<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer AU in Id-software ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/au/tag/id-software Wed, 20 May 2026 22:14:59 +0000 en <![CDATA[ In the early 1990s, Doom was famously installed on more PCs than Windows itself—but how many was that, actually? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/in-the-early-1990s-doom-was-famously-installed-on-more-pcs-than-windows-itself-but-how-many-was-that-actually/ ZeoN8Pm3ieDuGQ8uXiLb8K Wed, 20 May 2026 22:14:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ The original Doom soundtrack joins 'our national playlist' in the US Library of Congress ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-original-doom-soundtrack-joins-our-national-playlist-in-the-us-library-of-congress/ utDHa2CoRDchxe8ru3JM9a Thu, 14 May 2026 21:54:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom is 10 years old today, and you can pick it up for just $2 on Steam ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-is-10-years-old-today-and-you-can-pick-it-up-for-just-usd2-on-steam/ Bbca78ytPn8jJ5qULBoVhC Wed, 13 May 2026 22:18:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Everyone knows Wolfenstein 3D made the FPS a phenomenon. What this mod presupposes is… what if it didn't? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/everyone-knows-wolfenstein-3d-made-the-fps-a-phenomenon-what-this-mod-presupposes-is-what-if-it-didnt/ 9Apq4zVTMyNTbKjyukmGd5 Mon, 11 May 2026 23:28:20 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 23:37:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's time to set the record straight: Doomguy's armor does not have a tummy window, his shirt just got ripped ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/its-time-to-set-the-record-straight-doomguys-armor-does-not-have-a-tummy-window-his-shirt-just-got-ripped/ rPTmrGdfYqxqkzi8iMVMEa Thu, 07 May 2026 19:58:17 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 20:02:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ A ludicrous Doom mod which adds 28 pilotable mechs just released after 2 years in development ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/a-ludicrous-doom-mod-which-adds-28-pilotable-mechs-just-released-after-2-years-in-development/ osjFGnmsvydP45R8S7Qez4 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:16:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ An oldie but a goodie: John Carmack once told us Quake Arena 'was my favourite id Software game… always the one that I looked at as a pure game' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/john-carmack-says-quake-arena-was-my-favourite-id-software-game-always-the-one-that-i-looked-at-as-a-pure-game/ rrLRkcvu8XWQMfWfmz9geg Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:55:07 +0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:57:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ In defense of Doom (the movie) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/in-defense-of-doom-the-movie/ 9hnWm8p6onxsAKnA2s3jeP Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:19:37 +0000 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:00:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ This wild Doom 2 mod that blends World War 1 combat with a vicious holy war just unleashed a gnarly prequel campaign where you assault a mountain riddled with heretics ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/this-wild-doom-2-mod-that-blends-world-war-1-combat-with-a-vicious-holy-war-just-unleashed-a-gnarly-prequel-campaign-where-you-assault-a-mountain-riddled-with-heretics/ jy7HAX7LQHJzAuzSvBS9wQ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Get 7 incredible FPS games including Prey, Doom Eternal and Black Mesa for $20 in Humble's sci-fi shooter bundle ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/get-7-incredible-fps-games-including-prey-doom-eternal-and-black-mesa-for-usd20-in-humbles-sci-fi-shooter-bundle/ pTGXGrgruNWrzimtXbDGtj Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages, the superior sequel in the rebooted FPS series (sorry, not sorry, Eternal), is now 67% off thanks to id Software's 35th anniversary celebration ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-the-superior-sequel-in-the-rebooted-fps-series-sorry-not-sorry-eternal-is-now-67-percent-off-thanks-to-id-softwares-35th-anniversary-celebration/ iktL3orNEhsnMa2Q33d5Lf Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:31:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We had 16 megahertz CPUs, 640k of RAM, floppy disks': John Carmack reflects on the hardware that made Wolfenstein 3D ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/we-had-16-megahertz-cpus-640k-of-ram-floppy-disks-john-carmack-reflects-on-the-hardware-that-made-wolfenstein-3d/ qAoKwwqHM9d7giNHjBBGWA Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:02:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ id Software's second FPS only brought in $5,000, and the studio might not have made Wolfenstein and Doom if the game hadn't made a dev fall out of his chair: 'That was just one of the craziest things in a videogame I'd ever seen' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/id-softwares-second-fps-only-brought-in-usd5-000-and-the-studio-might-not-have-made-wolfenstein-and-doom-if-the-game-hadnt-made-a-dev-fall-out-of-his-chair-that-was-just-one-of-the-craziest-things-in-a-videogame-id-ever-seen/ ST6XnEzpyvVNw74YPxVC6F Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:09:49 +0000 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:14:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom has been ported to a pair of earbuds, and you can play remotely on the programmer's own pair in your browser ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-has-been-ported-to-a-pair-of-earbuds-and-you-can-play-remotely-on-the-programmers-own-pair-in-your-browser/ y62HwvAsagctN8MLVUFQy4 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:54:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quake modders banded together to release the third Brutalist Map Jam, with two campaigns' worth of FPS goodness in 'a megalithic community project more than a year in the making' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/quake-modders-banded-together-to-release-the-third-brutalist-map-jam-with-two-campaigns-worth-of-fps-goodness-in-a-megalithic-community-project-more-than-a-year-in-the-making/ VHhaKS67VJNpyG8RWtNXYa Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:32:27 +0000 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:47:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quake's third Brutalist Jam now has a whopping 75 maps, and its organiser is working on a hub to stitch them all together: 'this is going to be an insane challenge' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/quakes-third-brutalist-jam-now-has-a-whopping-75-maps-and-its-organiser-is-working-on-a-hub-to-stitch-them-all-together-this-is-going-to-be-an-insane-challenge/ 6EBZpoTzw7NNGXAsD8wH7o Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Doom-playing rats are back, and now they've learned how to shoot ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-doom-playing-rats-are-back-and-now-theyve-learned-how-to-shoot/ 9T5zQMET6BcQt5RUkrhu2e Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:04:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ I'm never getting any work done ever again, thanks to this website that lets me play thousands of user-made Doom levels in my browser ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/im-never-getting-any-work-done-ever-again-thanks-to-this-website-that-lets-me-play-thousands-of-user-made-doom-levels-in-my-browser/ 8jb97jKVctkkvVRrHrDBUi Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The standout Steam Black Friday deal is undoubtedly Doom: The Dark Ages for 50% off ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-standout-steam-black-friday-deal-is-undoubtedly-doom-the-dark-ages-for-50-percent-off/ RFNNpQraNns3z9tTNLxskS Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:16:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages' latest update overhauls its customisable arena mode, and id Software wants to add the best player-made slaughter-fests as selectable presets ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-latest-update-overhauls-its-customisable-arena-mode-and-id-software-wants-to-add-the-best-player-made-slaughter-fests-as-selectable-presets/ AwkVfbFPY9LthAVvYn34Ne Sat, 22 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A short history of John Romero wishing Sandy Petersen well before nuking his Doom tweets from orbit with ruthless precision ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-short-history-of-john-romero-wishing-sandy-petersen-well-before-nuking-his-doom-tweets-from-orbit-with-ruthless-precision/ RztFZ9FRBdtakbRovwokuE Thu, 13 Nov 2025 20:48:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages gets Steam Deck verification and a bunch of portable optimisations, just in time for the launch of Microsoft's new handheld ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-gets-steam-deck-verification-and-a-bunch-of-portable-optimisations-just-in-time-for-the-launch-of-microsofts-new-handheld/ MduyH7DKYKwmjSrWM4imFH Sat, 18 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ First US videogame champion, legendary programmer, and Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman is fundraising to help with funeral expenses after cancer treatments prove ineffective ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/first-us-videogame-champion-legendary-programmer-and-interplay-co-founder-rebecca-heineman-is-fundraising-to-deal-with-the-costs-of-an-aggressive-cancer-diagnosis/ mQ8crCs4qvJaKDCTJxeKbC Sun, 05 Oct 2025 22:06:45 +0000 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:17:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ This Doom mod based on ye olde Flash animation series Madness is, fittingly, way slicker than it has any right to be ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/this-doom-mod-based-on-ye-olde-flash-animation-series-madness-is-fittingly-way-slicker-than-it-has-any-right-to-be/ NmsgUhdGVjfQGkHmna79nN Sat, 20 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ This Quake 2 mod bridges the gap between the original game and its sequel, with hybrid enemies including dog-headed parasites and rocket-blasting shamblers ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/this-quake-2-mod-bridges-the-gap-between-the-original-game-and-its-sequel-with-hybrid-enemies-including-dog-headed-parasites-and-rocket-blasting-shamblers/ t2cCz6EXMgcSGn7QyUbaNc Sun, 14 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ After Indiana Jones, it sounds like MachineGames is ready to make another Wolfenstein game: 'We have always seen this as a trilogy' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/after-indiana-jones-it-sounds-like-machinegames-is-ready-to-make-another-wolfenstein-game-we-have-always-seen-this-as-a-trilogy/ iLcdfonkUMcK4vDrnZrgw7 Sun, 07 Sep 2025 20:16:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ After all these years, Heretic plays better than it ever has—and thanks to Nightdive, even Hexen sucks far less ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/after-all-these-years-heretic-plays-better-than-it-ever-has-and-thanks-to-nightdive-even-hexen-sucks-far-less/ pTjiwnL8Um7AAA5V3MQhZR Tue, 12 Aug 2025 05:39:53 +0000 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:32:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ id Software co-founder John Romero was apparently one week removed from co-founding a completely different icon of PC gaming, but he'd already made plans ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/id-software-co-founder-john-romero-was-apparently-one-week-removed-from-co-founding-a-completely-different-icon-of-pc-gaming-but-hed-already-made-plans/ aJ6NGgCFGc4ob9rMcXv8Fe Sun, 10 Aug 2025 22:15:29 +0000 Sun, 10 Aug 2025 23:05:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages latest update adds a 'Ripatorium' that lets you build your own wave shooter from its demonic menagerie ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-latest-update-adds-a-ripatorium-that-lets-you-build-your-own-wave-shooter-from-its-demonic-menagerie/ 9R7YTvWsNieRgxmELUKLUa Sun, 10 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Id Software kicks off QuakeCon with a surprise release of Heretic + Hexen, an 'enhanced' bundle with cross-platform multiplayer, mod support, and more ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/id-software-kicks-off-quakecon-with-a-surprise-release-of-heretic-hexen-an-enhanced-bundle-with-cross-platform-multiplayer-mod-support-and-more/ bH4qsd87RqirsVjNQWgiL4 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:11:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ FPS legend John Romero says Wolfenstein 3D was the first game id Software took its time with⁠—a luxurious 4-month development instead of just 2 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/fps-legend-john-romero-says-wolfenstein-3d-was-the-first-game-id-software-took-its-time-with-a-luxurious-4-month-development-instead-of-just-2/ fzg7fnZqoTBENydaWK5zWd Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:43:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages gets path tracing for even better graphics but unless you've got an RTX 50 graphics card, it's not worth using ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/doom-the-dark-ages-gets-path-tracing-for-even-better-graphics-but-unless-youve-got-an-rtx-50-graphics-card-its-not-worth-using/ Nd8NAvkcJ3BVTeCDkk26JR Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:00:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ A graphical history of id Tech: Three decades of cutting-edge graphics and game engine technologies ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/a-graphical-history-of-id-tech-three-decades-of-cutting-edge-graphics-and-game-engine-technologies/ tFJFJtwjUAw4XQej2pYzWK Fri, 30 May 2025 14:53:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages secrets and collectible locations ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-secrets-collectibles/ CPJjFsrqYTHYssi2BCg8k7 Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:10 +0000 Mon, 19 May 2025 14:52:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages Ancestral Forge secrets and collectibles (Chapter 9) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-ancestral-forge-secrets-collectibles/ 7ed7G2NFqqNcaPKPqkdkDW Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2025 09:52:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages Sentinel Barracks secrets and collectibles (Chapter 4) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-sentinel-barracks-secrets-collectibles/ bZ9Y7TNGvDY374X4PLAgRC Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2025 09:39:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages Abyssal Forest secrets and collectibles (Chapter 8) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-abyssal-forest-secrets-collectibles/ Cp3fTdvrvvUhKad5ZoHhgb Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2025 09:50:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages Holy City of Aratum secrets and collectibles (Chapter 5) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-holy-city-of-aratum-secrets-collectibles/ SnNuo6aZ4btMzjbfNLbsXJ Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2025 09:43:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages Siege Part 1 secrets and collectibles (Chapter 6) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-siege-part-1-secrets-collectibles/ 5DEqdLCJ3cQFK3jBdKmipa Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2025 09:46:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages Siege Part 2 secrets and collectibles (Chapter 7) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-siege-part-2-secrets-collectibles/ 3rpn5nYhZXB7bEFiH96zFc Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2025 09:48:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages Hellbreaker secret and collectible (Chapter 11) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-hellbreaker-secrets-collectibles/ er3jmtW4eM6MTCAkbBhkWQ Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2025 09:55:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages Hebeth secrets and collectibles (Chapter 2) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-hebeth-secrets-collectibles/ sJEMdtxZ3MZyb3TzeHddUA Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2025 09:37:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages The Forsaken Plains secrets and collectibles (Chapter 10) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-forsaken-plains-secrets-collectibles/ EDFh7Nn7fR6SxijgtTt9NX Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2025 09:54:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best Doom: The Dark Ages weapons and how to unlock each ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-best-weapons/ tvxUMLeGxbdxrEZHYWxiB7 Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 15 May 2025 16:00:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best Sentinel Shrine upgrades to get first in Doom: The Dark Ages ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-sentinel-shrine-upgrades-best/ oxi9TGAKy4v7ttL2MtNSKT Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 15 May 2025 16:00:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages feels like a console game first and PC game second ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-feels-like-a-console-game-first-and-pc-game-second/ QNY2xuJfAn7EQ82q9yaK2X Tue, 13 May 2025 23:20:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages launch times, release date, and advanced access period ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/doom-the-dark-ages-launch-time-release-date/ f7SdtoeHM5PfGJEgTk4ceh Mon, 12 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom: The Dark Ages review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-the-dark-ages-review/ rP88jdvEdz4JwH4WKppECD Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 22 May 2025 23:18:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doom mod Blitz: Race Against Time only gives you half a minute per map, so it's a good thing Doomguy runs at 50 mph ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/doom-mod-blitz-race-against-time-only-gives-you-half-a-minute-per-map-so-its-a-good-thing-doomguy-runs-at-50-mph/ do4TqofJDUdr9zo4GoVnfc Sun, 04 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Humble's latest bundle gets you every Doom game, a discount on Doom: The Dark Ages and some Wolfenstein as a treat for less than $30 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/humbles-latest-bundle-gets-you-every-doom-game-a-discount-on-doom-the-dark-ages-and-some-wolfenstein-as-a-treat-for-less-than-usd30/ gkWKXb5FWkoD2oddFqFwES Sun, 27 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000