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Doom 4 announced? - May-9th-2008 11:22:05

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Doom 4 AnnouncedFamed developer id Software reveals existence of Doom 4 and says it's hiring.May 7, 2008 - The landmark Doom franchise is getting a new game in the series according to an announcement made today by id Software. The company revealed that Doom 4 is in production and that it is looking to hire talent to work on the game. It's unusual to basically reveal the existence of a game through basically a help-wanted ad; normally publishers like to trumpet the announcement.

Judging by the announcement, id is going to work on Doom 4 itself, which means that the company will develop two major titles simultaneously, something that it has never really done before in its long existence. Work is currently underway on Rage, which is a new franchise for id that blends vehicular combat with first-person action in a sci-fi setting.

It will be interesting to see where id goes with Doom 4. The previous game in the series, Doom 3, was released over four years ago and was basically a re-imagining of the original Doom, considered to be one of the most influential games of all time. Doom 3 was later released in an Xbox version. It's unknown what platforms Doom 4 will appear on, but considering that id is developing Rage for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, it's probable that Doom 4 will appear on those platforms as well.

We contacted id CEO Todd Hollenshead for comment, and he responded that the company just wanted to "leave it at the press announcement for now." So there it is, Doom 4 confirmed, but details to come at a much later date.

source: www.ps3.qj.netThis just in, id Software has started production on Doom 4 and has opened hiring for the game's producer, lead designer, lead animator, and more.

This is a pretty big announcement considering what the Doom franchise means to gamers. Even id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead took some time to comment about the game and its importance to their company as well.

Doom is part of the id Software DNA and demands the greatest talent and brightest minds in the industry to bring the next installment of our flagship franchise to Earth. It's critical for id Software to have the best creative minds in-house to develop games that meet the standards synonymous with our titles.

While details on this game have been rather sketchy, rumor has it that the game will be going cross-platform using their new proprietary engine called Tech 5 which, according to the company's lead artist Kevin Cloud, is running great:

You don't even have to worry about how it's going to look on PS3 or 360. Right now we've got it running cross-platform running 60 hertz, and it looks really good.In terms of what artists are available to achieve--it's something you have to see for yourself. I can say this, but you still won't get it until you see it.

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RE: Doom 4 announced? - May-9th-2008 12:44:56

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Oh screw you ID, leave Doom on the PC where it belongs

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RE: Doom 4 announced? - May-9th-2008 14:29:56

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Well, I just hope that it's like Doom 1 and 2.
Doom 3 was a cool horror game but NOT a real Doom game. Doom 2 is still my all time fave FPS game.

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RE: Doom 4 announced? - May-9th-2008 14:31:59

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Alright sounds good to me

I liked all in the Doom series and I'm looking forward to this one.

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RE: Doom 4 announced? - May-9th-2008 14:49:41

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Oh screw you ID, leave Doom on the PC where it belongs

it IS still on the PC. Bringing it to consoles should be of no concern to you, but you like to whine apparently.

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RE: Doom 4 announced? - May-9th-2008 15:04:11

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Lol, i liked doom 64

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RE: Doom 4 announced? - May-9th-2008 15:14:50

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Mr Tretton if bringing legacy titles is not a big deal how about MGS4 and Resistence 2 come out for the PC?

Doom is a PC franchise that has lived because of the PC community, it shouldn't have another home.

MK I agree Doom 3 tried to much to be like half life

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RE: Doom 4 announced? - May-9th-2008 15:37:29

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Doom is a PC franchise that has lived because of the PC community, it shouldn't have another home.

MK I agree Doom 3 tried to much to be like half life

Completely agreed on both matters. Games like Fallout, Doom, StarCraft and such ARE PC games.

Doom 3 wasn't a bad game but I was seriously disappointed when I found that the classic Doom gameplay was nowhere to be found.

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RE: Doom 4 announced? - May-9th-2008 16:02:17

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Doom is a PC franchise that has lived because of the PC community, it shouldn't have another home.

BS. It shoudn't have another home. lol

Mentioning Resistance is silly because it's owned by Sony, a hardware company, but I could care less if MGS4 went to the PC. The PC doesn't 'own' Doom. Restricting games to the PC these days, due to cost, unless it's a reoccuring revenue game like WoW, is pointless. Makes no economic sense.

This is just silly religious thinking on your part. Doom4 would be 2 times the success, maybe more, if it came to consoles at this point as well, and many, MANY more would actually get to enjoy the game. You also seem to not understand that the Doom games always came out on consoles in some form or another. It's part of it's success as well.

If you want it on PC, play it on PC.

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