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Wolfenstein 3D has been re-released on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade for $5.

Here's a reminder that online pre-registration for QuakeCon 2013 begins in less than two hours. At 8PM ET/5PM PT, you'll be able to register here....

QuakeCon 2013 is returning to Dallas on August 1-4, and if you can't wait to reserve your space for your computer at the free event, Bethesda is again offering special packages when it opens up pre-registration on April 15.

Hey, remember Doom 4? Bethesda admits that it "did not exhibit the quality and excitement" it needed to, while a new report goes into what went wrong with the game's development.

Bethesda has officially announced QuakeCon 2013, with the massive bring-you-own-computer event returning to Dallas this year on August 1-4. Perhaps this will be the year when Doom 4 comes out of "Bethesda mode."

The Rage tool kit will be available later today on Steam. The 35 GB download includes the idStudio, tutorials, game maps and assets.

While the next generation of consoles will likely represent a significant jump in computational power, Carmack believes that next-gen games will still target 30 frames per second, much like this generation.

The long-rumored and teased DLC for Rage has finally been announced, with published Bethesda announcing The Scorchers for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC for December 18.

Originally outed this summer, it appears "The Scorchers" DLC for Rage is finally inching closer to release.

As it does so very kindly like to do, id Software has released another dollop of engine source code. This latest is somewhat less exciting than many, simply offering the updated Doom 3 source from the BFG Edition but hey, now the folks at home can make the best and shiniest ...

A "Doom Classic Complete" set is set to hit PlayStation Network today, which includes Doom, Doom 2, and Final Doom. In other words: lots of Doom.

Rage has been a frustrating topic for id's John Carmack. The game released on PC in late 2011 with plenty of problems, then he apologized to QuakeCon attendees this year for how the game performed. Now, with a heavy sigh, he has said the long-awaited Rage tools should be rel...

Bethesda is recommending that you play Doom 3 BFG on your Xbox 360 off the disk if you want to play the original Doom packaged with the game. Why? A glitch in the program makes Doom inaccessible if Doom 3 BFG is installed on the hard drive.

It's time for a trip back to hell as Doom 3 BFG Edition launches today with a scary-as-hell trailer. Appropriate, no?

John Carmack has been talking about virtual reality a lot lately. He demoed a VR prototype at E3, and showed it again at QuakeCon after such a positive response. I got to strap on the goggles and talk to Carmack about the future of VR in games.