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Hideo Kojima says he won't play the MGS 3 remake, mentions he knows loads of ways to kill people, doesn't elaborate, leaves

He remembers the basics of CQC.

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"So much of DOOM’s soul is down to heavy metal": FPS legend John Romero says "without Ozzy and Black Sabbath, I am not sure it would have been the same"

"Metal gave a voice to a whole generation of kids that didn’t fit in for one reason or another"

GamesRadar

Doom co-creator John Romero says games like Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are the future, because they "make AAA studios go, 'Wait a minute, we need to start doing this'''

Despite the challenges facing the industry, Romero remains optimistic

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'The hunting genre was because of Wal-Mart:' Doom dev John Romero says the entire category was created to appease one Texan executive

Romero dove into the sequence of events on a recent podcast appearance.

PC Gamer

John Romero says indies are the future of game development: 'These people are the ones that make triple-A studios go, 'Wait a minute, we need to start doing this''

Finding funding for those indies is another matter.

PC Gamer

You can thank John Romero's hard-partying ways for the suits giving Deus Ex the extra dev time it needed: 'These British guys would just get hammered with the Dallas team for three days straight'

"John lived up to every promise he made."

PC Gamer

Microsoft reportedly met with Romero Games just a day before pulling funding — and said absolutely nothing about what was coming

In a report coming out of Romero Games' native Ireland, it's said Microsoft met with the studio just a day before cutting its funding without warning.

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Doom creator John Romero’s studio was closed just a day after meeting Microsoft

Another studio bites the dust as a result of Microsoft's spending cuts.

Destructoid

Romero Games reportedly met with Microsoft just a day before the publisher pulled funding for the studio, and there was 'no mention' of the decision that put over 100 people out of work

Romero Games is pursuing alternate sources of funding, but for the time being, it sounds like the dream is dead.

PC Gamer

Romero Games' next project loses funding due to Xbox cuts — most of the studio is now laid off

Romero Games' next project is now on ice, with most of the studio being laid off after losing funding from Microsoft's cuts to Xbox.

Windows Central

Romero Games' new shooter loses funding, the studio may be closing, and it looks like Microsoft is to blame

Funding for Romero Games' new game, "along with several other unannounced projects at other studios," was cut off without warning yesterday.

PC Gamer

The games industry is so broken even FPS legend John Romero and his studio are struggling with funding, and now-former staff say it's Microsoft's fault: "Our whole studio is being let go because of the layoffs"

John Romero announced a new FPS game back in 2022, and said the devs were teaming up with "a major publisher"

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'Son, you did a good job:' Doom grandaddy John Romero streamed hit indie FPS Dusk and absolutely loved it

It's gotta feel pretty good to be Dusk dev David Szymanski and hear that.

PC Gamer

"We cough up a chunk of our soul": 32 game devs, from Doom's John Romero to Helldivers 2 and Palworld leads, explain what people get wrong about games

Sam Barlow, Metaphor: ReFantazio leads, ConcernedApe's business head, indie legends, and many more weigh in

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Quake finally makes it into the World Videogame Hall of Fame

Whaddaya mean it wasn't already in the Hall of Fame?

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FPS legend John Romero says it's a "huge honor" for Quake to join the World Video Game Hall of Fame alongside GoldenEye, the inescapable Tamagotchi, and an iconic '80s arcade classic

We can finally put the old PC versus console FPS debate to rest with GoldenEye and Quake joining the same day

GamesRadar

Even John Romero is worried about Joy-Con drift on Nintendo Switch 2, so here's hoping those "not Hall effect sticks" hold up better than the originals

Please don't rip and tear, analog stick sensors

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The Switch 2 is here – here's what 28 game developers want from Nintendo's new console, from a "much better" eShop to less painful ports

John Romero, Sam Barlow, Bennett Foddy, David Szymanski, and many more devs weigh in

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John Romero's brutal megawad Sigil 2 has formally chainsawed its way into Bethesda's Doom + Doom 2 remaster

Doom's unofficial sixth episode is now considerably more official.

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Former Age of Empires 2 dev claims Microsoft demanded its first expansion should have a Korean faction, because 'StarCraft sold 3 million copies in Korea'

"Once someone simply repeats a previous argument, it's clear they are no longer functioning from logic or intelligence."

The Guardian - UK

Maximum points: what is the most influential video game ever?

As Bafta launches a survey asking the public to nominate the most influential game of all time, we asked people from across games and culture for their picks

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"You are incorrect": John Romero has been correcting Doom history for the past 4 years, and he's not about to stop now

"Hi Sandy, hope you’re doing well"

PC Gamer

Heroic programmer of the first three Final Fantasy games says he'd 'never seen any roleplaying games until Final Fantasy'

The man who John Romero called "my number one programming god" spoke about his work on the foundational JRPGs.

GamesRadar

Original Final Fantasy programmer reappears after years of silence, casually says writing his legendary code "was pretty simple" and it could even be better

Nasir Gebelli remains a programming icon and a pillar of JRPG history

PC Gamer

This year John Romero declared that 'gib' is pronounced like 'giblet' and it's the gif debate all over again

Why you gotta do us like this, man?

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