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March 2004
| Wednesday, March 31, 2004 |
Doom Rampage Rocks On
Doom Rampage Edition has updated again with the news that the April 1st Release date has been missed. No need to worry though as the team continues to work and [OFoD]Jippy will be doing the voices for the marines while [OFoD]Doom Rampage is heavy into the mapping. Well I know what that's like. You get knee deep into the sector squishing and all sorts of stuff happens. Seriously. Now go forth and visit the Doom Rampage Edition site.
Risen3D Pops Up With Back To Back News Items
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Category: DOOM Sourceports |
Our hosted site for the Risen 3D port has a dual update. Seems I missed the update on the 29th and there's a new one for today. Anyhow the R3DLauncher was updated to fix a bug that prevented launching Risen 3D under certain directory structures. Make sure to get that fixed launcher as it's a real annoying bug I know. Next is the news that Abbspack version 3.01 was released. So get your Dooming carcass over to Risen 3D and get ported into some cool Doom crazyness.
Skulltag Version 0.95j Released
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Category: DOOM Sourceports |
I was just walking along the internet main highway when I tripped and fell into the Skull Tag site and just happened to notice that Carnevil announced Skulltag v0.95j has been released. Supposedly this is the FINAL version of Skull Tag v0.95. Check out the site for a full list of bug fixes and new features.
ZDaemon 1.06 Released
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Category: DOOM Sourceports |
Raider posted the news that ZDaemon 1.06 has been unleashed. This new version has many bug fixes and includes Capture The Flag capability. Be sure to note that once 1.06 is implemented the old servers will disappear and you won't be able to find the new servers if you don't upgrade. The upgrade to the servers will take a few days so in the meantime get on over to ZDaemon.org and check out the whole shebang.
Dr Sleep Finishes Doom Builder Guide
Dr Sleep let me know in an email that he's finished his Doom Builder Guide. He updated his site with the news so go to Dr Sleep's DOOM Apothecary and see whats up with that. You can get the guide right here on Dr Sleep's site or you can get it on CodeImp's site right here. The guide is 131 pages long, includes illustrations and is in pdf format so you'll need Adobe's acrobat reader to view the guide. You can also view the guide online (you still need acrobat) and the link for that is available on Dr Sleep's DOOM Apothecary. Furthermore Dr Sleep reports on his site that he's back into working on his maps now that the guide is done.
Spork Gears Up Two New Reviews
Agent Spork dropped us a note to let us know he's updated Doom Realm with two new reviews for Kaiser's Not Another Episode 3 Wad and CodeImp's The CodeImp Realm. Check out those new reviews on the Map Reviews page.
ZXDoom Port Version 1.0.63 Beta Released
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Category: DOOM Sourceports |
X-Doom sent me a PM to inform me that the ZXDoom Resource Database Center is ready for ya'll to check out which includes the Beta Test Version of ZXDoom. You can get the ZXDoom port version 1.0.63 off the download page. Remember this is a test version and please be sure to send in any bug reports using this Bugs section. X-Doom also says that ZXDoom Beta test maps (Demo) will be added soon as possible. That is it for now.
More Deathmatch Reviews On Discharge
Rellik updated Discharge Deathmatch Level Reviews with anouther five reviews, bringing the total to 70 reviews encompassing 255 maps. This update covers Torment, Paranoi6, Nutz, Chainsaw Massacre, and Oddworld. Get yourself over to Discharge Deathmatch Level Reviews and get into the action!
ZooM Production Isn't Zooming Along
I just noticed that the ZooM site was updated and things are going slow with the mod. Hopefully they'll get back into gear soon. Meanwhile there is a downloadable test of ZooM and it's recommended at the time being to run it using ZDooM. Remember that the test isn't an official demo and it's more or less for bug reporting. Just so you know, ZooM is a racing mod that combines elements of both deathmatch and speedrunning and it doesn't feature any vehicles.
8 Days Of Steady DRE Production
[OFoD]Doom Rampage reports that he's been mapping out Doom Rampage Edition for the last eight days and says the work has been very productive with many issues fixed. Wander on over to the Doom Rampage Edition site check out the latest news bits.
Vavoom 1.15.2 Released
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Category: DOOM Sourceports |
The source port we all know as Vavoom was upgraded to version 1.15.2 which features even more improved Strife support and several other bug fixes and feature requests implemented. Don't just kick around here, go get Vavoom!
GDC Article On Gamespy
gamespy.com has a two page article up about the Game Developers Conference that John Carmack spoke at, that is more in depth than the one I reported on yesterday. Check that out right here.
Abbspack Version 3.0 Released
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Category: DOOM Sourceports |
Our hosted site Risen 3D updated with the news that there's a new release of the Abbspack HUD weapons mod that is compatible with both Risen3D and jdoom. Abbspack V3 requires the new R3DLauncher if your going to use the Abbspack V3 with Risen 3D. All the info you need to know about this is right on Risen 3D.
More Vilecore Work Completed
After a week of working the Core I updated The Megawad with some new scraps of txt that I placed on my site. I've gotten quite a bit of work done and theres two new, in-editor screenshots of map14: The Baron's Causeway. Visit my site for the latest Vilecore news stuph.
Carmack Speaks AT GDC (D3 Pretty Close To Release)
I was going to shacknews.com in a look for some stuff for MGE when I spotted a link to this article on homelanfed.com. The article talks about John Carmack speaking at the Game Developers Conference in front of a large audience. This new article reports that no new Doom 3 footage was shown but does say that John Carmack said the game was "pretty close" to release. Furthermore Carmack confirmed that id is already thinking about their next first person shooter project after Doom III is due. Go, go read that article already!! He said... Doom 3 Pretty Close to release! Cool! [edit] More looking around reveals this article on computerandvideogames.com that confirms that Doom 3 is near and contradicts the Quake II info of the first article. I think the info about them 'thinking' about doing a revamp of Quake II and then deciding 'not to' is the correct news.
Pray For Death Goes On Hiatus
We just got word from No Poet that he's putting the updates to Pray For Death on hold for a period of two weeks. Once this period of time has expired he will come back for a big update with a massive 20 new reviews. He also says this:To anyone who has submitted work or review requests to me, I will be in contact shortly. Pray for Death's closure is not permanent and has not been prompted by negative feedback. I haven't even had so much as a flame in the last three months. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong! So that's the word from No Poet. Getcha self over to Pray For Death for the rest of what he has to say.
SRB2 Progress Report
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Category: DOOM Conversions |
Here is the latest blurb going on over at the Sonic Robo Blast II website:I suppose it's only fair that I give you guys an update as to what's going on.
I've been very preoccupied with life in general this year, and haven't touched SRB2 too much. Fortunately, a441 and Mystic have been making progress, with my input.
* Yes there is going to be a 1.09. I'm sure you're sick of the delays, but 1.09 will tide all of the mappers out there who want to do all sorts of crazy things.
* 1.1 is going to be the final SRB2.
Yeah, you heard me, final. Hopefully as many zones as we can get done. Will it happen? I hope so! It would be nice. If haven't already take a look at this cos it's rather good.
| Wednesday, March 24, 2004 |
DREC 3 Screenshot
PumpkinSmasher updated Doom Zephyr with a new screenshot of a map that was entered in DREC 3 (Doom Republics Third Editing Contest). Also Doom Republic is starting a community project and PumpkinSmasher will be making a webpage for the Project and that should be up soon with all the information.
Zoow Alien Weapons
ZOOW Alien Dimension has updated with this little lot: Finally after many weeks I got the weapon slot code done. Now I'll just have to fill the slots with the new weapons I have designed. The new comapred has been animated and added into the game. Also the new namrepaer model has been added into the game. The new namrepaer model has a better designed head and skin. You can also check out some of the new weapons by clicking on weapons. You could have probably worked that out for yourselves though.
DRE Map17 Finished
Doom Rampage Edition updated with a test of the opening scene from map 17 for download. This 'test' is an .avi file compressed within a .rar and it's pretty short. Go to Doom Rampage Edition and check out that test jobby. One other thing... they say map 17 is now 100%. That's all for now.
Various DMN News
Death Match News just updated with info about Doom Connector, SSNTails's Sonic RoboBlast, WIP is back up after being offline and other DMN stuffs.
Doom Power Gets Englishfied
The Russian Doom site Doom Power now has English Language support. If you go over there and need the English version, then find the button in the blue nav bar and click it. Good luck understanding the pseudo-englaish.
No Poet , Hell Factory Review and Stuff
No Poet finally got around to fixing that link to the review Bjarne Christensen did up for Hell Factory. Now is a good time to go Pray For Death and get reading the latest No Poet stuffage.
DRE Map 27 Finished
Very small update to the Doom Rampage Edition site. Seems map27 is complete. That is all...
ZXDoom Lives! Beta Test Soon!
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Category: DOOM Sourceports |
X-Doom updated his hosted site to let us all know that a release of the ZXDoom beta test is coming within the week. It seems that a page is in creation for documentation of the game port. Get your Doomed ass over to X-Doom and read the info there.
Latest Doom Refresh Daemon News
ellmo sent in the word that DRD updated and he says the project is going very well. Also team member NMN made some nice graphics for the episode and E1M4 is still increasing in size which is currently almost 600k (about half-done). Check out the DRD site!
New Reviews On Pray For Death
No Poet updated Pray For Death with two firsts including new content in the form of Virgil the Doom Poet's additions to Pray For Death's monsters and weapons pages, and its first guest review from Bjarne Christensen who has kindly reviewed Hell Factory for Doom 2. Furthermore No Poet has reviews for Mitnal, Temple of Hate, Darkhell and Tides of Sin. Get onto his Pray For Death site and read his latest update as there's more there than I can mention here.
Doom 3 Voiceover Sessions
Newdoomers are quick to spot Doom 3 news these days. This time around PumpkinSmasher let us know that gamespy.com has a new article up that features info on Doom 3's voice acting. gamespy.com caught up with Activision and id Software in a southern California sound studio as they recorded voiceovers for id's upcoming horrorfest. Here is a slice of the article:The last actor we saw was Jim Ward, who actually voiced many of the German soldiers in Call of Duty, and also played several roles in Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando and The Hobbit. Once again, the actor was called upon to do a variety of roles -- an engineer, a marine, etc -- and ran through all the lines effortlessly.
To read the rest of this cool, two page article go right here.
Doom Board Game In October
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Category: Other DOOM Engine Games |
Thanks to XDelusion for spotting on Gamespot that there's a Doom board game in the works which is scheduled to hit stores in October, and will retail for the price of $39.95. Check out the article right here.
4 Times More DWS Stuff
Sematary has been busy on the Doom Wad Station. He updated 4 times since I did his news last. First off he mentions what is coming to a PC near you (what can that be?? Quake IV? Thief III?) then goes on to talk about a Doom 3 trailer, which is something he reposted and also mentions a new area on Doom Wad Station. Last but not least Blue Paladin did anouther fine wad review and this time he's gone and done up Tolwyn's Outpost Recon for Doom 2. All the news items on the site can be found by scrolling down the main page. The review of Outpost Recon is right here.
More Vilecore Leakage
Ok so there's nothing actually leaking but somehow I updated The Megawad with even more scraps of txt that I threw up on my Doomifried site. I've migrated from working on map31 to map15. That almost sounds like a step backwards but I'm moving forward faster than a Imp's fireball. Visit my site for the latest Vilecore news stuph.
| Wednesday, March 17, 2004 |
Team TNT Announces New Project
Team TNT just posted up the cool news about thier next ZDoom project that is called, Eternal Doom IV: Return from Oblivion. In a week or so they plan to have a page set up just for the new project which they plan to have completed in a year. Get yourself over to Team TNT and read the rest of the information.
The Megawad Updated
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Category: Hosted Site | Personal Projects |
Once again I updated The Megawad with some scraps of txt that I threw up on my site. Not much new to say about my Vilecore 2 projectile but at least it is progressing. I did clean up some parts of The Megawad site so have a look around. Still got more to do on both Vile and the site so stay tuned.
Sillywar Graphics Mod On DWS
Whenever I neglect looking at the Doom Wad Station for a couple days that Sematary fellow goes and sneaks in an update. This time around Doom Wad Station has a graphics mod called Sillywar that was submitted by Virginia.
QuakeCon 2004
id Software announced that QuakeCon 2004 is coming. The video game festival and tournament will be held on August 12-15 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. Check out the official QuakeCon site for the full meal deal.
Kaiser Releases SvStrife 0.0.1
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Category: Hosted Site | Ports/Mods |
Kaiser updated DSV Outworld with the information that he slowed down for a bit but plans on doing a Heretic project. Furthermore Kaiser speaks about Doom64: Outcast and says it's still alive and well. Last but not least, he also uploaded the first expiremental build of SvStrife, a win32 source port based on the Doom-Based engine game, Strife. The port isn't 100% playable, yet many features have been successfully implented. Also check out this SvStrife thread on our forums and be sure to add any feedback you can to the conversation.
Exl Talks CTF Doom, ZDaemon & IRC
Exl posted some news on his My Doom site concerning his infiltration of the ZDaemon community. He goes on about Doom CTF gaming and his recent work for the NewDoom Community Project then talks about a particular Legacy IRC channel. Check out alll of that on My Doom!
Vilecore 2 Back On Track
So I updated my site with some basic news about getting back into the groove with editing Doom. I'm glad to say Vilecore 2 (unofficial name) is in the works again after a long, nasty, dry spell that finally went away. So maybe ya'll should get on my site and read the news found there. Go to The Megawad and all shall be revealed or something.
Zdaemon Back To Normal
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Category: DOOM Sourceports |
I reported yesterday that Raider posted on the ZDaemon site that the ZDaemon servers were being relocated. Well according to thier site everything seems to be back to normal.
No Poet's Wad Reviews and Site Happenings
No Poet once again updated Pray For Death with the news that he's expanding! No he's not getting bigger, his site is expanding. No Poet sayeth im emaileth:I'm hoping that the next couple of weeks may bring a few pleasant surprises. Virgil the Doom Poet has kindly offered his assistance with the Bestiary section. I may also be able to start bringing you guest reviews hopefully within the next couple of weeks from interested members of the Doom Community. Besides that bit of news No Poet has reviewed Invasion 2 and some jobby called Nightmares Of Loki. Get to the reviews page and look for the green thinghys for the latest reviews.
id Sold Out Of Doom Novels
id Software announced that they're now sold out of the original Doom novels, Knee Deep in the Dead , Hell on Earth , Infernal Sky , and Endgame which were only available as a set. So if you were going to get them from id you can now forget doing as much. You can still get those black, Doom 3 T-Shirts with the the Doom 3 logo on the front and the id logo on the sleeve at the id Store.
Doom Rampage Site Updated
The Doom Rampage Edition site was updated with the news that Map 26 is now complete. Also there is some info about the possibility of a DRE2 after DRE is complete. Doom Rampage Edition requires a visit to find out what is going on.
Hell Revealed II Review At Doom Underground
Colin Phipps of the Doom Underground has a new review up on the site for Hell Revealed II, a 32 level, Doom II Megawad by various authors in the Doom Community. So I suggest you go check out this Hell Revealed II jobby if you haven't already.
ZDaemon Servers Are Being Relocated
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Category: DOOM Sourceports |
Raider posted a quick note on the ZDaemon site that the ZDaemon servers are being relocated. This will result in all ZDaemon services being unavailable for a few hours. So please be patient while the changes are being made.
More Xbox Doom 3 News
Gamespot has a little article jobby concerning Doom 3 for the Xbox getting exclusive co-op mode. The Xbox version of the game is scheduled to ship shortly after the release of Doom 3 for the PC. Get on over to that article for the rest of the Xbox tidbits.
id's Store Has New Doom 3 T-Shirts
id Software announced that they're now selling an extremely limited supply of the original Doom novels, Knee Deep in the Dead , Hell on Earth , Infernal Sky , and Endgame which are only available as a set. They also have brand new Doom 3 T-Shirts for sale. These black T-Shirts are 100% cotton and feature the Doom 3 logo on the front, with the id logo on the sleeve. Check all that out at the id Store.
Rex Gets Back
I just happened to notice that Rex got back from traveling and briefly mentions his La Casa Del Diablo map. If you wander over to Rex's Nexus like I did then you'll get the rest of the story, which is mostly about where he's been.
| Wednesday, March 10, 2004 |
Goldeneye Edge Installer
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Category: Hosted Site | Personal Projects |
I missed this somehow but back on Feb 22 (sometimes I have to root around like a rabid html badger every day to find any news items at all. j/k) the Goldeneye Doom II TC site updated with the news that the new EDGE Standalone Installer is complete. Get that installer off of the download page if your in need of some Goldeneye Edge stuffage.
Bloodworks Rises Into The 3D
I think Sematary is excited to announce that his Bloodworks map has been tested and working in OpenGl mode thanks to the stuff that has been done on the Risen3D Port. Get over to the Doom Wad Station and see what all the hype is about. Make sure to scroll down to find Sematary's news post or just go to the news article itself. Oh and I had to root around for the Bloodworks page.
Doom 3 System Requirements
While looking around for MGE news I found this article on Doom 3's system requirements on Filefront. It seems Filefront discovered an interview that PCGames had with John Carmack. Filefront had to do a bit of translating from German to get this particular information. Anyhow here is the core info:- A video card with at least 128MB RAM and Pixel Shader 1.1 support is required.
- A 2.5GHz CPU should be enough for the stencil shadows and physics calculations.
- The testing phase might last till summer or even later this year.
- DOOM 3 will be released on 4 CDs.
- Multiplayer will include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Tournament and Last Man Standing.
So now it looks more likely that we'll be waiting through the Summer and into the Fall before we can get into the real Doom 3 goodness.
[Update] We got word that Planetdoom contacted id software and they have replied saying that the information that appeared in the article is totally false and a fabrication on the magazine's part. Thanks Lars for pointing this out. Just goes to show you can't believe everything you read.
Vicarious Visions Interview
Gamepro posted up a new interview with Vicarious Visions. Here is a slice of the interview:Our biggest addition for the Xbox is the ability to play the single player game with a friend in co-op mode. We’re also modifying and balancing combat and demon behaviours to present challenging, but not frustrating encounters while still maintaining the action, intensity and terror of Doom 3. There’s a ton of work going into the balance and pacing of the game as well as the control mechanisms -– the player needs to feel connected with the game and a part of the environment in order to suspend their disbelief and really draw them into the atmosphere and terror of the game. We also draw players in with true Dolby 5.1 surround sound support -– there’s nothing scarier than hearing a Demon sneaking up from behind you. Vicarious Visions is the developer bringing Doom 3 to the Xbox. Sure seems to be a lot of Doom 3 Xbox related news lately.
History of Video Game Controversy Article
Gamespot has a huge article called When Two Tribes Go to War: A History of Video Game Controversy and of course there is a section just on Doom itself. Here is a slice of the article:Doom spawned on December 10, 1994--the brainchild of John and Adrian Carmack (no relation), John Romero, and others to varying degrees of involvement. The first-person shooter gained instant respect among gamers as a fast, serious, thrilling game. It had depth and was well designed. You played as a Marine, trapped on Mars, whose only hope for survival was to slash through hordes of aliens as hungry to waste him as he was to waste them. From this initial installment, Doom grew into an online mecca, and at the time of this writing a new edition is being produced for the Xbox and PC, due "soon." It's a long read if you check out the entire thing. Thanks to Aliotroph? for spotting the article and sending word about it.
New NDCP Screenshots & Info
It's been a long time since the NewDoom Community Project site has seen an actual update but finally I got around to doing so. For those of you who never heard of the NDCP project its a 32 level, Doom community based Megawad being designed for Doom II. Anyways on the site you'll find out what some of the members have been up to lately. Also you'll find a total of nine new screenshots of maps 06, 08 and 21. The screenshots are all waiting for you to gawk at on the Levels page.
Lots Of New Stuff On WIP
Have you guys checked out the Wads In Progress site lately? I just checked it for the first time in weeks and there's a ream of cool looking maps in the works. Have a look at the Recent Wads for yourself. If you're going to use the site for displaying your own maps then make sure to read the Rules before using this service provided by Boris.
E1M3 Of DRD Completed
ellmo dropped us a line to let us know that he updated the DRD Homepage. He says that Map e1m3 is now finished and he's currently building the next level. Anyone interested is welcome to the DRD Homepage!
Romero In Russia
Everybody's favorite ex-id software personality, John Romero updated his site with the news that he and Tom Hall were invited to a Russian Game Developers conference in Moscow called KRI. You can read about the whole thing on Rome.Ro. Theres also a few pictures to gander at includong a shot of a Russian magazine cover that celebrated Doom's 10th Anniversary.
id Software Interview Part 2
Ok you crazy Doomers Gamepro posted up part 2 of thier interview with id Software. Here is a clipping from the 2nd part of the interview:People have a warm fuzzy feeling from Doom, I guess -- or maybe a terrifying feeling -- but they have a good memory of Doom, and I think what we have to do is not necessarily try to copy that or make something exactly the same from a feeling perspective, but give them a new experience that is reminiscent of Doom -- they know that's an Arch-Vile or an Imp or whatever. But if you look at the Imp now from the Imp then...you ask somebody who didn't know: "Is that the same character?" No, of course not. They're so far removed from each other that if we really provide people with a scary, terrifying experience that is Doom 3, they're going to be happy and they're going to say, "That's a great experience. Maybe it's not that good as what I remember Doom to be," and it probably won't be, just because they're so far removed from each other. Go and read the interview already. Remember to keep your eyebones peeled here for more Doom 3 news.
id Software Interview Part 1
Gamepro posted up part one of a new informative and interesting interview with id Software. Here is a slice of the interview:GP: How hard is it to keep all this stuff a secret?
MS: I don't think we necessarily "maintain secrecy." Our general philosophy is when it comes to giving out information about the game, we try to pace ourselves. We try to pick opportunities and we use those opportunities efficiently and effectively as opposed to just a general seep of information out to the public -- you can get into trouble with that. You can get into issues with overhype or giving away too much. We have some characters -- obviously, bosses, we try to keep completely under wraps and leave some surprises for the player. Unless they've looked at all the publications, most players won't have quite the understanding of the story, and we want some things to surprise the player. You hate watching a movie trailer where you say, "Why do I need to go see the movie? I just got the Cliffs Notes version of the movie." But we've been working on the game now for a few years, and I think if you basically started from the beginning with an onslaught of information, you get yourself into trouble with a number of ways. Make sure to read both pages and keep your eyes peeled here on newdoom for the news when they upload part 2 of the interview as we'll be sure to let you know it's ready to check out.
Mac Legacy Returns
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Hurdler posted up on the Doom Legacy site that the Legacy team with the help of a new developer, is working on getting the port geared again to work with the Mac. Read the rest of the story on the Doom Legacy site and if your name is Calum Robinson, Hurdler wants you.
Nvidia Teams Up With Doom 3
I saw on Blues News that Nvidia says that their hardware has been designated the ideal platform for DOOM 3 (a distinction that will presumably continue even after the game is released). Nvidia sayeth:NVIDIA is pleased to announce that id Software recommends the GeForce FX family of graphics processing units for DOOM 3. The rich feature set and programmability of GeForce FX GPUs enable the griping world of DOOM 3 to come to life with real-time dynamic lighting and shadow, while raw horsepower delivers non-stop multi-player action at lightning-fast frame rates. Look for this sticker on video cards equipped with a GeForce FX GPU, and witness the mind-blowing detail of the DOOM 3 experience - the way it's meant to be played. Check out the Doom 3 section on Nvidia's nzone.
For the ign.com take on this news item check out this page.
Rex Goes Seriously Diablo
Rex climbed out of an HTML hole and updated his Rex's Nexus site with the news that he's been having fun, which I think means he's been playing Serious Sam and goofing around playing games and travelling to all sorts of places. Oh and there is a bit of Doom to all this. Seems that Rex started a new Doom 2 map called: Las Casa Del Diablo. Lets all jump onto Rex's Nexus and pump up the hits on his site.
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