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Doom is a Hit, But Why?

Earlier today an article game out from videogamer.com which stated that Bethesda’s VP of PR and Marketing, Pete Hines, was surprised by how well received the single player campaign for Doom w…

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Kyosuke_Sanada3192d ago (Edited 3192d ago )

I agree with the author, Doom wasn't a needless "re-imagining', which basically means new gameplay that caters to the lowest denominator nowadays. Instead, Bethesda was smart enough to keep the elements that made classic Doom great then added new concepts which compliment them. An overhaul is gameplay should only be needed when the predecessors had no redeeming factors whatsoever.

NecoTehSergal3190d ago

Why is Bethesda getting the props with id made it - who Bethesda simply owns now? Too many give props to Bethesda, just as people did for the new Wolfenstein games instead of who actually made the games - Machine Games.

Kyosuke_Sanada3190d ago

You are right about that. The praise should go to id Software instead of Bethesda, I should have re-read what I have written.

InMyOpinion3190d ago

Craftsmanship and not compromising.

mayberry3190d ago

My kid insisted on getting Doom. He has good video game taste, so I got it....great game!

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Warner Bros. Games Restructures Development Into Game Divisions

Warner Bros. Games has set a new leadership team and restructured around Harry Potter, "Game of Thrones," "Mortal Kombat" and the DC Universe IPs.

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Yoshida claims PS believes Xbox is their only competitor, truth is they don’t have one any more

Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida claims PlayStation still believes Xbox is their only true competitor, not Nintendo.

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Terry_B14h ago

True, they have pretty different audiences..and some People just have both at home or a PS and a PC that emulates more or less everything from Nintendo.

Knightofelemia12h ago

Xbox hasn't been a competitor since the XB360. Last generation and this generation Sony has been running circles around Xbox. As for Sony vs Nintendo Sony runs circles yes but I don't really see Nintendo as competition. Nintendo does their own thing and it works.

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Lightning778h ago

Details are important. Console sales yes. Overall games Xbox seems to be doing fairly well in that department.

drivxr11h ago

Console wars are over.

Eventually, everyone else will catch up to this fact.

attilayavuzer10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

I think it's all PS fans have left at this point. Console wars were always a competition for fourth place behind Nintendo, PC and mobile. If Xbox evaporates into a hybrid virtual platform, then PS will be perennially left in last place.

Christopher10h ago

Strange, I recall all those FCC documents and witness testimonies saying the exact opposite... Guess Microsoft doesn't know what it's talking about?

Destiny108011h ago

microsoft wanted to crush sony into dust and they had the money to do it, but with such weak leadership it was always going to fail

Reaper22_10h ago

Had the money? They still have the money but the industry has changed since xbox 360. Microsoft is the number one publisher in gaming. I'd hardly call that failing.

IRetrouk10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

The industry hasn't changed though, just ms, Microsoft was the no1 publisher for a month in december 2024, the actual no1 for fy2024 was tencent if game sales are all that's being counted.

Profchaos9h ago

Money doesn't mean you'll be successful large corporations have entered and failed before like Nec

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From Sale to Switch 2 - Shift Up Rewarded the Dev Team After Stellar Blade 3 Million Sales Milestone

Shift Up once again proves that they appreciate their team, as they have just rewarded their developers with new Nintendo Switch 2s to celebrate the Stellar Blade sales reaching 3 million.

YourMommySpoils6h ago

"Shift Up Rewarded the Dev Team After Stellar Blade 3" Yes please