Masters of Doom by David Kushner is an excellent book that was published in 2003. As good of a look at the men behind the fabled video game empire of id Software as it was, it always felt like there ...

EXCLUSIVE: The life story of video gaming’s original rock star is coming to the screen. John Romero is known as the godfather of first-person shooter and for his pioneering work on titles including ...

Plenty of AA FPS games fly under the radar all the time for not reaching the AAA status. Here are some of the best ones in ...

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of "Playing the Edge." Apply to speak here and learn more about ...

20 years ago today, at the stroke of midnight on December 10, 1993, Id Software uploaded a two-megabyte file that would change the history of gaming forever: doom1_0.zip. Doom, which was released as ...

From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...

Few names are as synonymous with video games as Doom. First launched in 1993, the first-person shooter (FPS) remains one of the most influential - and popular - series in the industry. But even it and ...

The original first-person shooter—a videogame that presents the action from the gun-toting player’s perspective—was called “Maze War,” a green wireframe demo cooked up by three high-school students ...

Developer Mini Doge said in an X post that the free version of Doom was inscribed into the blockchain to celebrate the game’s 30th anniversary. Dogecoin, a blockchain born out of memes and creativity, ...

Demons May Cry: Leaks about the development of a new Doom game have circulated for years. The latest, unconfirmed rumors suggest a potential reveal date during the upcoming Xbox showcase. Developer id ...

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