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technology9 days ago•1 min saved

DOOM: The Dark Ages Marks Its One-Year Anniversary With Art Capsule and Merch

DOOM: The Dark Ages is celebrating its first anniversary with a Luke Preece x Billelis art collaboration and a limited Capsule Collection (canvas prints, wall banners, lithographs, a throw blanket, and a wearable bomber jacket) available through the Bethesda Gear Store, plus a wearable Helmet Replica. Id Software also marks its 35th anniversary and QuakeCon 2026 with founder guests John Carmack, John Romero, Adrian Carmack, and Tom Hall attending. The game remains available on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC and is now on Game Pass, with an One Year Anniversary Stream on Bethesda’s Twitch channel and more details at DOOM.com.

via Slayers Club|

#anniversary #art-collaboration #doom

technology11 days ago•8 min saved

Doom’s Long-Awaited Dark Ages DLC Still MIA One Year On

One year after Doom: The Dark Ages released, PS5 Premium Edition buyers still haven’t gotten the promised campaign DLC. The expansion, described by id Software’s Hugo Martin as “basically like a sequel” and a major development, remains unrevealed and in polishing, sparking Reddit debate while the base game has dropped in price and the premium upgrade content has yet to materialize.

via Push Square|

#dlc #doom #premium-edition

science-and-technology1 month ago•6 min saved

Brain-on-a-chip tackles Doom, hinting at a new era of computing

Australian startup Cortical Labs wired 200,000 human brain cells onto a silicon chip to play Doom, building on Pong experiments as it pitches biological computers that could someday sit in data centers alongside traditional silicon chips for far greater energy efficiency.

via The Economist|

#biological-computing #cortical-labs #doom

gaming2 months ago•5 min saved

Retro Recap: This Week in Classic Gaming News (March 22, 2026)

This Retro Recap bundles the week’s classic-gaming news—from Rosamund Pike calling the DOOM movie an absolute bomb to Bleem’s Dreamcast collaboration; GameStop declaring PS3/Xbox 360/Wii U retro; Limited Run Games’ renewed fan-first focus; Konami’s Devastators heading to consoles; Final Fantasy IX’s animated series in production; Animal Crossing’s Claude Code-powered PC port; RetroAchievements adding Wii support; and AYANEO Pocket Air Mini’s review.

via Time Extension|

#animal-crossing #doom #dreamcast

technology2 months ago•16 min saved

Switch 2 Boost Mode Brings Notable Graphics Uplift to Older Games

Nintendo Switch 2’s 22.0 firmware adds a Handheld Mode Boost that raises resolution and enhances visuals for many older Switch titles when played in handheld mode, as shown in comparison videos: Doom improves to 576p (from 408p), Fire Emblem Warriors to 1080p (vs 720p), and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 often reaches around 720p in many areas, with other titles like Spyro Reignited and No More Heroes 3 also gaining enhancements; results vary by game and not all titles benefit equally.

via Notebookcheck|

#boost-mode #doom #handheld-mode

technology2 months ago•7 min saved

Doom on a Petri Dish and a Digital Fly: A New Era of Biological Computing

Two high-profile experiments push the boundaries of biological computing: Cortical Labs wired 200,000 living human-brain cells on a glass chip to play the video game Doom, while Eon Systems created a virtual fruit fly by emulating its brain. Neither appears conscious yet, but the work raises questions about learning in cells, brain emulation, and potential medical and robotic applications, alongside ethical concerns about memory manipulation and the line between living tissue and machines.

via The Guardian|

#bio-computing #brain-computer-interface #doom

technology2 months ago•20 min saved

Retro Revival: The SNES Doom Reborn by Its Creator

Kotaku profiles Randal Linden, who created the original SNES Doom port in 1995 using a boot ROM and reverse-engineered Doom, and explains how Limited Run Games, with a Raspberry Pi-based cartridge, are refining that version to add features like faster framerate, circle strafing, and rumble, delivering a smoother, content-rich Doom on the SNES while honoring the hardware limits that defined the infamous release.

via Kotaku|

#doom #randal-linden #retro-gaming

technology2 months ago•3 min saved

Biohybrid Brain Cells Learn Doom in a Petri Dish

Australian startup Cortical Labs shows its CL1 device can steer a culture of living human brain cells to play the video game Doom by translating the game's visuals into electrical stimulation patterns; following an earlier Pong demo, the neurons were taught via the company’s API in under a week, but they still perform like novices and aren’t equivalent to silicon processors, though the work hints at future brain–machine interfaces and more complex robotic control.

via Futurism|

#biohybrid #braincells #doom

technology2 months ago•4 min saved

Doom: The Dark Ages DLC Feels Like a Full Sequel in Size

ID Software’s Doom: The Dark Ages DLC is described as massive—so large it feels like a sequel—with a ton of new content that departs from the base game, while the standalone title has already drawn about 3 million players since launch.

via Eurogamer|

#bethesda #dlc #doom

technology2 months ago•2 min saved

Living Neurons Run Doom on a $35,000 Bio-Computer

Cortical Labs’ CL1 is a commercial bio‑computing platform that uses living human neurons on a 59‑electrode array to run Doom via the Cortical Cloud and biOS; modules sell for about $35,000 (volume price $20,000), consume roughly 850–1,000 W per full rack, and keep neurons viable for up to six months under ideal lab conditions.

via TechSpot|

#biological-computing #cortical-labs #doom

technology2 months ago•3 min saved

Neurons in a Dish Play Doom on a Brain-In-A-Vat Chip

A Cortical Labs demo shows 200,000 human neurons on a multi-electrode array controlling a Doom-like game by translating on-screen data into electrical stimuli; the neurons respond and can learn, hinting at future brain-in-a-dish AI capabilities. The footage raises ethical questions about cell sourcing and ownership, and Cortical Labs is offering a Cortical Cloud API for developers, with the caveat that the footage depicts Freedoom rather than the original Doom.

via Gizmodo|

#brain-in-a-dish #cortical-labs #doom

technology3 months ago•15 min saved

Doom Creators Send Personal Support to Terminally Ill Fan In Hospital

A terminally ill Doom fan in Toronto asked Reddit for one final wish—playing Doom: The Dark Ages on a PS5 in hospital—and received heartfelt messages from series lead developer Hugo Martin and co-creator John Romero. The hospital arranged the request, Martin and Romero offered words of support and encouragement, with Romero saying the fan is the real Slayer and that he’s not alone. The post drew broad fan support as the fan continued to play during his final days, illustrating how creators and communities can accompany a player through life’s hardest moments.

via Kotaku|

#doom #hugo-martin #id-software

technology3 months ago•10 min saved

Gaming Goes Portable: Doom and Mario 64 in a PDF

Hackaday reports that PDFs can run embedded JavaScript, enabling experiments like Doom PDF (a modified Doom port running inside a PDF via a DOSBox‑like environment) and a standalone Super Mario 64 port contained in a 23.5 MB PDF that renders at a few FPS with ASCII output, made possible by PDF.js in browsers.

via Hackaday|

#doom #doompdf #pdf

technology3 months ago•6 min saved

id Software Celebrates 35 Years with Teases for What’s Next in 2026

id Software is marking its 35th anniversary with a celebratory video and hints of ongoing plans for 2026, including possible discounts, behind-the-scenes content, and potential announcements. While a full new game reveal isn’t anticipated, there’s speculation about remasters or re-releases as the studio looks back on its DOOM history and continues development on its next project.

via Push Square|

#anniversary #doom #id-software

technology4 months ago•10 min saved

Doom Comes to PineBuds Pro: Tiny Earbuds, Huge Gameplay

Ars Technica reports Doombuds, a hack by Arin Sarkisan, lets the PineBuds Pro earbuds run Doom by wiring a JavaScript interface to stream a heavily compressed MJPEG video from the earbuds’ UART pads to a web server, using a 1.7MB squashware Doom build to fit into the device’s ~4MB flash and ~1MB RAM; a Twitch stream controls sessions via doombuds.com, demonstrating that inexpensive, open‑firmware earbuds can run a classic game.

via Ars Technica|

#doom #doombuds #embedded-systems