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Bethesda Scraps Plans For ‘Rage 2,’ Confirms ‘Doom 4’ Is Coming To Next-Gen Consoles

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Id Software has been very quiet on the Doom front lately, and we now know why. Bethesda recently confirmed that development on Doom 4 completely started anew back in 2011, with id scrapping what they had because they weren’t happy with it. Constant delays are rarely good for a game, with games like Duke Nukem Forever, and more recently, Aliens: Colonial Marines getting panned by (most) critics and fans.

Bethesda’s Pete Hines provided some explanation as to why it happened, “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,” Hines said. “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.”

I have faith that id will deliver a fantastic action horror game with Doom 4, and I’m very excited to see what a next-gen Doom game will look like. Unfortunately, this also means the game is a long ways off. On the bright side, now everyone at id is hard at work on it, whereas before their team was split between Rage and Doom.

In related news, a sequel for the commercial dud that was Rage has been trashed entirely. That’s a little sad. I really enjoyed the game, even if it was a little uninspired. That satisfying sound my Wingstick made when it connected with an unsuspecting goon’s face was always satisfying, and the character designs were universally amazing.

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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