With the release of Doom 3: BFG Edition we thought it would be relevant and cool to post this interview with Todd Hollenshead, the President of Id Software. At first glance, he looks like a jock with a pony tail. He’s got a cute girlfriend and he’s pretty buff to boot. Certainly not what you would expect of a corporate exec type. None of this stopped him from … [ Read More... ]
At Quakecon we caught up with Max Hoberman, the President and Creative Director of Austin based game studio Certain Affinity.
Max Hoberman has been in the game industry for years, with his humble beginnings as a Mac gamer playing Bungie’s Marathon. He eventually went on to work with Bungie for about 10 years on various games including Halo and Oni. After that he made his own … [ Read More... ]
Here is an interview that Tom did with Tim Willits, Studio Director of Id Software. This interview was given during QuakeCon 2012. Tim discusses his history at the prolific game development studio, how he got started making FPS’s, Doom: BFG Edition, Rage and even a single detail about Doom IV!
Tom E: How long have you been with Id and where would you say your story really … [ Read More... ]
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... ]