‘Doom’ designer shoots back with ‘Rage’
When Rage, the long-awaited shooter from id Software, hits shelves Oct. 4, it will end a seven-year drought for the company. The pioneering game developer is often credited with creating the...
View ArticleVirtual reality makes a comeback with Oculus Rift
Virtual reality got a bad reputation in the early 1990s. Proponents overpromised and underdelivered, with crappy graphics and headache-inducing headgear — not to mention prices that were so...
View ArticleGaming legend joins hot virtual reality startup
John Carmack, whose “Doom” and “Quake” helped revolutionize the video game industry, is looking to lead a new upheaval with a technology once dismissed as a pipe dream. Carmack, the co-founder of id...
View ArticleHappy 20th birthday, Doom!
Today’s big game launches are massive media events. Die-hard fans brave all sorts of weather to line up, stores open at midnight, and CEOs hand out the first few copies. But even the carnival...
View ArticleJohn Carmack accused of stealing tech for Oculus Rift
The parting of the ways between rock star developer John Carmack and Bethesda Games parent company ZeniMax Media has gone sour. Carmack’s former employer is accusing the now-CTO of Oculus of taking...
View ArticleZeniMax sues Oculus over their virtual reality headset
The battle over VR is getting ugly. After making legal threats earlier this month, ZeniMax Media — the parent company of game publisher Bethesda — has filed suit against Oculus, saying the maker of the...
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