Gaming
Doom’s creators wanted to pay modders
Veteran game designer John Romero, who co-created Doom and Quake, has said modders should be able to make money off their work. His comments come in the wake of Valve’s failed attempt to introduce paid mods to Skyrim, which caused outrage in the community.
Romero told GamesIndustry International that his company, id Software, had plans to introduce paid mods back in the 90’s. “I’ve always believed that mod makers should be able to make money from their creations,” he said. “In 1995, while we were making Quake, we had the idea to start a company called id Net. This company would be the portal that players would connect to and play other mod maker’s creations. It was to be a curated site, levels and mods chosen by us at id, and if we put your content on our network we would pay you an amount equal to the traffic that your content drove to the site. The idea was that players would log in and be in a big level that felt like a castle with lots of doorway portals and signage that explained where you were going and what was there.”
Romero then said the studio didn’t end up pursuing the idea because they had their hands so full with developing Quake they simply couldn’t find the time. But he’s always held that same philosophy. “I still believe that creators should be rewarded for their hard work… That’s what we do in our game companies, why would it be so different for outsiders?”
Quake went on to become the basis for the Team Fortress mod, which was free. That game’s sequel, Team Fortress 2, has become one of Valve’s most popular titles. Valve’s success with mod titles was one of the causes of the controversy surrounding the company’s attempt to bring in paid mods. While Valve said one of the goals of the scheme was to enable modders to make money off their work, the low share of revenue that went to modders caused many to question the truth of that statement.
The latest trailer for Sony Pictures Entertainment’s CGI film Resident Evil: Death Island, released July 25, features the outlandish action and melodrama that made the franchise a cult sensation.
This Resident Evil Avengers-esque team-up features Leon S. Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, and Rebecca Chambers.
The T-Virus and killer whales take the gang to Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, where a new nightmare awaits. In magnificent slow motion and with progressively heavier ordinance, the Dream Team will supposedly destroy zombies, Lickers, mutant orcas, and anything else foolish or nasty enough to stand in their path.
In a horrific new video, Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine is coming to PS4 and PS4 on June 22. Expect agony and tight gameplay from independent wizards Team Meat, well known for their pioneering, tough-as-ham platformer Super Meat Boy.
This “mean meat machine” reimagines your grandpa’s old black-and-white puzzle games for a younger, hipper, more bloodthirsty audience. We’re delighted the wait won’t be long for this one.
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Diablo 4’s post-launch support will keep you playing for years, according to Blizzard. General manager Rod Fergusson confirmed two expansions and free content updates.
“As I sit here, we’re about to launch the main game; we’re finishing up season one; we’re working on season two; we’re working on expansion one; we’re kicking off expansion two,” he told PC Gamer on the Kinda Funny Xcast. These two DLCs may release sooner than expected. Fergusson says the live service model lets Blizzard release content faster than Diablo III.
With tens of hours of content in the base game, Diablo 4 is massive. This could be Destiny 2 or Genshin Impact, with seasons and DLC. That thought excites or frightens you. Leave a comment and check out our Diablo 4 guide for help with the PS5 and PS4 games.
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