wraggster
April 3rd, 2013, 17:25
Earlier version of horror title 'did not exhibit the quality and excitement intended'
Work on Doom 4 was completely rebooted by developer Id Software at the end of 2011.
That’s according to Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/five-years-and-nothing-to-show-how-doom-4-got-off-trac-468097062), which describes the game as being “in trouble” as it approaches its fifth year in development.
“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,” said Bethesda vice president of marketing and PR Pete Hines.
“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.”
It was originally being developed as a re-imagining of Doom 2 and saw players joining a resistance movement helping to protect the Earth from invaders. A cinematic approach had been taken, leading to some staff internally referring to it as “Call of Doom”.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/43738/Doom-4-gets-next-gen-reboot
Work on Doom 4 was completely rebooted by developer Id Software at the end of 2011.
That’s according to Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/five-years-and-nothing-to-show-how-doom-4-got-off-trac-468097062), which describes the game as being “in trouble” as it approaches its fifth year in development.
“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,” said Bethesda vice president of marketing and PR Pete Hines.
“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.”
It was originally being developed as a re-imagining of Doom 2 and saw players joining a resistance movement helping to protect the Earth from invaders. A cinematic approach had been taken, leading to some staff internally referring to it as “Call of Doom”.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/43738/Doom-4-gets-next-gen-reboot