Tag: fps

Id Software kicks off QuakeCon with a surprise release of Heretic + Hexen, an ‘enhanced’ bundle with cross-platform multiplayer, mod support, and more

Id Software kicks off…

One year after surprise-launching Doom + Doom 2, id Software and Nightdive have done it again—this time with the…
Marathon will be out before March 2026, says Sony CFO—but ‘this is not a commitment’

Marathon will be out…

Marathon’s grand unveiling earlier this year did not, I suspect, go as Sony hoped. Gameplay reveals were met with…
Battlefield 6’s ‘Very Aggressive Listening’ audio mode sounded like a joke until I turned it on, and now I can’t go back

Battlefield 6’s ‘Very Aggressive…

One of the key selling points of Battlefield has always been immersion, a vague buzzword that you just kind…
After Concord and a string of delays and cancellations, Sony admits PlayStation’s live-service strategy is “not entirely going smoothly”

After Concord and a…

Sony’s chief financial officer Lin Tao has admitted PlayStation’s live-service strategy – which has seen a string of high-profile…
Battlefield 6’s open beta is already the most popular Battlefield of all time on Steam, and the platform’s 44th most-played game ever

Battlefield 6’s open beta…

Since time immemorial, mankind has struggled with its nemesis and ultimate predator: the helicopter. No wonder, then, that in…
Games that try to sneak bots into multiplayer matches are automatically trash

Games that try to…

MORGAN PARK, STAFF WRITER (Image credit: Future) This week: Got to the part in The Legend of Zelda: The…
Thousands of people are so eager to blow stuff up in the Battlefield 6 beta they’re idling in the main menu

Thousands of people are…

The Battlefield 6 beta doesn’t properly start for two more days, but that isn’t stopping thousands of eager hill…
System Shock 2’s alien ‘sphincter doors’ were made with photos from a dev’s colonoscopy

System Shock 2’s alien…

In the latest episode of Nightdive Studios’ Deep Dive podcast, System Shock 2 artist and industry veteran Nate Wells…
How to access the Battlefield 6 open beta, how to preload, and when it starts

How to access the…

The Battlefield 6 open beta is imminent, and for the most part, it really is an open beta. EA…
FPS legend John Romero says Wolfenstein 3D was the first game id Software took its time with⁠—a luxurious 4-month development instead of just 2

FPS legend John Romero…

In a recent appearance on Nightdive Studios’ Deep Dive podcast, Doom designer John Romero talked about the ways id…