QuakeCon Plans
QuakeCon 2005 is getting closer and closer, and just in case you weren't sure what to expect, here are some of the highlights of this year's event....
READ MORE >DOOM, Sonic, & Final Fantasy Finding New Life on Cell Phones
You figured it'd make perfect sense: a mass consumer device like the cell phone + games everyone is familiar with = $$$. However, this budding...
READ MORE >"There are nintendo emulators for symbian OS! I have megaman 2 on my cell phone :)"
see all 29 commentsMasters Of DOOM Movie In The Works
Also on Variety.com is a story about a TV movie being developed based on the book Masters of Doom. For those without a Variety account, Computer...
READ MORE >"you forgot the hot chick. They're going to have a hot chick in there somehow."
see all 52 commentsCarmack Blog Update
id Software's John Carmack has posted just the second blog update since he started it back in December, mentioning what he's been working on...
READ MORE >"There are NES emulators for symbian afaik. You can play tetris there :)"
see all 229 commentsJohn Carmack Blog
The Armadillo Aerospace Website is now host of new John Carmack .plan file / blog updates. The id Software programmer hadn't posted a new .plan...
READ MORE >"*Blue Screen* C0x000000001 Can't access gaming fun due to long ass load times and buggy, ..."
see all 149 commentsCarmack Interview
The latest CNN Game Over column has been posted, this time offering an article format interview with id Software programmer John Carmack. Topics...
READ MORE >"Metaverse? Like this snowcrash rumours after Quake3? Now THAT would be something seriously ..."
see all 95 commentsCarmack's QuakeCon Keynote
If you have a penchant for technical mumbo jumbo and didnt make it to QuakeCon you're in luck. Here is the video of John Carmack's keynote...
READ MORE >"I agree that it's an approximation, but I don't think that it's fair to call Phong a special ..."
see all 119 commentsCarmack's QuakeCon Talk
GameSpy has a recap of John Carmack's pre-recorded talk this year that was given at QuakeCon discussing DOOM3 technology and what he sees coming next.
READ MORE >"Snow, specifically: MIXING SHADES FOR SHADOWS The shadow on an object, which is called a ..."
see all 26 commentsQuakeCon Keynote Coverage
Both AMD Zone and HomeLAN Fed have QuakeCon keynote highlights posted. John Carmack did not attend as he became a dad yesterday (congrats to him...
READ MORE >"Carmack - I have the Q&A also but since Gamespy already threw a vid of that up I won't bother ..."
see all 84 commentsDOOM 3 Q&A
Over at Beyond3D you can find a brief Q&A with id's John Carmack, who's asked about a few DOOM 3 tech related things like the difference between a...
READ MORE >"if doom3 makes a slideshow of your computer i seriously doubt a video card will help you run hl2. "
see all 83 commentsDaily Thread of DOOM 3
Over 2000 comments for both DOOM 3 chat threads, yeah I'd say this game is kind of popular..But be sure to keep your comments about the game both...
READ MORE >"I was wondering if a certain decision affects the outcome of the game? I am at the part when i ..."
see all 2537 commentsCreative Labs Patent & DOOM 3
In case you were looking for a reason to get out some angst Creative Labs looks like a good target today. Here's a quote from John Carmack giving a...
READ MORE >"I think all of ID's fans should bombard Creative with e-mail letting them know what we think of ..."
see all 385 commentsDOOM 3 Requirements, Carmack's Next
The daily DOOM 3 post! The Houston Chronicle has a DOOM 3 article, talking about upgrading for the game. It offers this list of requirements for...
READ MORE >"Just remember what ol' Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, the poison arrows fall from the ..."
see all 382 commentsDOOM 3 Tidbit
In a Slashdot post mostly about his endeavors at Armadillo Aerospace, id Software's John Carmack notes that "Doom beta testing is going very well"....
READ MORE >More GDC Coverage
A few more Game Developers Conference articles are being posted. Worthplaying has one article with four days worth of impressions, taking brief...
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"I called and they said they were 100% gone for the dates of qcon :("
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