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Bethesda has announced DOOM 3 BFG Edition will arrive in North America on October 16 and throughout Europe on October 19. The title features the re-mastered versions of both DOOM 3, the Resurrection of Evil add-on pack, and seven new levels of content entitled The Lost Mission. It also contains the original DOOM and DOOM II. It will run you $29.99 on PC and $39.99 on PS3 and Xbox 360.

As spotted by Siliconera, PEGI recently rated something from Bethesda called Rqge: The Scorchers, for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The Scorchers were a sixth bandit clan cut from Rage during development, so it seems quite likely we’re looking at an expansion or DLC pack for the 2011 id Software shooter.

Bethesda marketing and PR boss Pete Hines has said to Eurogamer it still intends to make RAGE one of its bigger franchises.

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Some things just never get old, like the minions of hell, which accompany you in your eternal suffering. Happily, you’re also accompanied by weapons. Hello, DOOM 3 BFG.

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Bethesda’s announced a BFG Edition of DOOM 3, coming to Xbox 360, PC and PS3 this autumn.

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Bethesda’s announced the original Wolfenstein 3D is now free-to-play as a browser game as part of the game’s 20th anniversary celebration. Grab it here. The Platinum Edition of 3D for iOS is also being offered for free for a limited time here, and the game is 75% off on Steam. You could also just go nuts and buy the Wolf Pack on Steam for $3.75 which includes Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of Destiny, and Return to Castle Wolfenstein, or the rather awesome Super id Software Pack which includes 20 id games for $49.99. Decisions, decisions.

Bethesda’s announced a update for Pro and Premium subscribers to QUAKE LIVE, id Software’s browser-based free-to-play FPS, with the addition of the Premium Pak 12.

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Bethesda’s announced it’ll open up online pre-registration for this year’s Quakecon in Texas tomorrow.

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Bethesda’s announced it’s to re-release Quake 4 at retail on Xbox 360 and PC from June 19 in the US for $19.99 and in Europe in an unconfirmed date. It’s available on Steam here.

John Carmack has confirmed id will release the 64-bit executable for RAGE, although a specific time frame for the release was not provided. id also said news on the mod tools would be revealed soon as well. Better late than never, we reckon. Thanks, GameFront.

Nearly 30 years ago, Jordan Mechner – the man who went on to create Prince of Persia – received a fan letter in response to his earlier work, one-on-one fighter Karateka. The author praised Mechner’s graphics (particularly the scrolling background), and mentioned that he was a budding programmer who wanted to grow up to create games.

The young letter writer was John Romero, who did indeed grow up and create games, helping to popularise the FPS genre while he was at it.
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This week, the internet has been abuzz on the topic of Doom 4. First, we heard that it was cancelled, then that it was not, and then there’s the little matter of those alleged screenshots.

Now, id Software has taken a moment out of its busy schedule, taking to Twitter to officially respond to the rumours.
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Another round of purported images from Doom 4 have surfaced on AGB.

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Earlier today, AGB was rumoring that Doom 4 had been canceled which it posted alongside supposed leaked shots of the game.

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Id Software has released a significant patch for RAGE, right on top of its OS-X launch.

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Bethesda’s launched update 2.00 for the iOS version of RAGE, bringing with it two new episodes, melee, iOS5 support and HDMI out support.You can pick it up on iTunes for $1.99 here.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Bethesda has announced id Software’s famous shooter, DOOM, is now available through Xbox Live Marketplace worldwide- even in Germany. So much for the banned list, eh? You can download the 1993 classic for 400 Microsoft Points.

Bethesda has confirmed a round of lay-offs have occurred at id Software, after a tweet and NeoGAF post on the matter surfaced. Speaking with Joystiq, the firm said the lay-offs occurred through “standard business practice” as id Software “regularly evaluates staffing to ensure it has a workforce that meets the needs of the studio.” That being said, the official statement on the matter also noted id was “still recruiting and hiring qualified developers” as work on future titles at the studio “continues unabated.” [pic]

To celebrated the launch of Brink’s Clans and Tournament features, Bethesda has announced that Brink will be free to play on Steam from today until Monday, December 5 at 10am PST. Anyone who plays during that time can also purchase the full game for 75% off.

The German Government had removed classic 1996 shooter Quake from its list of indexed titles. Prior to its de-indexing, general retailers could not offer the iD Software title for sale, even through mail order. Bethesda seems to be in the process of appealing the indexing of iD Software’s back-catalogue, as Doom and Doom 2 were recently let free, too; Germany allows appeals after ten years.

Thanks, Joystiq.