In case you haven't heard, after leaving Midway, John Romero has now co-founded a new gaming studio in northern California and is working on a new game. The former id and ION Storm designer apparently left Midway back in June but did not confirm the news until July. He was working on an update to the classic Gauntlet series, entitled Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows. Word of his newly-founded game studio was released by Romero himself on his own forum, though no specifics were revealed. The posts were made a few weeks ago but the story is just now making the rounds.

"Daikatana's old, old news now. Like, over 5 years ago. And the fact that everyone remembers that particular game instead of the dozens of other games I've made just shows how negatively slanted the media is - negativity sells. When news of my new game somehow gets out, I think everyone will be a bit shocked. For the record, I'm co-founder of a new game company in the Bay Area and am much better off in many ways than I was at Midway. Much happier now."

He was also sure to emphasize that the game is "going to be a very new experience for me in many ways and I'm really excited about it. And yes, I have complete control over this one." When contacted by Shacknews for comment, Romero could only reply, "The only comment that I have is that we will have more details on our plans in the coming months. We're currently in stealth mode."

Romero also noted that he recommends the Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard.