id Software has certainly seen better days. Their last title, Rage, had a decidedly mixed reception, and they've been very silent about any future projects. People have been wondering what's going on behind the scenes. Was development stopped? Did something go wrong? Had id fallen prey to ego?
Well, Bethesda's broken the silence - but the news is hardly pretty.
Eurogamer
Yikes.
So yeah, things don't seem to be going too well for the once lauded developer. Seeing Doom 4 slip further and further back doesn't inspire much confidence - though I guess it's fitting that a Doom game has found itself in the depths of development hell.
So what do you think? Are you holding out hope that the eventual game will be a berzerker packin' man and a half? Or will it end up being a 12.0 on the 10.0 scale of badness?
Well, Bethesda's broken the silence - but the news is hardly pretty.
Bethesda has confirmed development of a "new version" of Doom 4, apparently planned for the next-generation of consoles - but the game appears to be a long way off.
...Development is "not going well" according to one source, although Bethesda, publisher of id Software, claims the game is still in the works.
"An earlier version of Doom 4 did not exhibit the quality and excitement that id and Bethesda intend to deliver and that Doom fans worldwide expect," Bethesda's marketing boss Pete Hines said in a new statement.
"As a result, id refocused its efforts on a new version of Doom 4 that promises to meet the very high expectations everyone has for this game and this franchise. When we're ready to talk about the Doom 4 id is making, we will let folks know."
Apparently, after Rage didn't meet sales expectations, ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda and id Software, cancelled Rage 2 and "downsized" plans for Rage DLC.
Yikes.
So yeah, things don't seem to be going too well for the once lauded developer. Seeing Doom 4 slip further and further back doesn't inspire much confidence - though I guess it's fitting that a Doom game has found itself in the depths of development hell.
So what do you think? Are you holding out hope that the eventual game will be a berzerker packin' man and a half? Or will it end up being a 12.0 on the 10.0 scale of badness?