Get 9 new levels for original DOOM with the SIGIL II WAD pack, coming soon from John Romero. It is almost 30 years since DOOM redefined gaming. On December 10th, 2023, the game’s designer John Romero is releasing a new episode. SIGIL II will feature nine standard levels and twoRead More →
Ever imagined you would play DOOM on a ZX Spectrum? While it requires the 128kb version of the classic computer, this remains an incredible development, albeit one that has been around a few years. So, why is it making news now? Well, the previous 1996 release was disk-only, for theRead More →
Just when you thought original DOOM and DOOM II couldn’t get any better, the DOOM Infinite mod arrives. Currently available as a demo, this is a high-octane take on the classic FPS, adding insane new weapons, magic, and an “endless cycle of death and rebirth.” Here’s the video description: DOOMRead More →
The 17th Century French artist Richarde de Pomme Pom, in his collected writings, Words About Paint, said that a piece of art should be, at the very least, more appealing to one’s eyes than a slice of lovely lemon cheesecake. If it wasn’t he thought that one should eat theRead More →
John Romero’s long-awaited autobiography is now available to buy, but what might you learn from reading about the “Doom Guy?” If nineties gaming has a rock star, John Romero is it. You can now read about the man, his life and his accomplishments in his recently published autobiography Doom Guy:Read More →
Half-Life 3 will probably never appear, but what if the G-Man granted your wish for a Half-Life 2 prequel? A bunch of Half-Life news has appeared over the past few weeks, which is worth highlighting for fans of the popular FPS series. Even though I’ve been back in the UKRead More →
It’s been in development for some years, but the FPS documentary is almost ready for release. On July 6th, 2023, the final sale for inclusion in the film will be opened, enabling you to get your name included in the credit list. CreatorVC studios has not revealed the final releaseRead More →
It turns out this VIC-20 computer port of DOOM has been around a few years, but even so: wow! Essentially a cut-down port of DOOM, it features various enemy types, weapons, exploding barrels and even – as you can hear in the video – conversions of the original DOOM MIDIRead More →
As we approach Halloween 2022, the biggest DOOM news out there is that the Adafruit team has turned a Milky Way chocolate bar into a receptacle for DOOM. The accompanying video demonstrates how good this looks, but at the time of writing there doesn’t appear to be any guide orRead More →
I can’t be alone in thinking that Freescape was the extent of the ZX Spectrum’s capabilities. But in its 40th anniversary year, two developers have relesed what can only be described as a Quake-style game engine for Sir Clive Sinclair’s amazing little computer. From the minds and fingers of AloneRead More →
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