Doom 4 announced, id Software hiring

by Ross Miller on May 7th 2008 12:59PM

Turns out those blood-thirsty demons just won't stay dead. Id Software has announced that Doom 4 has begun production as of today. According to the press release, the studio is now hiring for the project. Said CEO Todd Hollenshead, "Doom is part of the id Software DNA and demands the greatest talent and brightest minds in the industry to bring the next installment of our flagship franchise to Earth."

No other details were given, but we're guessing it'll run off of id Tech 5 (or perhaps something greater). Given the ending of the Doom 3 expansion Resurrection was pretty conclusive, we don't know where the team will take the Doom story next. Our guess? Probably send a space marine to Hell to fight demons. Perhaps this time he (or she) will pack a better flashlight.

Id Software is a prolific partner of Activision, who published Doom 3, Quake 4 and Quake Wars. Check out Activision's Family Album to learn more about the company's internal studios.

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That will be awesome! Next-Gen version of Hell =P

From what I remember, Doom 3 was pretty intense. That flashlight use freaked me out lol

I agree, scared the shit out of me a few times. Still nothing has even come close to how much fear Silent Hill 2 did. That game was so intense!

BUT WILL IT PLAY DOOM???

Huh? Play Doom? I'm sorry man, I don't understand...

$5 says rv reads Engadget

rv is trying to divide by zero!

Hahaha well I'm glad I'm not the only confused on

the irony is, they actually got Doom running on a computer screen inside Doom 3...

But will it run Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3?!

No RV you are the Demons!

Hell's yeah Doom 4!! :D

Fuck yeah!

I really like Doom.

I like the *real* Doom. Unfortunately, Doom 64 was FAR more of a Doom game than the so-called "Doom 3" was.

i'm inclined to agree. i wanna see stage numbers, percentage kills, huge swarms of monsters, and to actually be in hell for more than an hour.

Doom + Wii = Hell

Hell on Earth????

FTW????????

I think so!!!!

That was my first thought. :)

Well, you know, I distincly remember them showing off Tech5 in some kind of outdoor setting. It was pretty damn good looking. Beautiful things could be done with Hell on Earth.

"Hell on earth was the subtitle for Doom 2. Grow some pubes."

And Doom 3 was essentially a remake of the original Doom. Eat a d**k.

Here's to hoping it's a little less repetitive and a little more intellectual than the last game.

FPS being less repetitive? So you want Doom 4 to be a 3 hour game?

Jolly nice move, id. Jolly nice.

Wasn't massively keen on Doom 3 at first but it's really grown on me. Great series they have there!

Yawn, generic shooter 4. More locker monsters.

I feel ya. As a longtime fan of the first two PC games, 3 was a tremendous disappointment.

The Haze thread is like 3 topics back.

All your FPS cliches...? Yeah, id software invented all of them. Pay respect, jerkoff.

John Carmack rules!

=p

Bow to The Carmack.

considering they are starting out with an engine that already runs well on the major platforms, I will have high hopes.

I still don't get why people think that Newell is the one to go to when they want a technical opinion...

Carmack is in a WHOLE other level than Newell, he does know what he says, he doesn't even whine....his comments tend to stay neutral most of the times

Yea, Carmack rules. But unfortunately, all of id's remaining level designers are total hacks.

OMG OMG OMG !!

More Doom Please yayaya! :) I love Doom 4 life, Im excited!

According to the DOOM movie this game has nothing to do with HELL and more to do with DNA FROM SPACE.

pay attention....will ya?

I need to find a mod that allows me to use the characters from that movie... and possibly a car bumper(at least, that's what it looks like Sarge/The Rock's character was holding in that scene).

"I'm not supposed to die!" -total sadface-

Meh, monster closets FTL.

I hope they learned their lesson from Doom 3. Game needs to be much faster with way more enemies around, swarming you. Bigger levels, less linear, no stupid codes to enter in doors and cabinets...

And please, include a remake of E4M2 from the original Doom.

It was very fun to beat that level on Ultra Violence mode.

=p

^Best episode for co-op. It was tough as hell. I played it back in 95 or so at a friends house with a null-modem cable. Good times.

So I guess this will be running on id's Tech5 Engine right? Cant wait to see it! Never played any of the Dooms.

WHAT!!!????? Never? Oh man, how did you get into gaming without hitting doom? Here's Doom 1.9- http://www.download.com/Doom/3000-7453_4-10000739.html?cdlPid=855496

Give it a go.

Or download the Live Arcade version. Only $5 dlls. with achievements and online.

Lol, yeah never. I almost bought Doom 3 on Xbox but never did :( Looks like it got good reviews too.

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/601/601298p1.html

Yea Ive seen you playing Doom on XBLA Fernando but just never gotten around to it. So...achievements you say? :P

Yeah, pretty challenging achievements. Basically, finish the game on Ultra Violence mode.

Episode 4 is a bitch.

Even though I do appreciate achievements from time to time, I would say just download the doomsday version of Doom online.

Comparitively, the XBLA version was very half-assed compared to it. The doomsday version will run in widescreen and updated the controls to modern settings (mainly you can look up and down), while the XBLA version is just like the original where you can't aim your gun up or down at all, just side to side. So to shoot an enemy up on a ledge you just aim at the wall in front of you and the bullet kind of magically appears up there.

Sweet, I don't care what anyone says, I loved Doom 3.

doom 3 had more of a storyline than the other dooms, and none of them took place in the streets of a big city. neither did you ever have an aly by your side that backs you up, all some good thing to look forward to in DOOM 4!!!! HELL YEAH, Literaly

I know Doom 3 got mixed reviews from critics and players alike.
But for me Doom 3 marked the beginning of a new graphical era, full of lighting, textures, and models more detailed than ever before. 2004 was the year to be a PC gamer! Even as I play it now, I'm still in awe of the graphics.

On top of all of that, Doom 3 is by far the scariest game I've ever played.
An experience you can't understand without some high fidelity headphones wrapped around your ears, a PC that can run it full tilt, and it HAS to be at least midnight before you start. It will make you cry in 2 hours.
With no mods, it is the scariest thing I've ever played and I can't wait for the 4th installment!

Clearly you've never played Silent Hill 2.

You forgot Live Coop as a well.

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