2025-01-29 15:58 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
Friday December 10, 1993: that's the day the FPS genre changed forever as Doom came barreling onto our PCs. The weapon feedback, blood-pumping soundtrack, and unashamed over-the-top violence might seem quaint today, but that's only because the entire videogame industry learned from the lessons id Software was teaching. That was over 30 years ago, though, and since then every other shooter to grace our screens owes the Doomguy an unpayable debt. This is why the recent Doom re-releases from Bethesda are so important, because not only do they make these classics easier to play than ever, but they
2024-10-13 16:55 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
We've seen thousands of Doom mods that add new gameplay, restore lost content, and expand upon the iconic original game. Even when not modding the game itself, hardware modders are getting it to run on all sorts of devices. But that's not where the list of amazing Doom creations ends, as now a good chunk of Doom 64 is running inside the first two Doom games. I promise it's not deliberately confusing, this is actually monumentally impressive. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Famous Doom mod reportedly banned by Bethesda due to politics Wolfenstein 3D looks amazing with ray tracing D
2024-08-28 17:06 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
We've seen plenty of older games getting treated to a dose of Nvidia RTX magic, including Doom and Quake II, but now we've been given a taster of how Wolfenstein 3D ray tracing would look with full RTX path tracing, and the result is both beautiful and bewildering in equal measure. Arguably the original first-person shooter, Wolfenstein 3D wowed 90s PC gamers (including me) with its fast-paced and surprisingly smooth 3D action on our big, beige boxes, although it all looks quite primitive by today's standards. However, these screenshots show a secret Wolfenstein 3D level in Doom 2, with the li
2024-08-09 12:04 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
Doom. I don't really need to tell you why it matters. Probably the most important FPS game to ever grace the PC, the 1993 shooter and its sequel Doom 2 would define an entire genre and set the standard for everything to come - Call of Duty, Half-Life, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Halo, Battlefield, Apex Legends, you name it. Now, the original id Software classics are back in a remastered form that's bigger and better than ever before, and the best part is that you might just get them for free on Steam. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Doom is back, as a medieval prequel arrives
2023-08-02 21:00 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
A QuakeCon sale gives you huge discounts on many top series from the legendary studios behind some of the best FPS games. Along with Doom and Quake creator id Software, Bethesda (now a part of Microsoft) also comprises Wolfenstein developers Machine Games, Dishonored and Deathloop maker Arkane Studios, and Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within and Hi-Fi Rush. Now, that huge catalogue gets some equally massive discounts to celebrate the upcoming QuakeCon. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Get Bethesda's best games for dirt cheap ahead of Starfield Dishonored meets Jurass
2023-06-16 19:49 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
The Elder Scrolls, Doom, Fallout, Dishonored, Wolfenstein, Quake, The Evil Within - you name it, Bethesda has some of the best PC games in its catalog, and you can get most of them for next to nothing right now thanks to a sale with up to 85% off the likes of Skyrim, Oblivion, Fallout New Vegas, Wolfenstein 2, and Prey. With the Starfield release date swooping over the horizon, what better time than now to enjoy Bethesda's best? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dishonored meets Jurassic Park in this steampunk RPG Awesome Games Done Quick's complete January 2018 schedule has been re
2023-05-28 13:58 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
Several of the biggest modern FPS games on Steam are currently on sale with discounts up to 90% off, but you'll need to move fast to grab them. Love a good shooter? So do we here at PCGamesN, and some of the best FPS games from recent years are part of an ongoing Steam sale, but you'll have to act quickly if you want to grab the bargains. Whatever your flavor of FPS, you'll likely find something of note among these Steam bangers. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: EA says even more FPS studios are facing "increased harassment" Battlefield 2042 season 4 release date trailer is close-q
2023-05-09 13:15 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
During the noughties, developer ID Software adapted some of their iconic shooters into curious mobile spin-offs with Doom RPG, Doom 2 RPG, and Wolfenstein RPG. These mixed Doom with old-school dungeon-crawler design, letting you shoot monsters at a considerably slower pace. Over a decade after their initial releases, developer GEC.inc unofficially ported Doom RPG onto PCs and now the team is back with a port for the sequel. Read more
2022-09-26 14:40 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Ex-Labour Party head and leader of the UK parliamentary opposition Jeremy Corbyn was spotted engaging in some quality gaming time over the weekend, taking on the Iron Lady in Doom 2 mod Thatcher’s Techbase. The left-winger and lifelong reader of Rail magazine got his thumbs a-twiddlin’ for a special arcade version of the mod while at The World Transformed, a festival being held in Liverpool that celebrates radical politics, art, and culture. This is what he’s doing instead of singing God Save The King at the party conference then. Read more
2022-08-10 20:30 UTC · Community Announcements · tokyopunchout | Bethesda
Spanning across multiple decades, id Software’s library of work is as vast as it is full of amazing games. However, this means a number of the id’s offerings have been released or reiterated in ways that can make our digital storefronts a touch…confusing. Rather than write out the differences between Final DOOM, Ultimate DOOM and just DOOM, we’re consolidating our Steam library of titles! For those id Software experts that do know all the variations of our games released on Steam, bear with us as we simplify how our games appear so that newcomers have an easier time. HERE’S THE PLAN: Starting
2022-03-03 18:54 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
March 7, 2022: John Romero's new Doom 2 level for Ukrainian relief has raised over €25,000 so far. John Romero is one of PC gaming's most legendary figures, and he's out here continuing to create new levels for his most famous works. Sigil released in 2019 as a free, unofficial fifth episode for the original Doom, and now Romero has released a new, paid Doom II level supporting humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. The level is called One Humanity, and it's available for €5.00 (about $5.80 USD) on Romero's website. Every penny, as Romero explains on Twitter, goes to the Red Cross and the UN Central
2022-02-19 16:48 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
It seems like every day there's a new Doom mod that completely blows away our understanding of what Doom mods can achieve - from open-world apocalypse to Golden Axe. Now the Doom Shinobi mod threatens to add Doom to the best sword games on PC, as it turns the shooter into basically Ninja Gaiden 4. The new Doom Shinobi mod is out now and can be downloaded from ModDB. Creator edypagaza says they aimed "to bring and experience a new gameplay style for players" and they have definitely done just that. While there is some similarity to the third-person melee combat mod for Doom II, that's based mor
2022-01-22 15:05 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
If there's one thing the original Doom games aren't short on, it's fantastic mods that completely change the experience. New Doom mod Siren is a creepy new survival horror take in the style of System Shock, F.E.A.R., Prey, and Aliens - and there's a new demo to try out now. While id Software tried its hand at a Doom survival horror game with Doom 3 nearly 20 years ago, the more recent games like the fantastic Doom Eternal have put more emphasis on action over creepiness. This leaves room for modders to make their own horror takes on Doom, something they regularly deliver on. Siren is a new mod
2021-12-07 21:01 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
One of the more ambitious modding projects for Doom II has become its own standalone free game. Ashes: Afterglow now includes two full episodes of post-apocalyptic, Mad Max action, and it's available for downloading if you've ever wanted to drive around through the ruins of Atlanta on a motorcycle with machine guns on it. Ashes: Afterglow is one of the most convincing throwbacks to '80s B-tier action movies I've ever seen, and it began life as a total conversion mod for Doom II, although it's grown a lot over the course of the past six years. Lead modder Vostyok says it's inspired by Doom's ac
2021-10-12 16:57 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
When it comes to demons, we all love a bit of ripping and tearing - usually in the form of some good old Doom levels. But with the classic FPS game's fixation on ranged weapons, sometimes we can't help but wonder, "what if we could do this manually?" Fortunately, now there's an incredible Doom II mod that lets us do exactly that: beat up demons using Marquess of Queensberry rules. Spotted by PC Gamer, Doom Fighters is a Doom II mod that shifts the perspective to third person and makes it into a straight-up brawler. You don't get a shotgun. You don't get a pulse rifle. You definitely don't get
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