http://www.doomworld.com/ The definitive source for Doom news, information and development Copyright 2005 http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/44047-the-cutting-edge/ http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/44047-the-cutting-edge/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:26:52 -0500 The Enhanced Doom Gaming Engine has just released its full 1.31 version. Apart from a whole swag of bug fixes, a greatly improved renderer and a few casualties of war (CD music and demo support were removed), new features include: MD2 models, Lua-scripted HUDs, mirrors, detail slopes, Timidity music, and loaders for TGA images, WAV and OGG/Vorbis sounds. Downloads and changelogs are available at the EDGE website.... http://www.doomworld.com/php/topstory.php?id=3037 http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/44043-the-newstuff-chronicles-325/ Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:58:58 -0500 A small chronicles this week, using up all the last finished reviews as of today. So without further ado, here's a whole six releases. http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/44032-wiidoom-0-1-released/ http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/44032-wiidoom-0-1-released/ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:35:19 -0500 In the standing tradition of Doom being ported to nearly every operating system and piece of hardware in existence, a Nintendo Wii port of Doom is in an initial alpha stage, by Steve Corey, based on PrBoom. Included with WiiDoom is Freedoom, although it's compatible with everything PrBoom is as well. Download binary and source (via Subversion) here. Note you will need a way to boot homebrew on your Wii (which will void the warranty, by the... http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/43993-z-hunter-for-doom-3-released/ http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/43993-z-hunter-for-doom-3-released/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:22:28 -0500 I noticed over at ModDB that the Doom 3 top down view zombie shooter Z-Hunter has had its first release. So what is Z-Hunter really? Well, straight from the horse's mouth: Z-hunter includes 8 maps, 2 unique weapons, unique player animations, over 20 enemies custom designed for this style off play. Combining gfx power with old school top down gameplay.So, what are you waiting for? Go download it.... http://www.doomworld.com/php/topstory.php?id=3034 http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/43975-the-newstuff-chronicles-324/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:06:00 -0500 And the chronicles soldier on, as usual. What else should I write in this silly intro paragraph that nobody ever reads? The quick brown imp jumped over the lazy demon. http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/43972-doom-3-phobos-back-from-the-shadows/ http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/43972-doom-3-phobos-back-from-the-shadows/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:29:40 -0500 After two and a half years of silence, Team Future is back with a new website for their Doom 3 project 'Phobos' (courtesy of Manc). Other than the website, there's a fair share of new information, promises for more active updating and of course screenshots. The team also takes the opportunity to demonstrate one of their new additions to the Doom 3 cast—an old favourite for most of us, the Arachnotron. So make sure to check it out.... http://www.doomworld.com/php/topstory.php?id=3032 http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/43914-the-newstuff-chronicles-323/ Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:40:00 -0500 A slightly smaller chronicles this time, as there isn't such a huge backlog of WADs needing to be reviewed any longer. They always keep coming, though, and I'm sure you guys will get right on that. Right? http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/43904-the-dark-side-of-doom-ii/ http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/43904-the-dark-side-of-doom-ii/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:24:22 -0500 Those wacky kids over at Overclocked Remix have done it again. This time, they've remixed some of the music from Doom II and called it an album. It's not all the music from the game, but certainly most of the more memorable ones. It's available as a torrent or as individual tracks; more HTTP mirrors are sure to follow. http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/43873-another-doom-movie/ http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/43873-another-doom-movie/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:01:38 -0500 I saw over at Darkhorizons that they posted news about the fact that Todd Hollenshead would like to do another Doom movie....the guys at id Software still want another crack at turning the game into a feature.Read more at Darkhorizons or jump directly to the Shacknews article they got their news from.... http://www.doomworld.com/php/topstory.php?id=3028 http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doomworld-news/43868-the-newstuff-chronicles-322/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:48:00 -0500 Here we are once again with the mostly-weekly roundup of new WADs, written by all of you who are brave or indifferent enough to face the criticism of people whose expectations your reviews don't match up with. Aren't the WADs themselves just a little more important than the reviews?