Doom III what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is this about
I want every one to email this Bunch of %#@!!@# 52#%$#%$#$% sorry about that, but really, this is way out of line, how can they do this, I know this is posted, but I figure im mad so ill post this story, do they not understand how hard it is on us, they just dont care, I need a Hug, and know not a Date :)
Jul 23, 3:56 pm ET
By Ben Berkowitz
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - There was good news this week for Martian zombies and bad news for the people who love to kill them.
"Doom III," one of the most heavily anticipated PC games ever and a virtual slaughterfest for the interplanetary undead, will not be released this year, the game's publisher said Tuesday.
Buried in video game publisher Activision Inc.'s (ATVI.O) quarterly conference call on Tuesday was that bad news for hard-core game junkies and others.
A decade ago "Doom" revolutionized PC gaming with its intense graphics. The latest game in the franchise, "Doom III," has been the subject of heavy anticipation ever since creators id Software acknowledged the game was in development.
But when Activision's president, Ron Doornink, told analysts "for planning purposes, we're assuming Doom III will come out in the fourth quarter," he shot down those hopes.
Activision's fourth quarter is the period ending March 2004, meaning the game will not be on shelves for Christmas. As recently as last month, retailers like GameStop Corp. (GME.N) were taking pre-orders expecting a Nov. 15 release.
"I can't honestly say it'll be a surprise to anybody," said Rob Smith, editor of PC Gamer magazine. "Basically, the fans out there will sit back and say: 'Yeah, we were expecting that and we'll hang tight."'
The game's developer, id Software, is known for its painstaking development efforts. The company's design guru, John Carmack, is considered a visionary in video game circles whose work has changed the way games look and feel.
At last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, a video-only preview of "Doom III" drew legions of fans. The title subsequently won a number of critics' awards, including "Best of Show."
Games like "Doom III" are so intensive that they play best only on top-of-the-line computers, and some hardware makers have been hopeful that the launch of "Doom" would give them a boost.
Graphics chip designer Nvidia Corp. (NVDA.O) has been pushing its top processor, the GeForce FX 5900 Ultra, as the best for the new "Doom."
"When we first designed this architecture, we designed it for 'Doom III,"' Nvidia spokesman Brian Burke said in May.
With "Doom" now off the calendar for this year, a rising competitor looks set to steal its thunder.<--ATI any body :)
At this year's E3 show, many fans queued up for a preview of "Half-Life 2," also a sequel to a legendary first-person shooter game, from developer Valve. It is scheduled for a September release, according to various retailers' Web sites.