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John Romero in negotiations with Square Enix - rumour
Former id Software star John Romero has set NeoGAF abuzz by allegedly tagging himself at Square Enix’ Californian offices with the words “now let’s get a deal done”. There are a couple of theories as to what the mysterious message could mean; Romero’s social gaming company, Loot Drop, could be a good fit for Square […]
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Brenda Brathwaite and John Romero tied the knot this weekend
They’re both industry legends, they’ve both worked on some of gaming’s most treasured franchises, and now they both have the same surname: Brenda Brathwaite and John Romero got hitched this weekend in a quiet ceremony at Disneyland. The pair have worked together for years, co-founded Loot Drop together, and were engaged earlier this year. Congratulations […]
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John Romero planning "MMO-ish" PC shooter
John Romero has confirmed to Eurogamer he currently has the design nailed down for a PC shooter that will be “MMO-ish” in some aspect.
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John Romero has plans for a shooter
The man behind some of the genre’s most celebrated names will go back to shooters one day.
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High-profile game designers discuss the game which inspired them the most
During GDC, a team of game designers sat down for a chat to discuss the games which inspired such luminaries as Will Wright, Cliff Bleszinski, Sid Meier, and John Romero.
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Prince of Persia creator publishes 30 year old fanmail from John Romero
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 […]
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GDC 2012: Kasavin, Molyneux, Bleszinski and more added to line-up
GDC organisers have announced three new sessions, including a star-studded panel with some heavyweight names.
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Wednesday Shorts: Dog fighting, DDO, Madden, God Hand, Angry Birds, Romero, sales
While a lot of folks feel they’ve been kicked in the neck over this PSN business and have seen loads of reports on the situation, other stuff happened in the world of games as well. Below, you will find that other stuff.
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Ravenwood Fair hits 10 million users, plans expansion; LOLapps sheds staff [Update]
Facebook sensation Ravenwood Fair has hit the ten million monthly users milestone, and will celebrate with a major expansion.
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John Romero no longer with Slipgate Ironworks, working on social game Loot Drop
Ex-id and Ion Storm co-founder John Romero is no longer at Slipgate Ironworks, a company he helped form in 2005, and is reportedly working with business partner Tom Hall on a social network game called Loot Drop.
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Romero, Molyneux, Braben giving GDC post-mortem sessions on classic franchises
ThinkServices has announced details of a post-moterm series of developer panels for this year’s GDC.
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Romero linked to dubious Facebook app company
John Romero hasn’t had the best decade-or-so. At one time the biggest name in games development, the Doom designer exited then all-conquering id Software to head up his own uber project. Sadly, that project was Daikatana, an overblown, overhyped and ultimately mediocre FPS whose development went down in games lore as one of the biggest […]
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John Romero regrets Daikatana ad campaign, thinks a reunion with Carmack would be "awesome"
Remember when John Romero tried to make you his bitch?Yeah. He’s really sorry about that.
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Romero says Darksiders is what Quake should have been
John Romero has guest-edited in the latest issue of Retro Gamer magazine, and in it he talks about co-founding id Software and how Darksiders was how he imagined Quake would have been.
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John Romero's Slipgate Ironworks facing ch-ch-ch-changes
Ex-id/Ion Storm man John Romero’s latest project, a development studio called Slipgate Ironworks, has seen a bit of restructuring recently. First, the bad news: layoffs. And lots of them.According to a few former Slipgate employees who spoke with Kotaku, some 50 staff members have received pink slips over the past week.The not-so-bad news, though? The […]
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Romero not "disgusted" about Zenimax id deal any more
John Romero’s changed his mind about the fact Zenimax is buying id. He’s positive about it now.“i just did an interview for Avault Podcast coming out friday. i am positive about the Zenimax deal. my initial reaction was harsh. sorry,” he tweeted last night.The ex-id developer initially branded the shock deal as “disgusting” on his […]
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Romero brands Zenimax id buy as "disgusting"
Ex-id, ex-ION Storm “legend” John Romero clearly isn’t a fan of Zenimax buying id Software.On hearing the news, Romero tweeted, “ZENIMAX??????? Disgusting.”Good gravy. There was more. Big John went on to claim that “Fallout 3 bought DOOM.”Romero’s making iPhone games at the moment.Thanks, GamerVision.
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