Tag Archives: john carmack
Tue, Feb 26, 2013 | 15:45 GMT
QuakeCon 2013 will take place in August
QuakeCon 2013 will take place August 1 – 4, 2013, Bethesda has announced. It won’t cost you a thing to attend, and it will be located at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. For the 18th years in a row, the vent will host the North America’s largest Bring-Your-Own-Computer LAN party, and the firm will be showing off upcoming game titles to the public for the first time, while also providing a chance to go hands on. Hit up the official website for more information.
Sun, Feb 24, 2013 | 23:04 GMT
Oculus Rift: John Carmack discusses latency problems
In a lengthy and involved blog post, legendary engineer John Carmack has gone into detail on the problems he and the Oculus Rift team face trying to achieve the virtual reality dream. The headset-tech requires a maximum latency of about 20 milliseconds to feel like genuine head movement, Carmack said, but current systems only achieve average response times of 100 milliseconds. Carmack’s discussion of how he’s tackling this issue is technical but fascinating. Valve’s Michael Abrash has shared similar thoughts in the past.
Thanks, PCGamesN.
Fri, Feb 22, 2013 | 09:37 GMT
John Carmack praises PS4: “Sony made wise engineering choices”
Despite signalling his concern for next-gen consoles at the end of last year, id Software’s John Carmack has praised the PlayStation 4 hardware.
Wed, Feb 06, 2013 | 21:53 GMT
Id Software games unlikely to come to Linux
Id Software technical guru John Carmack has said he doesn’t expect to provide Linux support for any future games.
Tue, Dec 18, 2012 | 09:06 GMT
Carmack believes many “Next-gen games will still target 30 FPS”
id Software co-founder John Carmack has stated that many next-gen software developers will continue to pursue 30 FPS titles, despite the additional clout of improved hardware from platform holders.
Thu, Oct 25, 2012 | 01:25 BST
RAGE mod tools still inbound
RAGE fans have been waiting for mod tools since the multi-platform shooter launched a year ago, but a tweet from id’s John Carmack suggests they’re still in the works. Carmack says the modding suite is due “real soon now” but has been delayed by work DOOM 3: BFG Edition; he also mysteriously referenced “poor decisions on this all year”.
Thanks, Joystiq.
Mon, Sep 10, 2012 | 17:01 BST
Doom 3: BFG Edition ‘could have hit Wii U if there was enough time’ – Carmack
Doom 3: BFG developer id Software has revealed that it would have loved to release the game on other formats – including PS Vita and Wii U – if time was on its side.
Wed, Aug 15, 2012 | 23:59 BST
Spector “actively trying to shame” Carmack, Sweeney into dropping violent focus
Deus Ex and Epic Mickey creator Warren Spector name-dropped id Software’s John Carmack and Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney in a call for developers to focus on something more than violence.
Sat, Aug 04, 2012 | 17:18 BST
John Carmack’s QuakeCon 2012 keynote is now online
For those who missed out on John Carmack’s QuakeCon keynote, which lasted around the three and a half mark, you can do so below. Thanks, Talkar.
Fri, Aug 03, 2012 | 22:02 BST
Oculus Rift headset Kickstarter lands $1.1M in funding, DOOM 4 will incorporate the tech
The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has surpassed its $250,000 goal with 4,581 backers pledging $1,121,315 and it still has 28 days to go.
Fri, Aug 03, 2012 | 00:25 BST
Carmack: DOOM 4 “will be done when it’s done”, sorry about RAGE
John Carmack’s annual Quakecon keynote apologised for the past but had an eye on the future, with a few snippets of DOOM 4 info.
Wed, Jul 18, 2012 | 15:28 BST
Dishonored playable at QuakeCon 2012
Bethesda has announced some of the panels for QuakeCon 2012, as well as the news that Dishonored will be playable at the event.
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 | 08:28 BST
Oculus Rift VR headset aims to be Kickstarter funded
Oculus Rift, a virtual reality head-mounted display (HMD) designed by Palmer Luckey and backed by John Carmack, will see its Kickstarter appeal begin around July 19, according to the designer.
Wed, Jun 20, 2012 | 00:23 BST
Carmack “not all that excited” about new hardware
The next batch of consoles won’t bring a heck of a lot to the table, according to respected technical wizard and id Software luminary John Carmack.
Thu, Jun 14, 2012 | 15:13 BST
Jaffe – “next generation of hardware will be the last”
Ex-Sony man and creator of Twisted Metal and God of War says consoles have had their time and will be gone within 10 years, but he concedes that his track record for predicting industry trends isn’t the best.
Thu, Jun 07, 2012 | 01:04 BST
John Carmack predicts a long future for next gen consoles
Despite growing competition from the likes cloud and PC gaming, Id co-founder John Carmack believes that dedicated consoles will still remain very much part of the industry.
Thu, Nov 17, 2011 | 16:18 GMT
Carmack rewriting Doom 3 source code to dodge legal issues
John Carmack is in the process of rewriting the code for id’s open-source version of the Doom 3 engine, due to legal issues surrounding the shadow rendering.
Tue, Nov 01, 2011 | 03:28 GMT
DOOM 3 source code release awaiting legal clearance
The promised release of DOOM 3′s source code is looming on the horizon.
Sat, Oct 15, 2011 | 17:54 BST
Carmack says patch coming to fix Rage’s blurry textures
Some PC gamers were pretty disappointed with some of the finer points of Rage’s graphical presentation when it launched earlier this month after early hype about its visual prowess. More »
Sat, Oct 08, 2011 | 19:43 BST
Carmack: RAGE PC issues “have been a real cluster!@#$”
John Carmack has said the team at id has found the driver issues plaguing RAGE on PC frustrating.


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