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(2008-08-01 14:25:00)

id Wants Another Doom Movie

id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead expressed interest in producing another feature film adaptation of the developer's Doom shooter series, the developer told Kotaku.

"Personally I'd like to do another Doom movie, I thought working with it was a blast," Hollenshead said. "There are some lessons we learned. The best way to do things better is to get the experience."

Doom was first brought to the big screen by director Andrzej Bartkowiak and Universal Pictures in 2005. The film, which starred Karl Urban and wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, was released to mostly negative reviews and fan backlash following significant changes to the core mythology of the hell-spawn shooter series.

"We'll see what happens when we get further along in development of [Doom 4] and there's more buzz and we share more about what the game will be about," Hollenshead added,

The CEO further noted that the...

(2008-08-01 14:00:00)

Rock Band DLC: Cruefest Pack 2, System of a Down

Next week's batch of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions of Harmonix's Rock Band has been revealed on the company's official forums.

The lineup includes the second Cruefest Pack, which includes:

Buckcherry - "Rescue Me"
Motley Crue - "Face Down in the Dirt"
Sixx AM - "Life Is Beautiful"

Also en route are two new System of a Down tracks:

System of a Down - "B.Y.O.B."
System of a Down - "Toxicity"

All three Cruefest Pack tracks are priced at 80 Microsoft Points ($.99) per download, while the two System of a Down songs will hit at 160 Microsoft Points ($1.99).

Each master track will be available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace beginning Tuesday, August 5. A PlayStation Store release will follow on Thursday, August 7.

(2008-08-01 13:34:00)

Doom 4 to be 'Significantly Different' than Doom 3, Taking Elements from Doom 2 Formula

During an interview with Shacknews, id Software president John Carmack described Doom 4 as being "significantly different" than Doom 3.

When asked whether the game will be rooted in the horror genre, Carmack indicated that it will instead focus more on pure action elements a la Doom 2.

"One of the things that I come to in my limited contributions to the whole Doom 4 design process is, it has to still be you beating down the bad guys," said Carmack.

"It has to be a triumph of heavy weaponry over demonic forces in some way, and you have to be blowing demons all to hell all around you, and it's a more positive side of things there."

Carmack explained that he found some of the complaints of Doom 3's brand of horror to be "completely valid," saying that the "contrived nature of monsters hiding in a closet" and the extreme darkness were two things that caused the company to cancel its game Darkness and begin production of Rage.

But th...

(2008-08-01 13:10:00)

Rage Will Look Worse on 360 Due to Compression; Doom 4 and Rage Not Likely for Digital Distribution

Update: In an interview with Shacknews, id's John Carmack reiterated that the Xbox 360 version of Rage will look worse than the PlayStation 3 version.

Carmack said that the uncompressed build of Rage encompasses a terrabyte of data, and that id will need to use a "different type of compression" to fit the game on two dual-layer Xbox 360 DVDs.

When asked whether the difference will be significant, Carmack noted that "hero shots" should look similar, but that Xbox 360 players might find a rock that is more blurry when exploring the periphery of Rage's world.

(2008-08-01 12:45:00)

New TrackMania DS Screenshots, Trailer Arrive

Publisher Focus Home Interactive has passed in a trailer and new screenshots from Firebrand's TrackMania DS, in which the series' trademark track creation system is highlighted.

Unveiled earlier this year, the title is set to careen into retailers this fall.

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