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John Romero on ZeniMax Acquisition: "Disgusting"

Shortly after the id ZeniMax news broke, John Romero released the following comments via twitter...

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dudemandude5441d ago

John Romero? I didn't even know he was still around. It's too bad that that is his disposition even after 10+ years away from id.

iheartdestr0y5441d ago

I heard he was going to make ZeniMax his b****...

Greywulf5441d ago

But uh.. now? Quake Wars imploded didn't it? *yawn*

jessehaysfl5441d ago

DOOM and coming soon Rage

Nothing else needs to be said. So what if quake wars sucked, the future of quake is browser based.......

Disccordia5441d ago

Quake Wars was made by Splash Damage. I think iD may have published it though.

Major_Tom5441d ago

Quake Wars is an excellent game on a PC and a sub-bar game PC game on consoles, the same formula doesn't work as fluidly.

Syronicus5441d ago

If you judge them on their Console efforts then yeah, they suck both in way of development and publishing but their PC efforts are held in very high regards. As for the Pomero comment... I have to agree only if iD takes the same route Bethesda did. Please iD, don't become glitchy devs that aim to support a single console for extended periods of time. Bethesda has never been perfect but they have made one of my all time favorite games and it worked well on both consoles... Oblivion. As for Fallout, not so much.

Strive to become better with this new partnership iD, not worse.

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Cajun Chicken5441d ago

Wait, when did this take place? Shocking, I never thought Id would be bought!

dominicm5441d ago

Oh yeah, they were bought up earlier today. There's an official statement on their site:

http://www.idsoftware.com/

I for one am very happy for id. I feel like this can only mean good things, unless someone can point out to me otherwise.

Leathersoup5441d ago

I completely agree. I hope that the folks at Bethesda are able to get some help from id as far as game engines etc.

IQUITN4G5441d ago

I suppose the point really is, shouldn't id be in a far better position considering it started the fps basically rolling.Maybe this is what John Romero is referring to when he says disgusting

Doom 1-2 and Quake i consider as boundary setting yet Doom 3 is generally considered a disappointing sequel - personally i don't think they make better than anything else shooters.Nothing can change what was first achieved though way back in the Doom and quake days - though that said, i was too busy playing Goldeneye to care and have always favoured that over Quake

sinny5441d ago

He is right , i mean, ID should be in a better position right now.

DelbertGrady5441d ago

"Yeah, that’s it. Why does he hate ZeniMax? Who knows? Does his opinion matter? Not really. He has long since left id and went on to develop one of the worst games ever made. Since then, he’s kept a low profile, emerging once in a while to get married and divorced, and occasionally appearing in Penny Arcade strips. He may have helped to create some of the most influential games of all time, but that doesn’t give him an excuse to be a douche for no apparent reason. I know Fallout 3 was no Daikatana, but then again, what is?"

Awesome stuff lol

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Amazon Prime Gaming May 2024 Games Lineup Looks Highly Promising

Amazon has announced its gaming lineup for May 2024 and it is one of the better months especially if you are an Amazon Prime subscriber.

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Retroman12d ago

I have Amazon Prime hardly ever use it and these games will not make me jump back to Prime.
Only use Prime for discounts on shipping.

Retroman12d ago

Amazon
Games line-up looks Highly Promising.
Yeah if you Never played those games before.
or you just started gaming for the First time in your life it would seem "Promising "

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies22d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken22d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing6923d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker23d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6923d ago (Edited 23d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt22d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken22d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Now is the Best Time to Get This Incredible RPG Bundle on Steam

If you are looking for an awesome RPG, look no further. Steam is offering a significant discount on its Fallout Franchise Bundle.

SimpleSlave23d ago

"You can get all Fallout games in a bundle at a significant 20% discount on Steam. Individually, all these games add up to $244.91. With the discount, you can get them all for $195.91. That is $49 less than the original price. Quite a significant discount for such a popular franchise."

😊 😂 🤣 😐 - But why?

Just wait for a sale and get most if not all of it for a fraction of that price.

20% off...lol

Tacoboto23d ago

The games were just on a real sale over the last week or two for the show promotion. Fallout 4 was $10, 3 was $5, NV was cheap as heck too.

So what the heck is this

Inverno23d ago

The original games have been given out for free by Amazon for GOG and Epic, 76 is free now on Amazon if you have prime, Epic has also given out new Vegas for free and 4 has gone down to pretty cheap prices. 194 bucks is a total ripoff when you can get these games individually for less. Don't forget cd keys might sell em for a dollar less at times too. Come on man, us cheapskates won't touch anything near or above 100 lolz

isarai23d ago

Bro that's a ridiculous ripoff are you kidding me? 🤣