Okay, so here are some things that have forever changed the face of gaming, they aren’t in an order per say, but I think they all deserve mention.
1. Voice acting:
Yeah we remember Chrono Trigger… It was great. My favorite RPG of all time even. I even improved my reading skills from it. But now, imagine playing Skyrim…. and having to read everything. Yeah, that sounds like … [ Read More... ]
The Rift. A new frontier. A virtual reality head mounted display controller.
We were lucky enough to try out Oculus‘ Rift at this years Quakecon. On display were 2 demonstrations, one was called the “flying demo” which was basically Id Software’s Rage with flying and noclip turned on (allowing for free movement). The other demo was of Doom 3 BFG Edition, which of course displayed the … [ Read More... ]
Greetings id maniacs,
We just got back from Dallas, and while we were at Quake Con managed to get a few answers out of John Carmack personally…
When asked about his intentions on continuing his work with non-polygonal rendering: He commented that it was going to have to take a back seat, as right now the technology is not really there and it wouldn’t be worth the trouble … [ Read More... ]
Today during John Carmack’s keynote for QuakeCon 2012, he confirmed that Doom 4 is well underway and is id Software’s current focus. He also continued to say that after Doom 3 BFG Edition is released, the company will be dedicated to making Doom 4 the next “AAA title”. He also made a point of saying, much to his dismay, that id Software’s mobile development division has been closed to … [ Read More... ]