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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

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

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.

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

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

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John Romero and John Carmack are still buds and they're going to prove it by teaming up for a livestream celebrating Doom's 30th anniversary

And no, it's not weird: Romero says he and Carmack have remained friends throughout their post-Doom careers.

Del Complex Proposes Floating AI Data Centers in the Ocean to Flout US Sanctions

Del Complex seems to take the concept of company town several miles further — straight toward international waters and the promise of AI clusters with national sovereignty. In a world of geopolitical tension floating in the concepts of AI, AGI, and BCI, this idea is enough to turn heads.

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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.

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."

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Doom co-creator John Carmack is headlining a 'toxic and proud' sci-fi convention that rails against 'woke propaganda'

Doom co-creator John Carmack is headlining a 'toxic and proud' sci-fi convention that rails against 'woke propaganda'

Carmack heads the list of "guests" at the upcoming event that bill itself as a sci-fi convention for people "tired of woke propaganda."

Elon Musk announces purge of unused Twitter accounts—but there’s a reason Twitter hasn’t already done this

Elon Musk announces purge of unused Twitter accounts—but there’s a reason Twitter hasn’t already done this

Twitter still lacks a way to memorialize dead people’s accounts.

Twitter plans to cull inactive accounts

Elon Musk has announced dormant Twitter accounts will be removed to free up handles

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It's been a decade, VR games need to stop feeling like slapstick comedies

It's been a decade, VR games need to stop feeling like slapstick comedies

The hardware in virtual reality headsets has leaped forward; when will the games catch up?

Meta Plans Fresh Job Cuts To Kick Off ‘Year Of Efficiency’

Meta Plans Fresh Job Cuts To Kick Off ‘Year Of Efficiency’

Meta, which let go of 11,000 employees back in November, is considering another round of layoffs

Meta wants teens to save its metaverse

Meta wants teens to save its metaverse

Young metaverse users are spending little time on Meta's Horizon Worlds, opting instead for its competitors' products.

Doom co-creator is leaving Meta

Doom co-creator is leaving Meta

John Carmack is leaving the company's VR division behind.

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Tech titan John Carmack leaves Meta as doubts swirl about Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse push

Comments like "we constantly self-sabotage and squander effort" in his exit letter will do little to reassure nervous Meta investors.

The quest to create a "human-level" AI

Tech CEOs are trying to create “Human-level AI.” Here’s what that means, and why we should fear it

From ‘The Lawnmower Man’ to Meta: VR’s most important moments

Thirty years ago an adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Lawnmower Man’ hyper-fixated on the dangers of “virtual reality." Here’s a short timeline of how VR has become a mainstream buzzword.

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