Yesterday, Microsoft surprised 360 owners when they announced and released the original Doom on to the Xbox Live Marketplace. But as usual, it was not released without some upgrades.

The Xbox Live Arcade download consists of the entire single player campaign (four episodes), four-player co-op and Deathmatch (both either on Xbox Live or via Splitscreen), and as with all arcade downloads, the game has the usual achievements, matchmaking, and leaderboards. Doom also supports 1080i and 5.1 surround sound along with some minor graphical upgrades to smooth things out.

Doom is available right now as an arcade download for 800 Microsoft Points (equivalent to $10). It is 22 MB in size.

Look for more information on the game when we get the section added to the site.

The folks over at Doom Wad Station recently got the chance to have an interview with Daniel Gimmer, aka Tormentor667, who is currently producing a project that will be released for Doom 3 within the next year.

This old school map creator shares some of his origins, such as the following:

Sematary: Did you have any mentors [..]?`
Tormentor: I'm not a master of scripting so I was kinda dependant to the ZDoom.org
community, a place filled with kind and cooperative people that always
helped me in things conerning ACS but everything that has something to
do with environment and mapping was my own effort. Everything learning
by doing, I teached myself from the very beginning when I first opened
DETH, my first doom map editor! :) Sure, there arose questions sometimes
and I am glad that there were persons like Enjay, Graf Zahl and other
people who are the real base of the ZDoom community, but I learned most
of the stuff I am aware of now by myself, and that makes me proud a bit ;)


To check out some of the work done by Tormentor, check out his webpage below.


[Doom Wad Station Interview]
[Tormentor's Webpage]

A few days ago, Xbox Spokesperson Steven Moore was on the podcast of Major Nelson, where he said Doom 3 (and perhaps also it's expansion, Ressurection of Evil) has been announced as one of the additional 20-plus, originally 12, games that will be backwards compatible for the Xbox 360. Coming with it is also the popular Lego Star Wars.

While this addition is definitely worth it, Microsoft has continued to stay quiet on any further games that they may have planned to add to the ever growing list of games which can now be transferred from the Xbox to the Xbox 360.

Over on DVDActive they've got details of Dooms release onto DVD:

Universal has revealed early details on Doom which stars Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Karl Urban and Rosamund Pike. This action adventure film from director Andrzej Bartkowiak, will be available to own in seperate rated (full frame only) and unrated editions from the 7th February. Each should set you back around $29.98. Audio will arrive in the form of English, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. We are also able to confirm that the unrated edition will have a runtime of around 1 hour 53 minutes, making it around 12 minutes longer than the theatrical cut. Extras on the unrated edition will include a first person shooter sequence, a featurette on the cast training with the SAS, a featurette that explores the locations, weapons and creatures, and another featurette exploring the Doom franchise.
Check out this direct link to see "early artwork".

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Thinking of uninstalling Doom 3 and Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil? Think again! Challenge yourself with some custom-made maps, levels, and mods that can be found here! Do you think you have what it takes to battle Hell's minions in a weapon frenzy and reign over Hell once again?

Over on FilePlanet they have a download called Encyclopedia Daemonica. It's a reference point for anything and everything related to Classic Doom. Levels, weapons, monsters etc.

Unfortunately, you need a subscription account to download it. For those of you who do, you can find it here.

Mobile fans can join the Doom experience these days thanks to the Doom RPG that has hit thanks to Jamdat. Mobile users can get in on the fun for about $1.99 and seem to be up for quite a bit of gameplay. For those wondering the details follow below.

• Smooth-scrolling 3D gameplay from a first person perspective
  
• A brutal aresenal of 9 weapons including old favorites like the Super Shotgun and BFG, and some cool weapons new to the Doom universe
  
• 10 action packed levels filled with dangerous monsters, incredible power-ups, and secret areas to explore
  
• Over 8 hours of engaging RPG gameplay
  
• A compelling story, scripted sequences, tons of characters, and interactive environments
  
• Sound effects and classic Doom music
  
• Save game feature allows you to quit at anytime and pick up later where you left off
  
• Collect UAC credits and use them to purchase items and ammunition
  
• Earn experience and gain levels to become stronger
  
• Purchase stat boosters such as strength and accuracy to customize your character
  
• Replay game levels as many times as you would like to build up your character's abilities
  
• Full-screen rendering that matches the maximum resolution of your mobile device
  
• Supports a wide variety of carriers and cellphone devices

John Carmack has his views on the movie up at Slashdot.

I had fairly low expectations, and there were even some plans in palce to guide me away from any press after the premier if I didn't like the movie, so I wouldn't say something "unproductive", but I was pleasantly surprised.

No, it isn't an oscar movie, but it definitely isn't Super Mario Brothers / Street Fighter / Double Dragon.

I do wish they had kept the true satanic / hellish theme, but I think they did a credible job with their alternate direction.

John Carmack

Direct Link.

In the frenzy of the movie being released, we've kept ourselves busy by trying to create a one stop list of all the reviews that have hit the internet. It's intended to make life easy for any visitors who wish to see what the general verdict is and see what the paid critics had to say.

To see what various sites are saying about Doom, then check out our reviews page.

We'll be adding more as we find them!

IGN FilmForce have a two page review of Doom up, where they gave it a three out of five. Read the review here

Everyone else, consider this: Doom is made to resemble and glorify a videogame. It has some tight action sequences and some righteous kills, and it succeeds in the things it sets out to do. However, these things do not include weaving a delicate tale of human interaction or composing a story that makes a lot of sense. If you can live with that, it's a hell of a ride. If you can't, just wait… Oscar season is almost upon us.

They also have four new video clips up. Three of them are interviews but the fourth one contains some good movie footage. Watch them here.

CVG have a new Doom Movie related article up. It's main focus is on how the movie began and unfolded and what we can expect to see. It's good for fans who can't wait until October 21st.

Xbox Fans can rejoice as Resurrection of Evil comes to the console. The story picks up where the original leaves off 2 years later at the site of the first battle with Bertrugar. A new artifact is discovered that turns the new UAC star into the target for Bertrugar and his demons as they attempt to track it down and re-attain it.

Multiplayer support this time comes with new maps with support for up to 4 players across Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Last Man Standing and Tournament mode via System Link or Xbox Live.

Bonus features on this edition are Doom II and the master levels for Doom II which have been optimized for the Xbox. They include standard single player and 2-4 player co-op or deathmatch. Players can link up or split the screen for the experience.

From the sound of things it might not be something for the PC fans but the the console owners of the original should have quite a treat as they can now experience the Grabber and double-barrel shotgun.

The game carries an M rating for Mature and ships in with an SRP of $29.99

The official movie site has launched. At the moment, a few pages are yet to be placed with content, but you can see what they have now here.

If head over to apple.com you'll be able to see the theatrical trailer - recently released and now showing in cinemas. Here is the direct link.

The international poster for Doom is out. Click below for an enlarged version:

As the release draws closer, lots of site have managed to get a chance to explore the Doom Movie set, which is filming in Prague (Europe). Gamespy have their report up here and Dark Horzions also have one.

Blackfilm and Movies online both have some new screenshots up. Check them out:

Blackfilm screenshots
Movies Online screenshots

You can now relive two classic games at the same time, together!

If you head over to duckdoom.dayjo.org you can download a free modified version of Duck Hunt with the weapons and sound of the original Doom game. Ripping through ducks with a BFG is something we've all wanted to do. Enjoy.

Slasherama has got an interview with the Executive Producer, John Wells. The interview isn't long but touches on the tension and fears that fans have over the movie. You can read it here.

DoomMarine have managed to get an interview with Razzaq Adoti, who plays the character known as "Duke". Razzaq offers his thoughts and opinion on the movie, game and his character. Make sure you get the chance to read it here!

The poster for the movie was released yesterday. Take a look by clicking on the thumbnail below:

IGN have a new film trailer up, with never seen before footage along with commentary from the cast and crew. You can check it out here. The trailer is called "Inside Doom".

Joseph Wilcox has archived his speed completion of Doom 3 into six parts on the Internet Archvive site. In his notes, he has also offered criticism on where and how he went wrong for other avid fans who are trying to complete such a task.

Second time I've beat this game, second run I've attemped. It took me a bit longer then I thought to complete this one because I couldn't just run through the game like originally planned. I figured out half way through the game that the monsters plan to chase you until you're dead.

Yahoo! has posted up the DOOM movie trailer that was shown for the fine folks at this year's QuakeCon. The extended trailer shows off some of the FPS sequences and be sure to keep an eye open for the chainsaw - Pinky battle at the end! You can scope out the trailer right here!

Be sure to check out the trailer for the Doom movie coming out soon. Hopefully this will give the die-hard fans of Doom something more to feed off of. Click here for more information.

The NPD's group monthly studies have revealed that the Xbox version of Activision's Doom 3 was the best-selling game for the month of April, in which it was originally released, selling more copies than other popular games like Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition, Jade Empire, and God of War.

The NPD group expected Doom 3 sales to remain strong throughout the entire month of May, which still remains to be seen since May sales figures have not yet been totalled.

Features:

PunkBuster(TM) support has been added.

EAX(R) ADVANCED HD(TM) support in the sound engine contributed by Creative Labs(R).

To utilize EAX(R) ADVANCED HD(TM) in Doom 3, you must have 100% EAX 4.0 compatible sound card.

Server provides .pk4 file download URLs (http/ftp), client has internal download.
New class of .pk4 files: 'addon paks' are only referenced when the map is loaded in.

.pk4 downloads and addon paks come with a number of fixes to the 'pure server mode'

filesystem code.

Fixed ragdoll bounciness.

Fixed how Doom 3 detects LAN client vs. Internet clients.

LZW compression of render demos.

Fixed command line parameter passing.

Added a Quake III-style graph of the connection quality for network clients. It can be toggled with the console command net_clientLagOMeter 1 or 0.

Saved Games from previous versions of the Russian version of Doom 3 cannot be loaded after installing the 1.3 patch.

avaliable here

According to the Computer Games Magazine website, Resurrection of Evil is the best Top Ten selling PC game in the USA. World of Warcraft and The Sims were close behind. See the full top ten list on their website.

GamePro has sent their review in on what the highlights of Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil are. Read about it here.

Two new reviews for Doom 3 (Xbox) and Doom 3: RoE.

The first one is by the "Game Daze" section of Postt Gazette. They reviewed it (Doom 3 - Xbox) along side Cold Fear. Read it here.

The second is by WarCry which reviewed Doom 3: RoE. You can see their review here. They had some interesting things to say. Check it out.

As some of you may or may not heard, DarkYouth, over at the PlanetDOOM, is in the midst of creating Multiplayer bot support for Doom III. The progress is coming along very nicely and the screenshots look very promising. DarkYouth reports that if all goes well, bots will play identically to the bots used in Unreal Tournament. Check out the link for more information and wait for the upcoming releases!

According to an article that has been circulating, on the Computer Games Magazine website, a new Doom movie is in the works. The movie is based upon the original book which told the story of how DOOM came to be, and id software's beginnings in the gaming industry.

The release of the Doom Movie is pushed back to October 21st according to the Universal Pictures website. No reason was given for the push back of the release but fans will now have to wait an extra Month to see the anticipated film.

Neoseeker now has an Official IRC Chat for the Doom Portal. A place to discuss anything related to the Doom gaming series!

For those of you who don't know, IRC is a chat medium used by millions across the world to talk about various topics. If you already have mIRC installed then please click here to be taken to the chat.

If you do not have mIRC installed and wish to join the chat please go to the website and download the latest version.

If you are having trouble or difficulty in using mIRC then please use our helpful IRC page.

Server irc.lod-squared.net
Channel Name: #DOOMportal
Port: 6667

A site called 3D Gamers Edge are looking to make a directory of maps/review for constructive feedback. They're willing to host the maps and reviews and even have a guide for the average novice, looking for help on map making here. If you look at the site you'll see they also deal with other games (than Doom) as well.

Timothee Besset has updates his .plan File. Timothee is a programmer for id software. His updates included information on Resurrection of Evil:

Resurection of Evil will be supported on Linux

Release 1.3 has EAX HD support, PunkBuster and bunch of other goodies

We will release an updated SDK shortly after the patch release

It's not done yet

Upset Chaps have two tweak guides up for Resurrection of Evil. They have a Framerate & Visual Tweak guide and a Tailored Configs guide.

A flood of Resurrection of Evil reviews are coming in.

Gamespy
UGO
Game Chronicles
TeleFragged
Gamespot
Action Trip

There is a mod that has come to my attention recently , called UAC: Warfare. They are looking for some peeople to help them out. They're looking for a 3D Modeller and a Concept Artist. Anyone who is interested can see the available positions on their Jobs Page.

Gamespy and Gamespot have got up their reviews of Doom 3 (Xbox).

First up, Gamespy's review gave the game a excellent rating of 5 out of 5. Complementing the "seamless presentation" and "fantastic" character models.

Gamespot's review didn't give the game a perfect score (gave it an 8.6) but managed to sing it's praises, just the same.

IGN have got their Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil review up. It's a three page review and although IGN give it a 8.4 out of 10 they do pick up and notice many issueswith the expansion pack which people should read, before picking up a copy of the game. However, they do comment on good changes. The now much more varied environments, being one of them.

You can see the full review here!

It seems like yesterday that many thought the Xbox version would be coming out soon after the PC game. However, though it was not true, it has now finally been released. So has Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil and you can pick them up in most big gaming stores.

Interested in Mods for Doom 3? Are you part of a team working on what you think could be the next best thing? Submit a Game Mod here for Doom 3 and add to the ever expanding database.

Automatically receive your own dedicated profile and forum with the ability to contribute information such as reviews, features, screenshots, gameplay, mini pics and more!

You can see the latest TV advert for the Xbox online. If you take a peek at the Team Xbox website you can catch the TV advert, titled White Light here.

Gamespot have recently got a 4th and 5th Xbox trailer up. Check here and scroll down to "Official Movies". You'll see them titled as Official Trailer 4 and Official Trailer 5

Game Informer Online have a great interview with three leading men who have a hand in the work on done on Resurrection of Evil and Doom 3 for the Xbox. They managed to sit down with Tim Willits (lead designer/co-owner for id Software), Matt Hooper (designer for id Software) and Brandon James (president of Nerve Software - the developer of the RoE Expansion Pack).

It's a good interview with some details on what you'll be getting in the latest Doom titles, which are soon to grace us. It's worth reading.

John Carmack recently updates his blog with some interesting plans. He wants to make a Doom 3 RPG on Cellphones. We've quoted his reasoning below:

Step based smooth sliding/turning tile movement and combat works out well for the phone input buttons, and exploring a 3D world through the cell phone window is pretty neat. We talked to Jamdat about the business side of things, and hired Fountainhead Entertainment to turn my proof-of-concept demo and game plans into a full-featured game.

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Doom 3 [PC, Xbox, Mac]

IGN sat down with Paul Anderson, the man in charge of directing the Doom 3 Xbox commercial and asked him various questions such as how he got the job and how he intends to recreate interest in the game. You can see the interview here.

The 10th Annual QuakeCon will once again draw thousands of people from around world to the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, from Aug. 11-14, and is open to video game fans worldwide free of charge.

Yes, that's right, it's been announced for August 11th to the 14th (2005) and first-come, first-served online registration for QuakeCon 2005 will begin at 9 p.m. EST on Friday, April 15, 2005, at www.quakecon.org. The worlds biggest gaming event will be held at the same venue as last year and you can book your tickets at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapvine, Texas (Telephone: 866-782-7897). For all the reservation details and special discount offers check the News Posting on the official site.

QuakeCon 2005 will be a four-day, 96-hour bash with non-stop gaming, around-the-clock contests, exhibits, entertainment, giveaways, parties and white-knuckle tournament action. With a dedicated area for more than 3,200 BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) LAN gamers, and over 150,000 square feet of total convention space for tournaments, exhibits, conferences and entertainment.

A new website has surfaced which offers a directory of many maps. This includes a Doom 3 section. It's only been online for a small amount of time but it's already growing rapidly. You can see the Doom 3 section here. Best keep this site bookmarked!

The Official Xbox Magazine has done a review of Doom 3 and gave it a high ranking with a 9.2 out of 10. Claims of bias have been made but it's clear many Xbox owners are itching to get their hands on the Xbox version as it's release gets closer and closer.

Thanks to Cleric for passing this information on.

Neoseeker's Doom 3 Mac Forum is open. So any of you gamers who want to discuss the Mac version can now do so in the Doom 3 Mac Forum. It was only created today so get in there and get discussing!

Bare Feats has a performance tweaks guide up for Doom 3 on the Mac. Article.

Yahoo! Games Domain have got up a preview of Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil. It's the latest in a long line of previews that we've seen all around the internet and offers little in new information but if you're interested in hearing what everyone has got to say, then you can see the preview here.

Doom 3 on the Mac has finally shipped and UK and USA players can expect to feel the evil on March 19th. It should be available at most retailers and will cost £39.99 for UK gamers.

‘We just wrapped it,’ Johnson said. ‘I am the one,’ he said in terms of being the lead role in the film

Hollywood insiders and gamers have been speculating for months as to who would be the main character in the film. The answer is still unclear whether the main character is Dwayne the Rock Johnson or Karl Urban of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Urban's character in the Doom film is the leader of a special ops group that includes the Rocks character, which is only lists him as Sarge.

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The first official screenshot from the Doom Movie has been circulating the internet. It shows a squad of men standing armed and suited up witha spaceship in the background. See for yourself.

Image courtesy of www.bereitsgesehen.de

Gamepro have posted up their Doom 3 Xbox review. The end statement sums up their thoughts:

Though Doom 3 is lacking in innovative gameplay, it more than makes up for it with amazing graphics, flawless sound design, and excellent storytelling.

Even Balance, Inc. has been contracted by id Software, inc. to integrate PunkBuster into DOOM 3. Great news for the eagerly awaited Doom 3 expansion pack and the increased multiplayer support it will bring. For those of you who aren't too familiar with PunkBuster, read below:

PunkBuster™ Anti-Cheat software technology and services combat online cheating in some of the most popular games being played over the Internet today. We also serve the online gaming communities that surround the games we support by keeping in direct contact with players, server administrators and league officials always watching for new developments in the "online game cheating world".

For more information on PunkBuster check on their website.

Macworld are the first website to get a good analysis of some Doom 3 benchmarks for Mac - benchmarking a Dual G5 / 2.5 GBs of RAM / ATi Radeon X800 XT 256MB G-DDR 3 VRAM setup with the DOOM 3 Mac demo. Rather than go into more detail for those of you interested you can read the full article here

For those of you who aren't familiar with too much information on Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil then it's worth the time to read this short preview from Gamebiz. It covers basic information on what you will see in the expansion, which will be released in the early days of April. They have also included a video preview.

Dwayne Johnson, more commonly known as "The Rock," recently appeared on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and revealed his role in the upcoming Doom movie.

Johnson has signed on to play the role of Sarge. He's thrilled about his character and the weapons he'll get to use, especially the BFG gun. Johnson is still calling the gun the "bio-force gun," opposed to the crude name that gamers have given it: "Big *censored* Gun."

"Here's the great thing about Doom... It's rated 'R,' it's unapologetic, just like the video game. I love blowing *censored* up!" Johnson was quoted as saying.

Karl Urban, Eomer from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is also appearing in the movie as John Grimm. It is still unknown whether The Rock or Urban will be the film's main character. Rosamund Pike will also be in the movie, playing Samantha.

The movie, directed by Cradle 2 the Grave director, Andrzej Bartkowiak, is scheduled to be released this August. The film is being developed by Universal Pictures.

IGN.com has got up a new interview with Matt Hooper from id software. Matt is a designer and also the executive producer of Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil. The three page interview covers a lot of information about Doom 3: RoE. You can see the whole interview here.

IGNPC: So was the expansion back motivated by continuing the story, or was it about content that you couldn't fit into the original game…?

Matt Hooper: There wasn't a whole lot of a conscious effort to say, "Hey, we can't fit this in DooM 3, let's move it over to the expansion. There probably are a couple of things just by default that worked their way into the expansion because we thought it worked better.

FileFront has managed to get an interview with Todd Hollenshead. Todd is the CEO if id software for those of you who don't know. The interview covers quite a few interesting topics and it's something I'd recommend reading. You can find the interview here.

The official Doom 3 website has been updated with information on the Resurrection of Evil expansion pack. This includes "Game Information", screenshots and news. To see the new information take a look on the webstie here

id Software and Activision today confirm the April release of their upcoming Doom 3 titles. Mark those calenders for April 4th, the day both the Resurrection of Evil expansion pack for the original PC game as well as the Xbox console port are scheduled to ship.

'Brace yourself for a new breed of fear and excitement,' said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. 'DOOM 3 for the Xbox brings gripping action, unparalleled graphics and sound, and a truly terrifying experience to the home theater. This is DOOM 3 built for the Xbox, including 480p and wide-screen support, full Xbox Live multiplayer, and the Xbox exclusive 2-player co-op campaign. For fans of DOOM 3 on the PC, Resurrection of Evil takes you to the undiscovered depths of the UAC's Mars base and back to Hell itself for a vicious new battle with the forces of evil and the most ferocious demons imaginable.'

Co-developed by Nerve Software and id Software, DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil continues the terrifying and intense action of the top selling, critically acclaimed and instant classic DOOM 3 -- awarded 94% from PC Gamer and five out of five stars from Computer Gaming World -- in an all-new assault on humanity. Resurrection of Evil picks up two years following the events of the original in a once forgotten and remote UAC research facility on Mars. Players wage a brutal war against an army of new demons and zombies including Hell's own Hunters, while utilizing incredible new weapons like the physics defying "grabber" and the return of the classic double-barreled shotgun. Featuring new locations, puzzles and mysterious powers like the ability to slow time, Resurrection of Evil will have players reloading for the bloodiest battle yet.

Doom fans waiting to play the game on the Xbox will now have to wait a bit longer according to Activision's earlier announcement that the Xbox version of the game and PC expansion pack, Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil, will not be released this March as earlier predicted.

Activision's projected release date for the games is the beginning of the 2006 fiscal year, which starts on April 1st. We can expect the games sometime after that, but most likely within the month of April.

C&VG have posted up a preview article of the upcoming expansion for DOOM 3, Resurrection of Evil, along with an interview with id Software Lead designer, Tim Willits. The interview covers a good deal of information that you will be able to find in the upcoming release and continues on covering the Xbox version and the DOOM movie.

Thanks to PlanetDOOM for this one.

Do we finally have a release date for the Xbox version of Doom 3? Some of you may have heard that GameStop.com has placed a count down timer to March 8th. id software is still sticking to it's original "ready when it's done" statement but could this change in the next few days?

The Neoseeker Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil forum has just been created, so as the latest news comes in you can also remember to discuss it with fellow fans. You don't have to be a member to post. You can find the forum here!

Gamespot.com have a article up of their Hands-On experience with Doom 3 for the Xbox. It's three page long and something you should read if you're planning to buy it for the Xbox, as well as PC Doom 3 fans who are interested in comparing the two versions.

IGN.com have got up a three page preview of the eagerly anticipated Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil. It's worth looking at if you're a bit unsure on what it's all about as it offers some good information about the background and ends with information on what new stuff we'll see. You can check it out here.

The Central Conflict team is looking for a few good Doom 3 coders and animators along with a new web site designer for their Doom 3 total conversion project. Central Conflict will be a total conversion for doom 3 set in a futuristic cyber-punk world of warring factions, secret government conspiracy’s, and corporate wars. Characters will be able to experience the mod and environment in single player AND co-op mode with other players. They already have a solid team of concept artists, 2D artists, 3D artists, and a sound engineer. What they need now are coders, along with a website designer. They already have a partially completed site, but need someone who can finish
the job, and then maintain and update the site as the mod progresses. They need someone who knows PHP/MySQL to complete the work that was started. If you are interested in joining this unique and ambitious mod team please contact Central Conflicts team leader over at: 47@iomar.com

Thanks,
J'tal

EB Games.com has revealed "Doom 3: Collectors Edition". The page states a Febuary 1st 2005 release date. Features include:

1. Full versions of the original ULTIMATE DOOM and DOOM II. With single player or deathmatch and co-op in 2-4 player split-screen modes.
   
2. G4: VIDEO GAME TV “Icons” feature: “Behind the scenes of DOOM 3”
   
3. Interviews with the id Software team
   
4. Concept art: storyboard and sketch gallery

Thanks to PlanetDOOM for this one.

Need a good map name? Try this name generator for some amusing fun.

The DOOM Movie has been mentioned across the internet for some time now, and many fans are upset over the direction it is taking. HomeLAN Fed have received a "open letter" from Dave Callaham (the script writer) regarding the dismay the film is causing to fans of the game series.

You can find the full letter here.

Here are the Nominees for BAFTA Games and Interactive Awards.

Doom 3 has managed to get nominated in: Audio, Technical Direction, Art Direction and finally Best PC Game.

Good luck Doom.

Some new information (cast members) has surfaced recently on the IMDB DOOM Movie Page. They'll be added to our Movie Section soon.

If you see any new information please feel free to contact myself or Scarchelli.

New news is little on the gaming horizion but some new movie news. Dark Horizons have got some new information on DOOM Movie. Check it out by cliking the link.

For those of you who eagerly awaited the SDK (Software Development Kit) the first time, you'll be glad to know that version 2 has come along. For more information, check the official site to catch the latest.

Windows version.
Linux version.

If you have already done significant work on a mod, I would recommend installing this to a clean directory, then running windiff against your code base. Alternatively you could diff against the first SDK and manually copy the changes over.

If you're looking for the definitive behind the scenes look at the creation of DOOM 3, then you need to pick up a copy of The Making of DOOM 3 (by Steven Kent) which is now available at your favorite bookseller. This book was a labor of love for us, and we're very happy with how it turned out. It has interviews with everyone on the DOOM 3 team, tons of concept art, storyboard art, and exclusive screenshots, as well as fantastic insight into the creation of the game.

Source.

Aspyr Media Inc. have announced that they'll be bringing Doom 3 onto Mac. According to their project status page it should be ready for Febuary 2005. For official information keep an eye on their website page.

According to CEO Todd Hollenshead - Doom 3 has hit the one million mark in retail sales! He thanks all those who have purchased the game and goes on to say:

We continue to work hard on completing the Xbox version of the game with Vicarious Visions and the PC Mission Pack with Nerve. Those are both looking outstanding.

Doom 3 has picked up two awards at the Golden Joystick awards 2004, venued at Londons Park-Lane Hotel and hosted by Matt Lucas. It managed to scoop up "Ultimate Game of the Year" fending of other games such as Far Cry, Fable and Pro Evolution Soccer 4. Then it managed to get the "Best PC Game" award competing with fellow main contender Far Cry.

Three cheers for Doom 3!

If you want more information on the awards, such as the winners, you can find it all at the official award site.

Head of Activision, Ron Doornink, is reporting that Doom 3 will be appearing on the Xbox for March 2005 and not a December 2004 release date as many had already assumed wouldn't be happening. Another piece of interesting news is that the expansion pack "Doom 3: Resurrec