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The long-rumored 'Quake II' remaster is out now on PC and consoles
The rumors were true: Bethesda has announced an upgraded version of Quake II. Best of all, you can play it today on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. The enhanced edition is on Game Pass on PC, console and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Those who own the original game on GOG or Steam are getting a free upgrade.
'Quake II' remaster might debut at QuakeCon next week
A remaster of 'Quake II' might launch at QuakeCon next week.
Microsoft is giving Xbox Insiders free access to classic Bethesda first-person shooters
And it wouldn't have been possible if Microsoft wasn't acquiring Activision Blizzard, as well.
Someone modded ‘Doom’ to add ray-tracing
The mod adds modern lighting to Doom, and the result can often be spectacular, with many levels featuring a sense of atmosphere they didn’t have before.
Someone donated a copy of id Software's 'Super Mario Bros. 3' PC port to a museum
The Strong Museum of Play recently obtained the demo as part of a larger donation.
'Doom 3' gets a second life on PlayStation VR
'Doom 3 VR Edition' revives the shooter for PlayStation VR — if you were eager to immerse yourself in 2004-era jump scares.
'Rage 2' will be an Epic Games Store freebie next week
Get ready to mow down some mutants.
'Doom Eternal' hits the Nintendo Switch on December 8th
We weren’t necessarily expecting 2016’s beloved first-person shooter Doom to show up on the Nintendo Switch, but turns out id Software and Panic Button knew what they were doing. The whole experience worked well, no mean feat given that Doom was designed with the PS4 and Xbox One in mind.
Xbox Game Pass has more than 15 million subscribers
They're about to get access to a bunch of Bethesda and EA games.
Microsoft is buying Bethesda, id, Arkane and more studios
Microsoft just bought some of the biggest game studios in the world.
After 27 years, 'Doom' and 'Doom 2' get widescreen support
id Software's latest update to Doom and Doom 2 add substantial enhancements to both games.
Doom Eternal's first expansion arrives on October 20th
The Ancient Gods: Part One, the first campaign expansion for Doom Eternal comes out on October 20th. Developer id Software shared a full trailer showing off the upcoming DLC during Gamescon 2020 earlier today. The trailer shows Doomguy up to his usual hijinks, taking out demons with Eternal's fun arsenal of weapons, including the Super Shotgun and Meat Hook.
'Quake II' is free right now from Bethesda, 'Quake III' next week
Fans of old-school first person shooters can easily access these classics for free via the Bethesda Launcher. 'Quake II' is available right now, followed by 'Quake III Arena' on the 17th.
Snag 'Quake' for free this weekend in the Bethesda Launcher (updated)
During this year's online-only QuakeCon event, you can get a free copy of the game that started the whole thing.
Indie history: How shareware helped build Epic Games
"When [Epic] popped up and said, ‘We're redefining the publishing deal,’ it made me chuckle." - Mike Wilson, co-founder of Devolver Digital
id Software is removing Doom Eternal's controversial PC anti-cheat system
The company also clarified that the anti-cheat system isn’t causing performance and stability issues like some people are saying. While the next update will remove Doom Eternal’s anti-cheat system on PC, id still hasn’t given up on keeping cheaters out.
This chip plays ‘Doom’ and nothing else
Sylvain Lefebvre has programmed an FPGA chip to play Doom with 666 lines of code. The chip handles everything except for RAM.
'Doom Eternal' updates will add supercharged demons and a fresh campaign
'Doom Eternal' is about to get a string of updates to spice up gameplay, including demons that can wreak havoc across players' games.
'Doom Eternal' isn't the 'Doom' sequel I wanted -- but I still loved it
Doom Eternal is fantastic, but don't expect the same game as Doom 2016.
