John Romero’s new PC shooter hopefully won’t be doomed like Daikatana

John Romero's new PC shooter hopefully won't be doomed like Daikatana

By Darren Allan

John Romero's new PC shooter hopefully won't be doomed like Daikatana

John Romero is back in the game, quite literally, with the announcement that he’ll be revealing a new PC shooter at the start of next week.

Romero, who co-founded id Software and co-created the original Doom and Quake among other titles, has stuck a video on YouTube entitled ‘The Return’, which ends with the revelation that there will be an announcement on April 25, next Monday, regarding a project from Night Work Games.

The website linked contains little information on the game but does state that: “A new first-person shooter is being built at Night Work Games in Galway, Ireland.”

The YouTube video clip shows Adrian Carmack, another of the co-founders of id Software, wandering through what we assume is the Irish wilderness, eventually coming across a hooded figure – John Romero himself.

Carmack then makes a symbolic offering to Romero in the ending of this short parody scene which most of you will doubtless recognise. Check out the video below for yourself, but at any rate it’s clear enough that Carmack is going to be part of this project alongside Romero.

Dynamic duo

John’s partner, Brenda Romero, also confirmed the two will be working together when she tweeted: “John Romero & Adrian Carmack …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming

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