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Doom can 'run' on a DNS database now, and one of the technology's pioneers says 'I can't decide whether this is deliciously horrible, or else horribly delicious'

Apparently the database is acting a bit like a "librarian" and not doing the actual compute.

Doom creator among the developers paying tribute to legendary FPS dev Richard 'Levelord' Gray

Tributes are pouring in for Duke Nukem and Sin level designer Richard 'Levelord' Gray, who passed away on October 12, 2026, aged 68. Gray got his start making modded levels for Doom, making his official game development debut as a designer for fellow FPS Duke Nukem 3D, before going on to design...

Doom creator among the developers paying tribute to legendary FPS dev Richard 'Levelord' Gray

"He never carried himself as anything other than a genuinely good human being"

The Pocket Gamer Podcast Episode 98 - Vampire Crawlers, Among Us Story, and nominations for the Pocket Gamer Awards

Who's the best mobile game character of all time? Do you fancy first-person Doom-esque shooters, or would you rather take your dungeon-crawling chaos elsewhere? We ponder the ins and outs of iconic looks and character depths (or the lack thereof) in this week's (New and Improved!) Pocket Gamer...

Claude Fable 5.5 Tipped To Land This Week, As Anthropic Warns That A Self-Replicating, Persistent Botnet Might Emerge By The Year’s End, And Meta Muse Wonder Intrigues With Its Active Memory

It is a development-dense week in the AI sphere, as Anthropic prepares to spill its secrets in a pre-IPO meeting on Wednesday, and peppers the upcoming launch of Claude Fable 5.5 with its now-typical doom-and-gloom, this time targeting how small AI models might start replicating uncontrollably by...

Ben Affleck played StarCraft for 3 years straight after getting famous

Ben Affleck is known to most as an actor, but he recently revealed how much of a fan of PC gaming he really is. He breaks down his history with games like StarCraft and DOOM before commenting on more modern games he plays today.

Mick Gordon Plans to Take His Upcoming Doom Concert Performance On the Road

Award-winning composer and skull-shattering guitar shredder Mick Gordon has given an update on the scheduled live performances of his Doom and Doom Eternal soundtracks, explaining in an interview with IGN at PAX Australia this past weekend that his appearance as headliner at the UK’s RADAR festival...

Mick Gordon Plans to Take His Upcoming Doom Concert Performance On the Road

Mick Gordon Plans to Take His Upcoming Doom Concert Performance On the Road

Regal To Offer Exclusive Doctor Doom Magic Promo At Avengers: Doomsday Screenings

Find out how you can acquire the next Regal-exclusive Magic x Marvel promo The post Regal To Offer Exclusive Doctor Doom Magic Promo At Avengers: Doomsday Screenings appeared first on Star City Games.

New Game Like Resident Evil 4 Plays Like Doom

Deepward is a brand-new FPS roguelite on Steam that looks like it belongs in the Resident Evil 4 universe, but its fast-paced gameplay will remind many fans of Doom. Developed by indie studio Echofall Games, Deepward is set to launch on Steam in Q1 2027, but fans of Resident Evil 4 and Doom-like...

New Game Like Resident Evil 4 Plays Like Doom

A brand-new first-person shooter game on Steam offers an intriguing mix of Resident Evil 4 and Doom, and it's already playable.

Binding of Isaac-Like FPS on Steam Launches to 95% Positive Reviews

A new horror FPS game on Steam takes inspiration from Binding of Isaac's visuals with Doom's gameplay and has earned rave reviews.

Exclusive Doctor Doom MTG card being given away at Doomsday screenings

Marvel fans heading to see Avengers: Doomsday on opening weekend can walk away with an exclusive Doctor Doom Magic: The Gathering card.

Josh Brolin Teases a Thanos vs. Doctor Doom Showdown in 'Avengers: Secret Wars'

Josh Brolin, who played Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, is asked whether Thanos could defeat Doctor Doom.

Doom 2016 Composer Mick Gordon Says "F##k AI"

Aussie composer Mick Gordon is highly regarded for his experimental approach to musical composition. For 2013's Killer Instinct he employed a kangling, a Tibetan instrument traditionally carved into a human femur or tibia, to build a theme for the skeletal Spinal character out of actual bones. For...

Doom 2016 Composer Mick Gordon Says "F##k AI"

Doom 2016 Composer Mick Gordon Says "F##k AI"

Doom 2016 Composer Mick Gordon Says He'd Return to the Doom Series "In a Heartbeat"

Mick Gordon, the legendary Aussie composer who brought a headbang to every headshot in 2016's Doom and its 2020 follow-up Doom Eternal, has told IGN that he's open to the idea of contributing to future instalments in id Software's iconic shooter series. During an interview conducted at this...

Doom 2016 Composer Mick Gordon Says He'd Return to the Doom Series "In a Heartbeat"

Doom 2016 Composer Mick Gordon Says He'd Return to the Doom Series "In a Heartbeat"

The Best Deals Today: Doom: The Dark Ages, Star Wars Zero Company, 007 4K Blu-ray, and More

A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Doom: The Dark Ages, Star Wars Zero Company, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, Shuten Order, LEGO KPop: Demon Hunters, and more. Check out our top picks for Sunday, October 11, below. Doom: The Dark Ages - Premium Edition for $30.09 Fanatical...

The Best Deals Today: Doom: The Dark Ages, Star Wars Zero Company, 007 4K Blu-ray, and More

Star Wars: Dark Forces

By 1995, first-person shooters were already deep into their post-Doom boom, and licensed games were rarely associated with subtlety. Star Wars: Dark Forces could easily have been Doom with stormtroopers, and on the surface, that description is not entirely unfair. It has corridors, keycards,...

Cyberpunk 2077 is being made into a movie, even though we've already got the perfect cyberpunk movie starring Keanu Reeves as a guy named Johnny

XA Deadline report says Paramount Pictures is working with CD Projekt Red on a live-action movie set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura, whose previous films include a pile of Transformers movies, a couple GI Joe flicks, and the 2005 Doom movie starring The Rock, attached...

I might finally have gone too far with a GTA 5 mod that imports most of Doom 2

I really don't know how to build up to this one. Grand Theft Auto 5 is Doom now, okay? I put in a mod that imports DOOM2.wad into GTA 5 and now that's what the game is. There are demons. The game is first person. I have a minigun and a BFG. That's the truth of the matter and we're all just going to...

I might finally have gone too far with a GTA 5 mod that imports most of Doom 2

Insert sick riff here.

Much Abrew: Mono-Green Emrakul (Reality Fracture Standard)

How good is our new Eldrazi Emrakul, the Exigent Doom? Let's find out!

X-Men paved the way for Avengers: Doomsday, which makes the original mutants' inevitable doom even more heartbreaking

On the road to Doomsday, the first X-Men viewing is essential viewing before the fifth Avengers movie, taking us back to where it all began

'It's Kind Of A Game Changer' - Xbox's Banjo-Kazooie Is Getting Rave Reviews For The Evercade Nexus

Arguably the best way to play the game. We've talked quite a lot about Evercade in the past here at Pure Xbox, including how the company is releasing new versions of Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie and DOOM around its launch of the Evercade Nexus console later this month. For those who aren't aware,...

Diablo 1 Looks Like Classic Doom With This First-Person Mod

YouTube’s ‘Drelvak’ has shared an amazing video, showcasing what the first Diablo game could look like in first-person mode. And, as you will see, the game looks like a classic Doom game, something that will most likely please a lot of retro fans. The reason “Diablo 1 in First-Person” looks like a...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion: The Siege of Castle Doom Arrives November 10

Marvel Cosmic Invasion: The Siege of Castle Doom has confirmed a November 10 launch, which comes with Doctor Doom and the Invisible Woman

All hail brand synergy, Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a live action adaptation from Paramount and the producer behind the horrendous Doom movie

Welp, Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a live-action adaptation! With the plethora of Hollywood adaptations of video games these days, this is one of those bits of news that has me thinking, "wait, that wasn't already a thing?" Apparently not! Read more

Doctor Doom, Invisible Woman Join Marvel Cosmic Invasion in DLC Pack Next Month

Just what the doctor ordered. Publisher Dotemu has revealed more details about the upcoming second DLC pack for its superhero beat-'em-up, Marvel Cosmic Invasion. The add-on, titled The Siege of Castle Doom, is scheduled for launch on 10th November 2026, and you can see some gameplay featuring the...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion Adds Invisible Woman and Doctor Doom on November 10

Dotemu and developer Tribute Games have announced that Invisible Woman and Doctor Doom will join the beat ’em up Marvel Cosmic Invasion on November 10, 2026. These additions will raise the base game playable roster to 16 characters. They also coincide with the Siege of Castle Doom DLC, which will...

MARVEL Cosmic Invasion DLC ‘The Siege of Castle Doom’ launches November 10

MARVEL Cosmic Invasion paid downloadable content “The Siege of Castle Doom” will launch on November …

Marvel Cosmic Invasion DLC reveals Invisible Woman and Doctor Doom, release date, new trailer

Dotemu and Tribute Games today shared more details on The Siege of Castle Doom DLC for Marvel Cosmic Invasion, including news that Invisible Woman and Doctor Doom will be playable. We also have a release date of November 10, 2026. Many assumed that Doctor Doom would be making his playable debut...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion's New DLC Will Build The Hype For 'Doomsday' Next Month

New characters, new game modes. Dotemu and Tribute Games teased their upcoming Doctor Doom-focused Marvel Cosmic Invasion DLC a few months back, and today at New York Comic Con, the teams announced when we can expect to play it. 'The Siege of Castle Doom' expansion will be available on 10th...

Joe Russo explains why Doctor Doom is "very difficult to beat" in Avengers: Doomsday

He's a formidable foe

2026 is a low-key revolutionary year for player movement in games

lot of the 3D games I consider touchstones of thoughtful player movement are a decade or more old: Mirror's Edge, of course, Titanfall 2, Dishonored 2, Doom Eternal or ARMA 3. That's by no means a comprehensive list, but these are the games that come to mind when I think about in-game movement that...

Original DOOM Gets NVIDIA DLSS 5 Neural Rendering Through a Custom DirectX 12 Port

At this point, getting DOOM to run on increasingly ridiculous hardware has practically become a tradition. This latest experiment goes in a different direction: developer Nikolai Zhivotenko has brought NVIDIA DLSS 5 Neural Rendering to the original 1993 classic through a custom Windows port. The...

Amazon Prime’s 10 ‘free’ games for October include Five Nights at Freddy’s: Into the Pit and Doom 2016

Amazon Prime subscribers can claim the games to keep via its Luna service

Every Free Game Amazon Prime Subscribers Can Claim In October 2026

Amazon Prime's free games for October include well-loved entries in the Doom and Five Nights at Freddy's franchises.

Dunkin assembles Avengers: Doomsday menu featuring Doctor Doom and X-Men

Dunkin is teaming up with Marvel Studios for an Avengers: Doomsday menu packed with themed drinks, donuts, and collectibles.

New FPS on Steam Looks Like Paper Mario Got Trapped in DOOM, and It's Made for Halloween

PAPERHEAD looks like Paper Mario trapped in DOOM, mixing cardboard visuals, brutal FPS combat, and plenty of gore just in time for Halloween.

SuperStation One's $20 Memory Card Goes on Sale Today, and Yes, It Plays DOOM

Runs on PS1 and PS2, as well. Taki Udon has released a memory card to complement his SuperStation One MiSTer FPGA system – and it also works on original PS1 and PS2 consoles. The SuperStation Memory Card (or SSMC to its friends) has a built-in display for Game ID support and works with FreePSXBoot,...

Avengers: Doomsday merch reveals the original plan for Doctor Doom's costume

Arise, Lord Doom

DOOM On Vectrex Brings An Eerie Vector Beauty To The Legendary DOS Shooter

Grab your plastic overlays. Milton Bradley's tabletop all-in-one console, Vectrex, can now be inked in as another platform that can "run" seminal 1993 release DOOM. New footage surfaced yesterday that showed the granddaddy of the shooter genre "running" on the long-obsolete vector-based system....

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris review - "Fun to explore, frustrating to master"

I have been a Lara Croft (and Tomb Raider) fan since I got my hands on the very first game. I still remember trying to figure out how to make Lara jump across gaps without falling to her doom, and I will never forget that early mix of exploration, danger, and puzzle-solving. I believe that's what...

A Robert Downey Jr. Reboot Is Racing Ahead on Streaming Ahead of Avengers: Doomsday Return

Doctor Doom's incoming debut is helping a beloved blockbuster from yesteryear to punch up its popularity on streaming.

Avengers: Doomsday Poster Highlights Doctor Doom and 3 Latverian Witches

Marvel Studios has revealed a new Avengers: Doomsday poster, giving audiences a closer look not only at Doctor Doom but also at the three Latverian witches who will accompany him this December.

Someone got Doom in an SQL database

"Rendering Doom in a database is obviously a bad idea," Lukas Vogel writes in a lengthy blog post explaining how exactly he managed to render Doom using an SQL database. OK, that's not entirely accurate. The SQLDoom project uses a small Python client to handle input and output, drive the game's...

Someone got Doom in an SQL database

1,300 lines of SQL querying renders accurate bitmapped views of Hell at 35 fps.

Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations Getting New 'Slaughter Mode' as Free Update Next Month

Doom: The Dark Ages developer id Software has announced a new free update coming to the first-person shooter's Revelations DLC next month: an endless single-player "Slaughter Mode." As announced on today's Slayers Club Live livestream with Doom: The Dark Ages game director Hugo Martin, Slaughter...

Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations Getting New 'Slaughter Mode' as Free Update Next Month

Doom: The Dark Ages developer id Software has announced a new free update coming to the first-person shooter's Revelations DLC next month: an endless single-player "Slaughter Mode."

Myhouse.wad remains very cool

It rules that we still don't know who made [url]myhouse.wad[/url]. The surreal, unsettling Doom mod had a sort of ARG-lite element to it: The mod's original creator is said to have died, with Veddge, the uploader, either having expanded on something he left behind—or, more troublingly, having found...

Avengers: Doomsday directors confirm Doctor Doom is collecting more MCU heroes than just Banner

Doctor Doom is collecting Marvel heroes, which means Spider-Man might be next

Doctor Doom Appears to Be Abducting Heroes in Avengers: Doomsday

The directors of Avengers: Doomsday seem to be teasing that Doctor Doom is abducting different heroes from around the Marvel universe.

DOOM Has Arrived to Rip and Tear in World of Tanks

World of Tanks has revealed a brand-new epic crossover event, as a piece of the world of DOOM has come to the game for a few weeks.

Avengers: Doomsday Directors Joke Doctor Doom Has 'Been Planned All Along,' Tease Iron Man Connections

Avengers: Doomsday directors Joe and Anthony Russo joked that Doctor Doom's introduction was "planned all along" after new Avengers: Endgame Encore scenes teased his impending arrival.

Battle Pass Special: DOOM

Equipped with the hardest armor and double-barreled weapon, feel no fear: let THEM run. World of Tanks partners with the one and only DOOM universe—in Hell-ripping Battle Pass DOOM! EU (CEST/UTC+2) NA (PT | CT | ET) ASIA (UTC+8) Event Start October 1 at 06:30 October 1 at 03:30 | 05:30 | 06:30...

TALON TOWERS is a Fumito Ueda-coded parkour platformer about hopping around massive structures while avoiding falling to your foggy doom

If your game immediately makes me think of any of Fumito Ueda's in any sort of way, the likelihood is that I am to play it. There are only so many Ueda games (three, by my count) and there will only be so many (hopefully more that upcoming fourth one isn't the last), so when something rocks up that...

TALON TOWERS is a Fumito Ueda-coded parkour platformer about hopping around massive structures while avoiding falling to your foggy doom

If your game immediately makes me think of any of Fumito Ueda's in any sort of way, the likelihood is that I am to play it. There are only so many Ueda games (three, by my count) and there will only be so many (hopefully more that upcoming fourth one isn't the last), so when something rocks up that...