Bethesda revealed overnight that the long-awaited DOOM 4 has been in development for so long partly because the company was so unhappy with a build they witnessed in 2011, that they ordered id Software to scrap it and start again.

“An earlier version of DOOM 4 did not exhibit the quality and excitement that id and Bethesda intend to deliver and that DOOM fans worldwide expect,” claimed Bethesda’s Pete Hintes to Kotaku.

“As a result, id refocused its efforts on a new version of DOOM 4 that promises to meet the very high expectations everyone has for this game and this franchise. When we’re ready to talk about the DOOM 4 id is making, we will let folks know.”

Kotaku is reporting sources that claim in the wake of the RAGE launch, id suddenly realised that DOOM 4 had been sitting around for a while and not really doing anything, and was starting to look less than impressive. Zenimax delivered the company an overriding order: Postpone or cancel other projects, and get everyone on DOOM 4. And make it as big as Skyrim.

I guess we’ll find out whether or not id have been up to the challenge when the company is ready to start talking about it. Until then, let the speculation commence.

Source: Kotaku

Are you waiting for news on DOOM 4? id Software head John Carmack would like to remind you that patience is a virtue. In his keynote speech at QuakeCon 2012, the exec said that they are trying to avoid some of the mistakes that they made with Rage, and that DOOM 4 “will be done when it’s done”. According to the same speech, the game will feature “better tactical gameplay” and “a gritty, visceral feel”, but there were no gameplay elements revealed beyond the promise of ‘shotguns and demons’. Well, really, isn’t that enough?

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Id has released John Carmack’s Quakecon 2012 keynote, which you can enjoy right here in the comfort of your web browser. Amid three and a half hours of talk which occasionally strays into the techno-babble zone, the legendary developer spends a few moments apologising to id’s rock solid PC hardcore fanbase for RAGE’s troubled PC launch, in particular poor driver support. There’s also some talk of what id has been up to with id Tech 4 for DOOM 3: BFG Edition, and word that the whole company is now almost exclusively working on DOOM 4. No release date though, alas.

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