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Masters of "Doom"

By Wagner James Au — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

David Kushner's new book about id Software calls the company the "Nirvana" of computer gaming. But did John Romero and John Carmack revolutionize the genre, or ruin it?

Trent Reznor's pretty hate machines

By David Kushner — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

A geek before geeks were cool, the high-tech musician explains why he had to reclaim his programming roots for his next album.

How do game developers hack it?

By David Kushner — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

All-nighters, 18-hour days, sleeping at the office -- John Romero's posse keeps up a "death schedule" to get Daikatana out of beta.

The waiting game

By Howard Wen — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

Will John Romero's Daikatana ever hit the shelves? When it does, will first-person shooter players still care?

Pretty pretty bang bang

By Marc Spiegler — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

Is Quake 3 too beautiful to live up to its promise as the "ultimate death-match game"?

Games don't kill people -- do they?

By Greg Costikyan — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

Before we rush to damn the video-game industry, let's remember: There's both bad and good in blowing up pixels.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

Re-waging the battle of the sexes; vouchers won't fix our schools.

Quake, Doom and blood lust

By Wagner James Au — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

Violent games aren't a problem, says the computer gaming press -- while lovingly hawking the latest innovations in pixelated gore.

The shooters and the shrinks

By Mark Boal — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

After Littleton, the media declared that studies show computer games lead to violence. What studies?

Doom, Quake and mass murder

By Janelle Brown — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

Gamers search their souls after discovering the Littleton killers were part of their clan.

21st Log: Ion Storm exposé sparks online storm

By Jennifer Vogel — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

21st Log: Brief reports and tidbits from the info-sphere.

By Salon Tech Writers — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

Prank takes down anti-impeachment site; Id's Carmack loves, hates the Mac; The truth about Chinese movie-title translations; Haiku error messages surface in Microsoft courtroom!

Shoot to thrill

By Greg Lindsay — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

"Unreal" takes the first-person shooter game to the next graphic level. But is that enough?

21st: "Ate My Balls" ate my balls.

By Milo Miles — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

How one nutty meme took over cyberspace.

21st: Joystick Nationalism

By David Adox — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

Video games are most kids' first contact with computers -- therefore, says author J.C. Herz, they'll shape our world.

21st: Fellowship of the Net

By Andrew Leonard — Mon, 05 May 2003 12:05:00 PDT

In the dungeons of Diablo, cooperation is the best way to survive. That may be why it's sparking a new wave of online popularity for multiplayer gaming.