The DOOM Chronicles team dropped us a line to let us know that they are still hard at work on their mod. To give everyone a peek at what they have been working on, they posted up a few new shots on their forum. You can check them out in all their glory right here.

Game Daily Biz spoke with Marty Stratton and Kevin Cloud, id's Director of Business Development and Co-Owner about their role in the creative process of Doom 3's TV spot for Xbox.

"We were working with [ad agency] Secret Weapon Marketing, and someone had the idea for an ad with people telling you 'you're gonna die.' The bizarreness of it struck us. With television there's so much noise -- and this just grabs you," Cloud commented."

The advertising firm behind the Doom 3 commercial was also behind the Nintendo DS teaser "Breathe," and the ESPN "Nimrods" spot. Kevin Cloud stresses that, for those who haven't seen the commercial, it isn't a miniscule snippet of a few in-game screenshots and some B- movie material; it's a heart wrenching, gut pounded 15 seconds of fear and awesome graphics.

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The Closed Captioning mod team, DOOM 3[CC] have updated their site with word that they are working towards a final release thhat will have colors coded text, multiple languages, visual sound based radar and a .dcc file editor app called CCEdit so that anyone can easily create/modify .dcc files for their own mods. You can head over to the DOOM 3[CC] mod page for the lowdown.

VIA Gamers Arena have just unleashed 2 new deathmatch maps custom made for DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil. Ported from the original VIAVGA custom maps created for DOOM 3, these heavily modified versions incorporate the new weapons featured in the expansion pack, including the double barrel shotgun as well as the gravity based Grabber gun (which isn't featured in the official multiplayer maps). Also included are various items that can be picked up and used as lethal projectiles by the Grabber gun, drastic changes to weapon, ammo and item placement, numerous tweaks for enhanced FPS and various adjustments to lighting and texturing. The two maps can be grabbed here for DM1 and here for DM 2

The Recall to Hell team sent word that they are the works of adding some spiffy new features to their mod. So far they are adding a sentry bot that you will be able to pull out of your backpack and control with the PDA as well as having an advanced AI for the enemies where they will be able to commnad each other and use particular weapons suited for each situation. They have also added up a few new screens of map shots and model renders. Head on over to the Recall to Hell site to check it all out.

Dark Youth has found a way to implement bots in to the multipayer game of DOOM 3. Although it is still a work in progress, the progress has come quite far. The bots will run the maps and fight just like bots should but the kinks are still being worked out and a public release should be coming hopefully soon. You can head to this thread on the forums for some screens and to check out the progress of the mod.

The guys over at Planet C&C; are having another "Photoshop This!" challenge and this time it revolves around the monitors in DOOM 3. The goal is to make the Monitor of Evil! They also have a downloadable map that has several monitors on it for your photoshopping creativity! Head over to Planet C&C; and get the full scoop on the challenge!

Well it seems there is another DOOM related movie in the works. This recently announced movie will be for Showtime and will be based around the book Masters of DOOM which tells how the phenomenon of DOOM came to be and how id software got its start in the gaming industry. You can read more about the movie right here. Thanks DOOMworld!

Well it seems that the August release date for the DOOM movie has been changed. The DOOM pop-up on the Universal Pictures Website now reflects an updated release date of October 21. No reasons were given for the changed date however. Thanks Dresden Sinn and Ant for the heads up!

TTimo updated his .plan file today with some info about what will be coming up in the near future for DOOM 3. Here's what he had to say in regards to the 1.3 patch:

• 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

You can check out his .plan update in full right here. Thanks Ant for the heads up!

The Hexen based total conversion Edge of Chaos sent word that they are still alive and kicking after a long period of no updates. They do mention that they are in need of a mapping lead to help with the TC. You can check this thread for the requirements that they are looking for. If you think you have what it takes and want to help out with this kick ass conversion, be sure to leave a post and let them know!

3D Gamer's Edge is now hosting maps and reviews for Single Player Doom 3. The goal of the project is to offer praise and/or constructive criticism to novice level designers, help level designers get their maps get to the largest number of players possible, and provide a convenient archive of easily accessible maps for those who would play them. Looking for some new maps or looking to have yours reviewed? Head on over to 3DGamersEdge and check it out!

Right now, we here at PlanetDOOM are looking to hire a newsie that will help us update the main page with all the recent news and happenings from around the DOOM Universe. The requirements for the position are located on the jobs page. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment for this post.

The latest addition to the DOOM Toons series of comics by Khreval Bruuk is entitled "Sarge's Chili". Ever wonder how those pesky cherubs came to be? Look no further! As always, be sure to check out a new DOOM Toon right here every Monday!

Calimer from the LMS mod team dropped us a line to let us know that a friend of his named As_@$_1. from http://www.brokenworldz.fb.bz whipped up this little mod that adds a secondary fire to the weapons of DOOM 3. You can head to this page to check out the readme for all the info and check out some screens as well. Note: Apparently this site only works in Mozilla. Nice job.

The previously titled mod FEAR, has decided to change its name to Believe. Siting differences that may arise once the Monolith game of the same name appears on shelves, the team decided to save a headache and go for a title change. For those of you who unfamiliar with the mod project, you can head over to the newly redesigned site to get all the info you need.

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:

• UGO - A-
• GameSpy - 3.5/5
• IGN - 8.4/10
• GameSpot - 8.5/10
• GameZone - 9.3/10
• Action Trip - 79/100
• Yahoo! Games - 8/10
• Game Chronicles - 9.8/10
• Telefragged - 90/100

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 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!

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!

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!

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!