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After all these years, Heretic plays better than it ever has—and thanks to Nightdive, even Hexen sucks far less
By Shaun Prescott published
dungeon brawl You can't win 'em all.

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
By Ted Litchfield published
news There's another timeline where Romero worked on System Shock instead of Doom.

Doom: The Dark Ages latest update adds a 'Ripatorium' that lets you build your own wave shooter from its demonic menagerie
By Rick Lane published
News Id's FPS prequel also gets a massive combat update.

Id Software kicks off QuakeCon with a surprise release of Heretic + Hexen, an 'enhanced' bundle with cross-platform multiplayer, mod support, and more
By Andy Chalk published
news One year after the Doom + Doom 2 bundle, id Software and Nightdive Studios has done it again.

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
By Ted Litchfield published
news "The results spoke for themselves."

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
By Nick Evanson published
Pretty path pains The new built-in benchmarks are pretty neat, though.

A graphical history of id Tech: Three decades of cutting-edge graphics and game engine technologies
By Nick Evanson published
30 year tech It's not just about Doom. Okay, it's mostly about Doom.

Doom: The Dark Ages secrets and collectible locations
By Rory Norris last updated
Treasure Hunting Get that sweet, sweet 100% rating on every chapter.
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