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10 FPS games that left the rest of the genre scrambling to keep up

Holiday Long Read | Meet the FPS gamechangers that really defined the genre as we know it now

GamesRadar

Gears of War and Dishonored devs help lead Doom's "incredible" 30th birthday celebrations

"My memories of 1993 are vivid"

GamesRadar

For Doom's 30th anniversary, one fan has complied everything that the first-person shooter can run on

One player has found every way you can play Doom, and some may stretch the imagination.

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30 Years Ago, an Iconic Sci-Fi Shooter Changed Video Games Forever

30 years later, it’s impossible to ignore this classic FPS game’s legacy.

Inverse

Doom at 30: what it means, by the people who made it

In 1993, a team of five coders released what would become one of the most influential video games ever made. Three decades on, they explain how they did it

The Guardian - UK

Mail trucks and millions of dollars: how shareware transformed PC gaming forever

We can thank floppy disks in Ziploc bags for the FPS genre as we know it.

PC Gamer

The most important games and moments in 30 years of PC gaming, part 1: 1993-2003

Games, software, hardware, and events that changed everything.

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Quake 2 remastered's 'Call of the Machine' episode offers a better campaign than the original game

Quake 2's 'Call of the Machine' presents a more exciting experience than the game itself, and I stand by that.

TechRadar

ID Software co-founder returns to QuakeCon a decade after company exit

ID Software's co-founder returned to QuakeCon a decade after exiting the company.

TechRadar

The 26-year-old Quake 2 just got the remaster of my dreams, plus a big expansion

This is a serious remaster, with crossplay, co-op, new graphics options, the source code for modders, and more.

PC Gamer

Quake 2 remaster announced at QuakeCon 2023, now available on Xbox Game Pass

During QuakeCon 2023, Bethesda Softworks revealed a remaster of id Software's Quake 2, which is available now.

Windows Central

You could be playing a Quake 2 remaster on Xbox Game Pass real soon according to leaks

A prominent industry leaker has spilled the beans on a Quake 2 remaster slated to drop on Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Xbox Game Pass.

Windows Central

Sorry, Doom dreamers: John Carmack wishes John Romero 'the best' but they're not working on a secret new project together

Carmack said Romero's new autobiography reminds him of the glory days when they were "the 3D game hackers."

PC Gamer

The 8 top classic Xbox franchises we want to see rise from the dead

Everybody loves a comeback, which is why games like Flight Simulator, Age of Empires, and Fable are all enjoying a renaissance right now. But what Xbox's extensive backlog? Are there other games we could see come back? We can only hope.

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Quake 2 Remastered is probably getting announced at QuakeCon 2023

It looks like iD Software and Bethesda are going to announce Quake 2 Remastered at QuakeCon 2023 after a rating sprang up in South Korea

PC Gamer

New fanmade Quake map pack turns the classic shooter into a pacifist platformer fueled by vibes

Explore Jam 3 is full of breathtaking fantasy vistas and twisty platforming puzzles.

PC Gamer

Great moments in PC gaming: Making your own Doom levels

Playing Doom like a shooter was only a fraction of its appeal in the '90s.

PC Gamer

The most controversial PC games of all time

From trainwreck ports to moral panics to lootbox disasters.

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Best RTX games – enjoy ray-tracing at its fullest in these gorgeous titles

You’ve never spent so long admiring a polished floor before installing these games.

TechRadar

The best years in videogames – an absolutely correct, inarguable ranking

The best years in gaming, objectively ranked.

Los Angeles Times

How ‘crunch’ time and low pay are fueling a union drive among video game workers

For months, Andrés Vásquez’s days working on the first-person shooter game “Doom” blended into one another.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Doom is now playable on Notepad

You can play ID Software's seminal first-person shooter in a text app.

GamesRadar

Xbox Game Studios list: Every studio Microsoft owns and what they are developing

With the Activision Blizzard deal done and plenty of new games on the horizon, here's an updated look at every first-party Xbox Series X exclusive in development

USA Today Sports Media Group

Wolfenstein 3D devs explain why rats replace dogs in the SNES version

Nintendo put many restrictions on the seminal first-person shooter's console port.

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