Having John Carmack endorse you as great developers would be good enough for most people working in the games industry. But to have him do it for a game series…
id Software developer John Carmack says Sony made “wise engineering choices” for just-announced next-gen platform. Industry veteran and id Software designer John Carmack has only kind things to say…
id Software boss happy with "engineering choices". id Software’s John Carmack has spoken out in favour of the PlayStation 4′s hardware. Click here to read the full article
A not unpleasant burning sensation. The Scorchers is the most audacious punchline ever. It’s like id asked you "hey, what’s the secret of comedy?" at a Halloween party. Then, fourteen…
When RAGE shipped a year ago, it was supposed to come with modding tools. The game received pretty lukewarm reviews in any case, but id Software founder John Carmack has…
Id Software founder confirms. When asked on Twitter whether Id Software still planned to release modding tools for their 2011 title Rage, John Carmack confirmed that the tools are still…
Doom may have been the biggest influence to the shooter genre, even if it’s become diluted thanks to more modern titles like Call of Duty. …Now though id Software believe the series is still relevant to many gamers, and so are doing the done thing of upgrading their title with HD features and a – frankly awful – 3D piece
Deus Ex, Epic Mickey designer says games today focus too squarely on violence, lack ability to relate “basic human interactions.”
Warren Spector, who led design on the original Deus Ex and is currently working for Disney on the Epic Mickey fran…
Deus Ex and Epic Mickey creator Warren Spector name-dropped id Software’s John Carmack and Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney in a call for developers to focus on something more than violence. “I’ve been actively trying to shame some of my fellow developers, specifically John Carmack and Tim Sweeney,” he told Eurogamer at gamescom 2012. “Can you [...]
Deus Ex and Epic Mickey maker Warren Spector has thrown down the gauntlet. He wants superstar programmers John Carmack and Tim Sweeney to stop fascinating on rendering believable objects and to start fascinating on creating believable minds, AI, and t…
QuakeCon 2012 is over, but you can watch — or re-watch — the coolest part of the event on YouTube, as the entirety of John Carmack’s keynote is now available for streaming. It’s a three-plus hour talk that hits on several topics, including mobile. As we talked about before, at the event, Carmack reveals that [...]
Carmack emphasizes risk on Valve’s part.
id Software co-founder John Carmack confirmed during QuakeCon 2012 that his studio has shut down its mobile gaming division to concentrate on completing Doom 4.
id Software co-founder and technical director John Carmack has confirmed that the s…
For those who missed out on John Carmack’s QuakeCon keynote, which lasted around the three and a half mark, you can do so below. Thanks, Talkar.
John Carmack, one of the creators of Doom, Quake and Rage, is a tech master. He doesn’t see much point in Windows 8. You do the maths.
“Really, all we’ve been doing in first-person shooters since I started is trying to make virtual reality. Really that’s what we’re doing with the tools we’ve got available. The whole difference between a game where you’re directing people around…
No surprise there.
It’ll come as no surprise that John Carmack has confirmed Doom 4 will fully support the Oculus Rift VR headset he’s been raving about recently.Click here to read the full article
The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has surpassed its $250,000 goal with 4,581 backers pledging $1,121,315 and it still has 28 days to go. The Kickstarter was born on Wednesday, August 1, and in less than 24 hours met its funding and then some. During QuakeCon, long time supporter John Carmack told Polygon that Doom [...]
Talk about mega bummer. id Software is shelving mobile development for the moment, as the studio ramps up work on Doom 4 — a blown-up, presumably super AAA title. At QuakeCon 2012, John Carmack talked briefly about this decision during his keynote at the event, explaining that Doom 4 requires the services of its mobile [...]
John Carmack saddened by closure; Focus shifts to triple-A.
Id Software has closed its mobile games operation having released two major iPhone projects, the company’s co-founder has said. Click here to read the full article
Studio moves resources to focus on triple-A titles.
id Software’s long-in-development Doom 4 will be "done when it’s done," coding legend John Carmack told QuakeCon attendees last night.Click here to read the full article
John Carmack "saddened" by retreat from mobile, several projects now on hiatus
id Software co-founder John Carmack didn’t offer much hope for a timely release of Doom 4 at QuakeCon earlier today where he said that it will be “done when it’s done.”
As reported by Kotaku, the famed designer noted that id has shifted their attenti…
…and id Tech 4 runs on a Vita.
id Software’s annual QuakeCon festival is in full swing, with John Carmack’s keynote speech outlining the developer’s new focus on AAA titles (ie – Doom 4) and offering an acknowledgment of RAGE’s problems. Click here …
John Carmack’s annual Quakecon keynote apologised for the past but had an eye on the future, with a few snippets of DOOM 4 info. As reported by IGN, Carmack opened his 2012 address by acknowledging the anger of local PC fans over the poor performance of their version of RAGE. Carmack said id had handled [...]
Now you can, for $300.
The new version of the gadget is dubbed Oculus Rift, which coincidentally is also the name of the villain in a rubbish sci-fi story I wrote when I was 12.So, fancy playing Doom 3 BFG Edition while wearing one of these?If …
The insane vitual-reality headset we previewed at E3 has been suped up into a fancier model called the Oculus Rift, where it’s taken to Kickstarter.
The crowdsourcing is to fund the production of more units and get them in the hands of developers as …
One of the quiet hits of E3 has just made its public debut in the form of a Kickstarter, and the public (with the aid of John Carmack) is rallying to make this project happen…
id Software seeking user interface programmers to work on unannounced game for next-generation consoles.
The latest studio to be staffing up for next-generation development is Doom, Rage, and Quake developer id Software. A job posting to the c…