"Doom is part of the id Software DNA and demands the greatest talent and brightest minds in the industry to bring the next installment of our flagship franchise to Earth," said id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead in a release.

"It's critical for id Software to have the best creative minds in-house to develop games that meet the standards synonymous with our titles."

The company is currently accepting applications to fill job openings covering roles such as producer, lead designer, and lead animator, among others.

The job listings page indicates that applicable platforms for the positions are PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Though no further details on the game were released, the studio will likely make use of its new id Tech 5 engine for the project.

id Software lead artist Kevin Cloud recently told Shacknews that one of... Read more

Registration for the free event's Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) area opens at 9PM ET on Wednesday, April 30 over at the QuakeCon site.

Those interested in obtaining centrally located hotel rooms can now register at the Hilton Anatole's custom QuakeCon reservation page, which offers the lower-than-normal rate of $137 a day.

While id has yet to detail any of its QuakeCon festivities, last year's event was a veritable explosion of news, including the revelation of Rage, the appearance of numerous id titles on Steam, confirmation of Quake 3 on Xbox Live Arcade, the first details of the Wolfenstein movie, and more.

"Things are moving along great," Cloud told Shacknews. "We're currently preparing it for licensors to take a look at it. It's in a good position. The SDKs have to be put together--we obviously can't just put together the code and have them figure it out. There's work done on that level."

Cloud could not clarify a specific release window for id Tech 5, but said that the updated graphics engine is already running well in cross-platform development environments.

"You don't even have to worry about how it's going to look on PS3 or 360. Right now we've got it running cross-platform running 60 hertz, and it looks really good," Cloud said. "In terms of what artists are available to achieve--it's something you have to see for yourself. I can say this, but you still won't get it until you see it."

"Because of the universal texturing everything in the world can be uniquely textured, and it's a look you just can't get in any other game. Once you see it you go 'shit, I have not seen that anywhere else.' We're really proud of what we've put together there."

Revealed last June, id Tech 5 is the latest update to the studio's in-house graphics engine. The studio plans to make use of the new engine in its upcoming open-world shooter Rage (PC, PS3, X360).

During our time together, the developer spoke about the simultaneous development of Quake Wars on consoles and PCs, creating an all-in-one objective-oriented experience, and more. Click through for the full interview.

Kevin Cloud: The classes have a real meaningful role to play in the game--they're not just equipment load-outs. When you're playing a medic, you're definitely doing the job of a medic... That doesn't really exist in a lot of the other games where, really, the only difference is in what weapon you're carrying. Read more..

Quake Live will be a free multiplayer FPS accessed through a single web portal--quakelive.com--which will also offer free friends lists, sponsored events, tournaments, and matchmaking services.

"IGA understands game developers and game players which makes them the perfect partner for Quake Live," commented Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software.

Quake Live will be a free-to-play version of Quake 3, with the intent of being easy to pick up and play, much like other upcoming titles such as Battlefield Heroes from EA and the GarageGames TRIBES spiritual successor Fallen Empires: Legion.

The PR continues: "Created by id Software as an all-new way to deliver the excitement and energy of first-person multiplayer action to a broader audience than ever before, QUAKE LIVE offers game players of all skill levels a totally free and easily accessible multiplayer gaming experience and community through a single website at quakelive.com.

"Every element of the experience, including friends lists and communication, sponsored events and tournaments, matchmaking, stats tracking, and even the game itself is accessed and delivered free of charge through the web browser."

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• Crysis Review
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• Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Review
  I played through Io Interactive's much-hyped squad shooter. It's got some problems.
• Replay Couch 5: Glitches, Exploits, and Mario
  Nick Breckon invites you to join him once again for another installment of Replay Couch--the greatest collction of gaming videos on the Internet.
• Legendary: The Box Hands-On Preview
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• Super Mario Galaxy Review
  Chris Remo's heart of ice is melted by this early Christmas present from Shigeru Miyamoto and friends.
• Shacknews' Rock Band Guide
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• Contra 4 Review
  Chris Remo gets annihilated by WayForward's new Contra game. It is hardcore, and he is no match. Read his review.
• Weekly Download Rundown
  Chris Faylor gives you the lowdown rundown on this week's downlow downloads. Sorry.

News posts:

• Supreme Commander Confirmed for Xbox 360 in 2008
• Report: Guitar Hero 3 Wii Only Outputs in Mono
• Microsoft Announces Downloadable Xbox Titles, Celebrates Xbox Live Anniversary with Free Game
• Praise Be, Rocket Race Added to Halo 3 Playlists
• Ghostbusters Sequel Coming in Video Game Form, Original Cast and Writers Heavily Involved
• Willis and Thornton Rumored as Stars for Kane & Lynch Film Adaptation
• Rock Band DLC Pricing, Details Announced
• id Software Dives Fully into Mobile Development

Doom RPG and the Orcs & Elves franchise were notoriously born out of a desire by id Software co-founder John Carmack to improve the state of mobile gaming as well as give him a chance to work on smaller, more personal projects that do not require large development teams. Fountainhead developed the games using initial technology developed by Carmack. Kang, previously an id employee, is Carmack's wife. She will apparently keep her Fountainhead post while serving as president of id Mobile.

Fountainhead and id's mobile games have seen both critical and commercial success. The first Orcs & Elves game has been ported by Fountainhead to Nintendo... Read more

Wolfenstein writer and director Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction, Silent Hill, Beowolf) told SCI FI Wire that though the script is almost done, no progress will be made until the writers' strike ends. "[I] am proud of [the script]," he said, "but everything as far as the production date and that kind of thing won't be decided on until after all this [is] over. And I fully support the strike."

According to Avary, the film will be "a World War II old movie of guys who are out on a mission, but this one will have the addition of monsters and horror and a lot of craziness all mixed together.

"We will start it when it is the right time," he added.

"You want a guy who understands the property, is a big fan of it, wants do a movie that is Wolfenstein, and has the talent to make that happen," id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead told Shacknews at QuakeCon. "In my mind, Roger is an unquestionably talented writer. I couldn't be more psyched."

Particularly noteworthy games on the list include Kojima Productions' Metal Gear Solid 4, id Software's Rage, Epic Game's Unreal Tournament 3, Insomniac Games' Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Sony Liverpool's WipEout Wipeout HD, Capcom's Resident Evil 5, Monolith's Condemned 2: Bloodshot, and Ubisoft Montreal's Assassin's Creed.

Already-released titles such as Evolution Studios' MotorStorm, Insomniac Games' Resistance: Fall of Man, Housemarque's Super Stardust HD, Ninja Theory's Heavenly Sword, and Incognito's Warhawk will be updated with rumble support through online patches. Those that will receive rumble functionality in this manner are marked with an asterisk (*) on the following list:... Read more

First mentioned several years ago, no mention had been made of the Wolfenstein movie until id CEO Todd Hollenshead stated that writer/director Roger Avary (Killing Zoe, The Rules of Attraction) and producer Samuel Hadida (Resident Evil, Silent Hill, The Black Dahlia) are moving forward on the project. I spoke with Hollenshead at QuakeCon about the movie, the personnel involved, and how id's approach to filmmaking has changed since Doom.

Crucially, this time around, id secured development talent before going to a studio--with the Doom film, the process was the reverse.

"It's very different on Wolfenstein," explained Hollenshead. "As... Read more

If you want to view the non-HD FULL 50+ minutes developer video, you can grab the video here. This video is just a bit over DVD quality but not full HD as that would be a couple of gigs. If you want the HD Rage video grab it from the link above.

Due to the Digg hit on this news item we had to pull the streaming version. We decided we didnt want to spend $7,000 extra on bandwidth this month. Hope you dont mind.

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Well here it is, HD footage of Rage from id Software as shown at QuakeCon 2007. You can check out the lower resolution Flash player below but I highly recommend downloading the HD Rage footage from FileShack to get the full visuals.

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