Bethesda games are generally must-have games, whether they’re fantasy games like Oblivion or grimly humorous futuristic games like Fallout. Most gamers set aside money just in case a hot new Bethesda game might become available. Their next franchise will be Rage, an apocalyptic first person shooter developed with John Carmack and ID software and it’s due out September 13, 2011. To judge by the videos on the official site, anyone who likes shooters should start saving now.

Two games have been removed from the Xbox Live Marketplace. If you check the marketplace on Xbox Live or online, you’ll see that Doom and Double D Dodgeball are no longer being offered. Doom wasn’t exactly an unpopular title on XBLA and its loss is notable.

During QuakeCon 2010, Splash Damage revealed pre-order incentives for its upcoming first-person role playing game Brink. Brink doesn’t come out until 2011, but Splash Damage just couldn’t wake to give us the good news. We’ll list the retail outlets and items below, but let me tell you some items involve Doom and Fallout 3.

Steam strikes again in offering great games for insanely low prices. These prices are only good for a short time.

The man behind one of the most well-known game covers in history died October 22, 2009.

Don Ivan Punchatz created art for National Lampoon, Playboy and National Geographic during his decades-long career. He suffered a heart attack October 11, 2009, and never regained consciousness.

When hired by then startup iD Software to do the cover art for Doom, Punchatz had the option of taking his fee or a percentage of the game’s profits. Not knowing how much profit there would be, he went for his straight fee.

Looking for something to play while you’re out tricking and treating this Halloween? Then we have just the list for you, because who says the iPhone and iPod Touch can’t get in on the Halloween fun? There are plenty of Halloween apps out there but below are our top 5 gaming apps to download that are sure to raise some hairs or at the very least raise your Halloween spirits. Have better options? Then list them below…

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This one came out of nowhere – ZeniMax, the parent company of Fallout 3 and Oblivion developer Bethesda, has just announced its acquisition of id Software (best known for the Doom and Quake franchises). According to a report at Gamasutra, Bethesda will publish all of id’s currently unsigned projects (EA already has the upcoming Rage), and the move is being seen as the company really stepping up it’s publishing side.

Steam has a very good deal for anyone itching for id action this weekend. 1up is reporting that all id software will be 50% this weekend – including the amazing id super pack, which includes everything from early titles to Doom 3. That’s 22 mostly great games (ok, Hexen kind of sucks, but everything else more »

id Software has announced that it is looking for people to join its internal development team for the upcoming horror first-person shooter, Doom 4.

No information was given about the game, such as new features, story, or even what platform(s) it will end up on. All we know right now is that it’s being – or going to be – made. Here’s the not-so-surprising call for…

One of the most renowned first-person shooters also has a fairly strong line of books to give it a back-story. The book count is currently at five novels with four specifically focusing on the events of original conception of the Doom.

Worlds on Fire covers the events of Doom 3 following Lieutenant John Kane. Kane saves marines from what would otherwise be a…