The Happy Friar sent over word that he has posted up some images of the "Subsonic Molecular Destabilizer Cannon" in action from his mod. Although the weapon won't be available till the next release, you can take a peek of it in action
right here.
The Last Man Standing team sent word over about the problems that their latest release is having with the recent release of RoE. It seems that the 1.2 patch that comes with RoE is not compatible with their 0.3 beta and will not work for those that have RoE installed. They are hoping the a SDK for the 1.2 patch will be released soon and will have a fix out for their mod asap. You can head over to
their site for more information.
HurtStreet is organizing a bus trip for all those that could need a ride to Qcon this year. The bus trip will start in Boise Idaho and will make stops along the way to pick up their fellow gamers until it reaches the final destination of Dallas Tx.
check here to see if you are along or near the bus route and head over to
Hurtstreet to sign up if you are interested!
Here is a quick run down of some of the reviews and scores from around the web for the DOOM 3 expansion, Resurrection of Evil:
The folks over at
Upset Chaps have updated their DOOM 3 tweak guide with the release of RoE. If you are having some troubles getting the game to run smoothly on your rig, you will definitely want to check out this recently updated guide and see what it can do for you! You can check out the frame rate solutions
here and the visual tweaks
here.
Creative DOOM 3 EAX Patch
Creative Labs have put out a new patch that will add EAX and Advanced HD to Doom 3. With the latest DOOM 3 patch you get full support for EAX and Advanced HD, thanks to a custom OpenAL based audio engine. Creative sound card owners can now experience the thrills and chills of this awesome game with fully immersive audio, and with no frame rate hit. Run Doom 3 in 7.1 mode at the same framerate as the software based 2 speaker mode! Head to
Soundblaster.com to learn more!
Thanks Jumpy-B-L for the heads up!
The
UAC Warfare mod have posted up some updates on their site along with some screens. The updates include word that the Combat Knife is now in game as well as the turret code is ready for action. In map news, they have finished the code for the Domination Gamemode and also have posted up some screens of their map "Mars Assault". Head on over to the
UAC Warfare mod page to check it all out!
GameSpy sat down with the DOOM 3 expansion, Resurrection of Evil, and gave their thoughts on how it turned out in this
review. Still sitting on the fence as to whether or not you want to give the expansion a shot? Check out this review to help make your mind up!
DOOM Toons - Technical Difficulties
We have had a few technical difficulties and non cooperation with this week's
DOOM Toon strip which is all explained inside. We are sorry for the delay and inconvience this may have caused and will be back next Monday with a new
DOOM Toons strip for you all!
Gamespot.com is reporting that in a recent interview with id Software CEO and co-owner Todd Hollenshead, it is said that Quake 4 will be making an appearance at this year's QuakeCon Tournament. There will be a playable demo of the multiplayer for gamers to play as well as "other suprises" being that it is the tenth anniversary of Qcon. QuakeCon runs from Aug 11 - 14 and is held at the the Gaylord Texan resort and hotel. You can hit the
Qcon page for more information.
The crew from
id Software will be at the GameRush store at 6437 Hillcrest Ave. near the SMU campus in Dallas TX. to sign copies of the Xbox DOOM 3, give away DOOM 3 merchandise and chat with fans. They will be there Sunday night/Monday morning for the launch of the title and hope to see you all there!
D3 Expansion in Some Stores
There have been accounts of the DOOM 3 Expansion, Resurrection of Evil, popping up in some store as early as yesterday afternoon. If you have a Target or a Wal-Mart nearby, you may want to swing by and see if you can get your hands on a copy earlier than expected!
DOOM 3 "White Light" Trailer
Team Xbox has a new trailer up, which is the same as the 34 second commercial that has been playing on TV for the past few days. If you haven't seen the "White Light" trailer/commercial, you can head over to
Team Xbox and check it out!
The
Classic DOOM 3 team has put out a call for a webmaster. If you would like to help out the CDoom team with their recently updated
website, then be sure to drop thema line and let them know. They have also passed along word that they have hired a new member named "SonicClang" who will be creating the mod's soundtrack. You can have a listen to samples of his work
right here. Be sure to head over to the
CDoom page to see all the latest happenings with the mod!
Game Informer recently had the chance to sit down with lead designer Tim Willits, Designer matt Hooper, and Nerve Software president Brandon James to get the low down on the new addition to the Xbox family and the expansion pack: Resurrection of Evil for the PC. The article covers many general questions about Doom 3 for the Xbox such as multiplayer, gameplay length and weapons/enemies; so there isn�t anything too new that hardcore Doom fans don�t already know. As for the expansion pack, Tim Willits had an interesting reply when asked about Resurrection of Evil for the Xbox:
"GI: If Resurrection of Evil does well, any plans on porting that to the Xbox?
TW: We always look at our products and look at the different systems out there and base our decisions on each one of those ideas as we go. We�ve definitely looked at it, but we don�t have any current announcements or plans for something different that we�ve already talked about."
If you�d like to read the full article, click here.
GameSpot.com has
posted up another trailer for the XBox version of DOOM 3 that is scheduled for release next week. This fourth trailer they have posted runs for only a minute and twenty seconds, but still shows off a good deal of coop play among other things. You can check out the trailer
right here. Thanks Dallas for the heads up!
According to John Carmack's latest
blog update, it seems the programming guru is looking to create a DOOM RPG game for cellphones. Here's a snip:
I have a small list of games that I think would work out well, but what I decided to work on is DoomRPG � sort of Bard�s Tale meets Doom. 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.
You can read the entire blog entry
right here. Thanks to The Happy Friar for the heads up!
DOOM Toons - Peaceful Cohabition
Taking a brief hiatus from the New Guy series, the latest
DOOM Toon takes a look at the peaceful cohabitation between the demons and the scientists at the UAC facility. As always, you can check out a new
DOOM Toon right here every Monday!
Our heroes from
Disposable Heroes have announced a new mod project that they�ve been hinting around about for sometime now, but haven�t actually mentioned until now. Their new mod is called The Nightmare Shack and it is set in a modern urban/rural town that has open outside environments, and level progression quite similar to Dues Ex. They�ve posted some concept artwork on their website that looks very promising, and very imaginative. Check out the full story
here at their forum, and don�t forget to click the screenshots at the bottom.
LMS Coop beta 0.3 Released
The Last Man Standing mod team have released the beta 0.3 of their Single Player coop mod! With this release, the single player coop is almost but not entirely bug-free and is looking to be perfected by 0.4. Also included in the release is the new Double Barreled Shotgun and Infrared Vision which replaces the suit light. There are plenty more changes and addition that you can check out in the readme when you grab the file. Stop sitting around and get the new release right here in
Windows flavour or
multiplatform flavour!
The Earth Recon - Media Updates
The
Earth Recon team have posted some new media updates on
their site. The updates include the final render of the Walther P99 along with the improved chaingun and overall brand new renders. In addition to that, they have welcomed a new team member, Coen and they have made a separate page for "
nice" renders of all the items that have been created so far. Head on over to
Earth Recon to check it all out!
The
Recall to Hell mod team is asking for anyone out there who thinks they can scare the pants off people to drop them a line with their ideas. They are looking to add some "shock-scripts" to their mod and want the communities feedback on what they would like to see. If you think you have what it takes to spook people, be sure to let them know! You can head to
their site for more information.
Activision dropped us a line and showed us off
4 new screens from the Xbox version. The screens show coop in action as well as some familiar old enemies that still look as creepy as the first time you saw them. You can head to our
Xbox screen section to give them a peek.
The
Last Man Standing team have sent word that their beta 0.3 will be released very soon now. Some of the additions from 0.2 to 0.3 are that the sp coop seems to work almost flawless thanks to changes they have made to some of the maps, there is a completed Double Barreled shotgun as well as a new feature called Infrared Vision. Head over to the
Last Man Standing website to get more info on what will be included in the 0.3 release as well as taking a peek at some screens.
Well it seems our resident advice cacodemon
Squishy has finally given us the slip once and for all and is no where to be found. After checking out all his regular drinking holes, we have heard rumours that Squishy was seen floating around the
IGN Vault and
GameSpy Planet sites. Since we can't be everywhere at once, we need your help to track him down. As a reward for finding him, we are offering up a copy of DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil to one of the poor souls that find out where he is. That's our offer to help track down our drunken demon and bring him home. You can
head to this page for more information on the whole ordeal.
DOOM Toons - The New Guy Pt. 3
Normally the newest
DOOM Toon strip is put up every Monday, but this week there was a malfunction some where along the line and it never got posted. So better late than never, here is this week's
DOOM Toon, the latest addition to the New Guy series. Be sure to check back next Monday for more comics from our resident artist Khreval Bruuk!
Fountainhead Entertainment has announced the immediate availability of the demo version of
Machinimation 2.0 for Doom 3. For those that aren't in the know about the uses of Machinamation for DOOM 3, be sure to read all the info on the
download page to learn about it and what you need!
This years QuakeCon has officially been announced on the
QCon website. The fragtastic event will take place August 11-14 at the Gaylord Texan Resort, the same venue that it was held at last year. Registration for QuakeCon 2005 will start April 15 at 8PM CST. Hope to see you there!
IGN had a chance
to talk to Paul Anderson, the director for the soon to be shown DOOM 3 commercial for the Xbox version of DOOM 3. He covers what the inspiration for the commercial was and how it all turned out. Here's a clip:
"I thought it might be fun if I retrofit the live action so it really fit in with the gameplay. It's a first-person live action spot and has the same color palette as the game. We peppered the spot with references to the game. There are numerous iconographies I've taken from the game and hidden in the spot"
The spot is scheduled to start airing on April 5th. Keep your eyes peeled!
Team Future has updated their Doom3: Phobos
site with news of a new member, Agent Spork, who will be a level designer for the team. As well they have uploaded 7 new concept drawings by their resident Serbian artist, Vladimir. You can head over to the Team Future
site to check out all the new goods in their media section!