You got us. We know Doom and it's sequels have been out... well, forever now. But with its recent release on Xbox Live, we figured it would be awesome to give you a taste of how it's done. This guide's a little complicated, but if you're patient, then you'll be unleashing your own demons of hell in no time. Within the game of course... unless you really are the spawn of Satan. Happy building! What you'll need: A copy of Doom or Doom II The free shareware version is ok Code ...

Doom Collectors Edition FAQ (FAQ)

May 14, 2008

Go to GamesRadar to see the FAQ ...