Video Game adaptations have long been a tricky, tricky thing to accomplish. Too far removed from the source material, and you earn the fanbase’s ire. Too close to the source material, and you’ll likely alienate newcomers. Many adaptations opt for the former. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City tries its hand at the latter, attempting to […]
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Rosamund Pike Reflects Back on ‘Doom’, Says She Feels “Embarrassed”
The video game film adaptation curse was a real thing and none of the studios could get it right. One of the biggest disappointments was Universal Pictures’ Doom, the 2005 adaptation of the first-person shooter that starred both Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Rosamund Pike. The film failed to tap into the spirit of the […]
‘Doom’ Now Plays on Twitter
Just when you think the running joke of making Doom run on everything has reached its zenith, along comes something else. Case in point: Doom now runs on Twitter. Okay, while it’s not quite the experience you might be thinking, it’s still pretty cool. The Tweet2Doom bot allows you (if you have the patience) to […]
[Review] ‘Quake’ Remains a Stellar Dark Fantasy Shooter, 25 Years On
As with the rerelease of any game celebrating more than a decade’s worth of birthdays, I went into this remastered version of Quake; the iconic, important evolution of the first-person shooter, fearing it may have been dulled by the cruel swing of time. Thankfully, I feel foolish for ever doubting it. Quake still rules 25 […]
Playing With (Horrific) Super Power! 30 Years of Super Nintendo in North America
Really, what more can anyone say about the Super Nintendo, which has now hit the big 3-0 here in North America? The successor to the NES was the best-selling console of its era, went toe-to-toe with the Sega Genesis in the “console wars” of the 90s, and for many remains the most-cherished Nintendo console of […]
[Review] ‘Jupiter Hell’ Makes Ripping and Tearing a Tactical Turn-Based Affair
When I first started playing PC games, DOOM II and X-COM were among the first things I got into, shaping my gaming tastes for years after. Now more than two decades on, I’m only just playing a game that combines aspects of the two? ChaosForge’s Jupiter Hell hopes to be better late than never as […]
[Trailer] ‘Doom’-Inspired Roguelike ‘Jupiter Hell’ Comes Out of Early Access Next Month
Remember ChaosForge’s Jupiter Hell? The game was to come out of Early Access on Steam way back in 2019, but that never materialized. However, two years later, and it’s finally set to try again next month. ChaosForge and publisher Hyperstrange have announced that the title, which is likened to chess (but with shotguns) will be fully […]