John Romero

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• John Romero's great-grandma - an actual 1920s crime boss - is a playable character in Empire of Sin

  Brenda Romero’s upcoming turn-based strategy game Empire of Sin features one particularly unique playable character: John Romero’s brothel-owning great-grandmother.

  9 months ago

• Bribe and muscle your way to the top of 1920's Chicago underworld in Empire of Sin

  Empire of Sin has finally revealed itself to be a unique blend of management and tactical combat.

  1 year ago

• John Romero's personal Doom 2 discs sold for $3150, so expect more memorabilia auctions soon

  John and Brenda Romero have amassed a huge collection of memorabilia over the years, and they’re looking to make some space.

  4 years ago

• John Romero is auctioning off his DOOM 2 floppy disks

  For several hundred American dollars, you can own John Romero’s personal copy of DOOM 2.

  4 years ago

• Fascinating historical archive shows just how much Quake changed during development

  Quake is having a birthday, and we get the present.

  5 years ago

• Romero and Carmack's Blackroom Kickstarter put on hold to make a gameplay demo

  Put those wallets away. For now.

  5 years ago

• Another DOOM classic level from John Romero

  DOOM fans, potential Blackroom backers: come see what the fuss is about.

  5 years ago

• John Romero's new shooter will be revealed on Monday

  DOOM, Quake and, uh, Daikatana designer John Romero is back in the saddle.

  5 years ago

• Doom and Quake co-creator teasing new FPS project

  John Romero is teasing a new PC first-person-shooter.

  5 years ago

• John Romero has created a new level for Doom after 21-years

  It’s been ages since John Romero created a level for the shooter Doom. As of today, the 21-year drought has ended.

  5 years ago

• The Super Mario Bros. 3 PC port that changed the industry forever

  Super Mario Bros. was indirectly responsible for the rise of the first-person shooter genre. No, seriously.

  5 years ago

• DOOM developer John Romero selling his Turbografix-16 and SNES collection on eBay

  DOOM and Quake developer John Romero is selling off parts of his game collection as well as a rare console through several One Day auctions on eBay.

  6 years ago

• Watch John Romero play Doom

  John Romero made DOOM, and now you can watch him play it, dropping many a delightful gem of insight regarding one of the most important shooters of all time.

  6 years ago

• Doom designer: "we’ve barely scratched the surface" of shooters

  John Romero, designer of Doom and Daikatana, reckons there’s plenty of opportunities to innovate in the first-person shooter genre.

  6 years ago

• Is the world ready for a new shooter from the creator of Daikatana?

  Doom and Daikatana designer John Romero is “starting to work” on a new shooter – his first in 14 years.

  6 years ago

• Where are they now? The dissipation of id Software

  Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake and Rage. With three of the biggest shooter properties in gaming (and also another one), id Software has clearly housed some of the industry’s brightest stars. Where is this talent now?

  7 years ago

• Before there was Doom, there was this

  Mullets, Genesis games, an unfinished copy of Doom and more feature in this half hour tour of id Software, circa 1993.

  7 years ago

• Daikatana appears on Steam, priced £4.99

  Daikatana, John Romero’s notorious shooter that was marred by ill-advised marketing and delays, has appeared on Steam. You can download it now.

  7 years ago

• Brenda, John Romero to oversee new UC Santa Cruz master's degree

  Industry veterans Brenda and John Romero will oversee UC Santa cruz’s new 12 month master’s degree program in games and playable media.

  7 years ago