id Software hat nun offiziell bekanntgegeben, dass sie am neuen Doom arbeiten….

ID SOFTWARE BEGINS WORK ON NEXT DOOM GAME

Legendary Game Developer Goes Underground to Work on Next First-Person Action Title

MESQUITE, Texas – June 1, 2000 – id SoftwareTM, an independent developer of entertainment software, has started work on the next incarnation of DOOMTM, one of the most popular computer games of all time. Employing an entirely new 3-D graphics engine, the still untitled project will showcase id Software´s legendary ability to create an over-the-top, story-based single-player experience.

„id Software forever changed computer games with the DOOM franchise, and only id can carry on the cultural and technical tradition of the original masterpiece,“ Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software, said.

Hollenshead offered few other details.

„We expect to once again dramatically advance first-person gaming both technically and artistically with this title,“ Hollenshead added. „Other than that, id does not plan on issuing additional comments until the game is ready to speak for itself.“

The original DOOM was released to critical acclaim in 1993 as shareware and has since been recognized as one of the most downloaded pieces of software of all time. id later released DOOM and its sequels at retail, where combined they have sold more than 4 million copies, generating sales topping $100 million.

About id Software
id – Freud´s primal part of the human psyche and one of the hottest game shops on Earth – has been rocking the gaming world from Mesquite, Texas since 1991. As a renowned leader in the industry, id Software forged such frenetic titles as Wolfen***** 3-DTM, DOOMTM, DOOM IITM, QUAKE and QUAKE II. With intense graphics and mind-blowing adventure, id´s games continually break retail and shareware sales records. And, in keeping with tradition, id Software has amplified the world of adrenaline pumping 3-D gaming with the release of their latest action title, QUAKE III Arena. id´s advanced QUAKE III Arena engine is leading the next revolution in 3-D interactive games with both single and multiplayer technology. Check out more about id Software at www.idsoftware.com. ©2000 Id Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved. QUAKE® is a registered trademark of Id Software, Inc. QUAKE III Arena , QUAKE II and the Id Software name are trademarks of Id Software, Inc All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.

Bei Gamespy.com ist ein Artikel mit der Überschrift „Doom 3 – Possibly the worst idea in the history of gaming“ erschienen. Dabei werden einige Argumente aufgezählt, warum Doom 3 nicht mehr das alte Doom-Feeling erreichen wird. John Romero´s gone. American McGee´s gone. Sandy Peterson is gone. Sean Green is gone. That´s all (as in: 100%) of the level designers who contributed to Doom and Doom2 (Tim Willits made one map for „Ultimate Doom“). Sandy Peterson alone is responsible for nearly three quarters of the maps in Doom/Doom2. Tom Hall´s gone. He and Romero were at least 50% of the game design behind Doom. Diskussionen dazu im Forum.