Context

So… yeah gonna start this one off with a content warning. While mostly this will pertain to the Recent map released by John Romero, it was released within the context of the currently unfolding situation in Ukraine.

I just like playing doom, and the history of these games, their development, and their developers. We are going to keep this light and mostly focus on the map itself, but do know that this may get heavy at times

One Humanity

John Romero, best known for having the best hair in the industry and also once threatening to make gamers his bitch, has just released a Doom level. The now 54 year old game dev started out in the industry as a founding member of ID software, and together with Tom Hall, Adrian Carmack and the Far future AI weaning Human skinsuit known as John Carmack, they made Wolfenstein and, today’s topic, DOOM. Recently, John Romero has released a new map for DOOM 2, titled “one humanity” as part of a fundraiser for the Red cross and the UN Central Emergency Response to help the people of Ukraine

Now this is Romeros’ first *doom 2* map since 1994, however this is not his first doom map. Back in 2016, Romero released remakes of doom 1’s maps E1M4 and E1M8, which were the only maps in Doom Episode 1 not designed by Romero originally. Later on, Romero would release SIGIL, the “official Unofficial 5th episode” in 2019, either for free with a midi soundtrack by James “Jimmy” Paddock, or a Second non-midi soundtrack by Buckethead that cost €6.66. So its not like this is Romeros’ first map in 38 years… but it is the first one for Doom 2, meaning we have all of the new Doom 2 stuff that that entails.

The gameplay

This Map replaces MAP01: entryway from the original doom 2 (although it replaces nothing else so upon completion you are sent to the original MAP02: Underhalls). The Map also requires you to have an original copy of DOOM2.wad and a modern source port (I used GZDoom because I am a fake gamer, the real gamers probably use Chocolate doom or Crispy doom IDK).

This map takes *heavily* from SIGIL, by the way… which is to say it is aggressively cruel and tough and it will kick your ass. I stopped playing to write this article and I made it a *decent* way through on Ultra Violence but to be clear, we are talking “locks the player in a room with an archvile with nearly no-where to hide” cruel. We are talking “spawns 2 Cyber demons who will bombard the player for the rest of the level” cruel. But even then its so good and its so tightly designed.

There are a couple of things I want to note for those planning on playing this Level

1. 1. It uses SIGILs Mechanic of shootable switches. There are these red and green eye-like sprites that are from vanilla doom that, when shot in this map, will open, close, raise of lower floors
   2. The water at the bottom of the pit doesnt hurt you. Jump off the starting platform immediately, there is a rocket launcher down there that will be hard to grab later as that area is filled by 2 cyberdemons who you dont really have the space to fight
   3. There is a hidden BFG. it’s a secret within a secret, so if you find any of those, wall hump.

The future

As of right now, Romero is working on a sequel to SIGIL, which will be a “megawad” to completely replace DOOM 2’s maps. As of right now we don’t have a release date, although if we take “one humanity” as a teaser for the map pack, then we may see it  before too long.

As for modern id software themselves, they have been hiring recently, suggesting there may be plans for a new game. Now, personally I don’t expect to see a new entry in the doom series for a while, but I would not be opposed to a new Quake game in the universe of QUAKE 1 rather than its sequel.

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As there’s soon to be an Activision Blizzard-shaped hole in my heart due to the powers that be, let’s see what fresh hell is getting cooked up at Ubisoft!

A Better Ubisoft, a collective of current and ex Ubisoft workers to end abuse in the company and gaming industry, have posted criticisms of how a recent internal Ubisoft survey only discussed via summary video with few to no specific claims about employee satisfaction (the supposed goal of the survey). The video was shared internally amongst Ubisoft employees, narrated by Anika Grant.

“With the exception of participation and engagement scores, the talking points were delivered with no numbers […] there were vague statements like, ‘You told us…’ or ‘We heard from you..’ This gives no way of knowing whether the statement that ‘you have managers who are approachable and supportive’ means 95% feel this way or 51% — starkly different outcomes”. – A Better Ubisoft.

Why So Vague iBhard? Saying some issues in the survey were “above the external benchmarks for general industry” and then preceding to not elaborate in the slightest isn’t exactly the best look. Needless to say, this ain’t it chief Grant!

Ironic that you allegedly admitted the largest issues brought up in the survey were about transparency and accountability… And then didn’t give a single second of lip-service to the 4 key demands A Better Ubisoft has been making for the last 200 days. The key demands still haven’t been met and Ubisoft employee requests for the survey results are pending.

There have also been reports of past internal message threads with the company being ignored, even after times Ubisoft itself explicitly asked for worker feedback on things.

This Paragraph Was Written By A Racially Diverse Team Made Up Of Various Faiths, Genders and Orientations, So How Could We Possibly Be Bad? Said Ubisoft to literally any criticism of internal systematic racism, sexism, homophobia and harassment! In a world where the folks at PlayStation managed to fire a major figure at the company for attempted kiddy-fiddling within HOURS, there’s literally no excuse for abusers like Hughues Ricour, Tommy Francois or Adrien Gbinigie to maintain high positions of employment after allegations that would make Harvey Weinstein blush!

And don’t even get me started on the “female characters are more difficult and expensive to animate” debacle from a couple years back, but sufficient to say, it’s a lot less expensive when you divert your budget from jiggle-physics to internal networking to replace known abusers you should’ve fired years ago.

And with that legally mandated anti-corporate ventilation out of the way, it’s Product Poem time baby:

WW3, 2o22! Numerical spoonerism!

Gran Turismo 7. Vrewm. Shooty shooty bang-bang? Doom

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What a coincidence the almighty algorithm gives me this Dying Light 2 tidbit when I was listening back to old Jeremy Jahns Star Wars reviews earlier today!

Not only is this Techland easter egg an easter egg, but it’s an easter egg INSIDE of another easter egg! A Russian Nesting Doll of easter egg-ception! There’s a secret Doom level in Dying Light 2 and players can receive a special new skill by completing it, which ties into the main subject of today’s blog.

But, Stefan, how do I get it? Well, if you can’t find a copy at a local store, you can- No, how do I find the Doom level? I wanna rip n’ tear! Aaah, well sit on my knee and I’ll spill you some tea.

First off, you gotta find 5 black rubber duckies scattered throughout the map. What is the function of them? Sources remain divided. You then have to complete the quest ‘Broadcast’, then you’ll be able to enter a previously locked room once you have the ducks and BOOM, now you get to enter The Fun Zone!

A few moments later, you offer up your dark ducky offerings to a nearby pedestal, complete a challenge that sees you try to get 5 objects within a time limit while fighting zomboners with the Ka Doom Shotgun and there ya go! A shiny new blueprint that gives players the ability to go full Darth Vader on a fool and choke them like a leather-daddy on prom night.

It won’t do a huge amount of damage on it’s own, but works well for stunning enemies and even being more susceptible to damage with follow-up attacks.

Other unlockable easter egg weapons for Dying Light 2 include:

The Left Finger of GloVa: Fingerbang your enemies, shoot your shot. Inside, if possible.

Cyberhands 2177: Mantis blades belonging to a certain ‘punk’, though I could’ve sworn the date was off by… Maybe a century.

“It’s me… Marian” sneakers: Triple jump your way across the land with hardcore parkour skills strong enough to make a certain moustachio’d Nintendo mascot blush!

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To delete or not to delete? That is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the unfair fishing finds of OUTRAGEOUS RNG! Or to take arms against a sea of bells and in earning, spend them! To fly-catch- To decorate, no more. And by decorating to say we end the heartache and the thousand-hour grind that thumb and joystick are heir to: ‘Tis a consummation devoutly to be wish’d.

Forsooth the art of deletion! For it may yet bequeath onto thee awesome work ethic and appreciation for a state of lacking even the most well-endowed lord or king would indulge in avoidance of.

The eternal discourse on the question of deleting thy former lover’s Animal Crossing save data has left the hearts and minds of man, woman and nonbinarie with equal perplexity and discontent of mind. Yet I, Stefan of Saranta-Pasley shall attempt to provide a final answer to this decades-long conundrum… Should one of sound mind delete the progress of a former lo- ABSOLUTELY NOT! Just key their car like a regular perso-

A little backstory: The year is 2020. Pandemic soaring, anti-maskers in Hyde Park, quarantining at it’s height resulting in long periods of indoor isolation from the outside world… Then Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons release on the same day! This results in droves of memes and fanfictions depicting the wholesome cute Animal Crossing cast annihilating the alien hordes of hell while the viciously deadly Doomguy takes a little time out from his schedule to go fishing on an island resort. Needless to say, life was good!

The Go2Games Product Poem Power-Hour:

1. If your gamer-pad’s a tip, try our rad joy-con grip. Won’t smell like Febreeze or clean up with ease, but for AC fans, will appease.
2. There was once an AMIIBO named Lottie, who Villager found quite the totty. Had a WiFi connection and well-timed erection, but Last of Us 2 still won GOTY.
3. Doom Eternal. Cute inferno. Shooty-bang-bang on hell spawn, yo.

Why This Title? Well, one Isaiah Colbert from Kotaku, recently wrote an article titled ‘Deleting my Ex’s Animal Crossing Save Data‘. I then started writing the article from the perspective of “let’s make fun of a hypothetical person who thinks deleting your ex’s Animal Crossing data on purpose is a morally justifiable position”… Because I found that exercise to be, in layman’s terms, funny as the realistically-implemented horse-bollocks in Red Dead Redemption 2 (psst, which we have)!!!

With that said, I haven’t read Isaiah’s article, for all I know, maybe his ex gave him the Switch with her save data and it’s a heartrending ballad about how wiping her Animal Crossing progress helped him become a strong independent gamer who don’t need no save data. Just putting that out there in case anyone from Tumblr or Twitter mobs ended up misreading this as an invitation to harass Isaiah, though let’s be honest, even if I did make that “invitation”, just… Please don’t. Dropping the airy-fairy tone now, don’t harass folks online. Even if it turns out it was in the tone of “oopsie, deleted my ex’s Animal Crossing, but I can’t help it, I’m a Libra”, just be the bigger man/woman/nonbinary and enjoy your life.

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Doom Eternals next update, update version 6.66 (of course),  is bringing a huge amount of new goodies to the game, including the much anticipated Horde mode, New Master Levels and a re-work to Battle Mode. And what’s even better is that its coming next week!

Doom Eternal Update 6.66 is set to release on October 26th for all platforms that support the game.

Battle Mode

Battle mode has always been doom eternals weird little side mode that no-one likes to acknowledge. The mode features 2 players playing as demons while a third plays as the slayer himself. While the mode has never really taken off, to call it “bad” is probably unfair.

This update will Change up the matchmaking system which will take into account win and lose streaks. This should help players face off against players of a similar skill level as them.

Alongside this a new arena for the mode, “stronghold” Will be added.

Master Levels

The Update will add 2 new master levels. Master levels are reworked versions of existing stages with more enemies and re-worked encounters, designed to be Incredibly difficult.

The two new master levels are “World Spear”, the first level of “the ancient gods part 2”, and “mars core”, the ninth level of thew games base campaign. What these master levels will entail is currently unknown, but expect them to be tough, especially after the Bone Crushing difficulty of the Tarras Nabad Master level.

Horde Mode

Probably the most anticipated addition to the game, horde mode is a replacement for the cancelled/indefinitely delayed Invasion mode, in which players will be tasked with stemming the endless tide of the damned as wave after wave of demons crash against you Steel barrelled sword of vengeance. 

The Mode will have players slowly unlock and complete challenges and score points as more and more demons pour into the arena.

For gameplay of hordemode, and all other major modes added in this new update, you can check out this trailer that ID software put out.

Right now you can buy doom Eternal from Got to games for PS4 or Xbox one, and Begin you campaign of destruction against the forces of Hell. Rip and tear, Until it is done.

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QuakeCon is heading online again this year but Bethesda has promised a lot of developer panels, in-game rewards, and more.

QuakeCon started 25 years ago as a local gathering of id Software fans and has now transpired to one of the biggest gaming events in North America.

On Thursday, publisher Bethesda released its schedule for the three-day event that starts on August 19 and runs to August 21. It is an online event due to the worldwide pandemic and will be streaming on Bethesda’s Twitch account.

QuakeCon 2021 Schedule

The first event starts at 2PM ET (7PM BST) on the first day with id Software and MachineGames celebrating the 25th anniversary of the original Quake game. It is then followed by an in-depth look into upcoming releases and updates such as Deathloop and Fallout 76, which is then followed by an inside look into Elder Scrolls Online and Skyrim retrospectively, followed by an update for Doom Eternal. The day ends with a Fallout 76 endgame guide stream and event-goers have a chance to play the game with UFC’s Rob Whittaker.

The second day starts with a UK stream team build-a-thon for Fallout 76 and is followed by more panels dedicated to Quake and Deathloop. There is then a surprising, yet fun event with WeRateDogs, the popular Twitter account that rates dogs and has over 9 million followers. Other events in the day include more panels on Elder Scrolls Online, a 10th-anniversary interactive panel for Skyrim, and an exclusive music performance by Trivium.

The final day begins with a Doom Eternal “Prayer vs Slayer” and another UK stream team event but this time focusing on Elder Scrolls. There will also be a Doom Eternal Community Bonanza, followed by Fallout 76 CAMP Love it or Nuke it. The last two events of the QuakeCon will be the Quake World Championship Grand Finals and Live Art Creation of Elder Scrolls Online.

In addition to the panels and events, eventgoers can enter to win prizes by watching the streams. Doom Eternal players will have access to free unique skins, badges, and more by logging in between August 19 and September 2. Quake Champions players can also do this until August 21. Meanwhile, Elder Scrolls Online players get bonus in-game rewards for watching at least 15 minutes of the stream after linking their Twitch and ESO accounts.

Bethesda is also celebrating QuakeCon 2021 with sales of 60-85% off on select titles.

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