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http://ps3.ign.com/articles/872/872099p1.html

Expect it to hit PC, PS3, and 360 sometime in 2009 or 2010.

May 7, 2008 - The landmark Doom franchise is getting a new game in the series according to an announcement made today by id Software. The company revealed that Doom 4 is in production and that it is looking to hire talent to work on the game. It's unusual to basically reveal the existence of a game through basically a help-wanted ad; normally publishers like to trumpet the announcement.

Judging by the announcement, id is going to work on Doom 4 itself, which means that the company will develop two major titles simultaneously, something that it has never really done before in its long existence. Work is currently underway on Rage, which is a new franchise for id that blends vehicular combat with first-person action in a sci-fi setting.

It will be interesting to see where id goes with Doom 4. The previous game in the series, Doom 3, was released over four years ago and was basically a re-imagining of the original Doom, considered to be one of the most influential games of all time. Doom 3 was later released in an Xbox version. It's unknown what platforms Doom 4 will appear on, but considering that id is developing Rage for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, it's probable that Doom 4 will appear on those platforms as well.

Details remain scarce, but we'll update you as they develop.



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Excellent, Carmack is a god, the games themselves could be better but oh wot lovely graphics



 

Nice



That's very cool--Now I just have to finish D3



Could I trouble you for some maple syrup to go with the plate of roffles you just served up?

Tag, courtesy of fkusumot: "Why do most of the PS3 fanboys have avatars that looks totally pissed?"
"Ok, girl's trapped in the elevator, and the power's off.  I swear, if a zombie comes around the next corner..."

=p I hope it is less scary than the third installment.






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Oh no... after Doom 3 I could very well live without a fourth installment.
"Peekaboo, peekaboo, peekaboo, peekaboo, peekabo..." Yeah we get it. After 20 mins it stops being scary (despite their best efforts what with not being able to shine light and use a gun at the same time) and turns into a mediocre shooter (like Quake 4 in many ways) with mediocre graphics (which were supposed to be gorgeous, but delays killed the thrill much like STALKER).



will most likely be release on both the 360 and pS3



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Its alright... as long as doom follows the "be like halo" trend and add's the awesome graphics it should kick ass.

Mr. Carmack...we want open battles...not dark closed coridors!!!



@disolitude: No. Just no...

Doom is a horror game. You do NOT have a horror game with giant open battlefields. Case closed.



Could I trouble you for some maple syrup to go with the plate of roffles you just served up?

Tag, courtesy of fkusumot: "Why do most of the PS3 fanboys have avatars that looks totally pissed?"
"Ok, girl's trapped in the elevator, and the power's off.  I swear, if a zombie comes around the next corner..."
thekitchensink said:
@disolitude: No. Just no...

Doom is a horror game. You do NOT have a horror game with giant open battlefields. Case closed.

Umm I don't think so. Doom became a horror game with Doom 3. And it sucked...

The original doom is hardly a horror game and its best feature is good old multiplayer fun (if you had a pc computer lab that you could play it on).