Salon Directory › q › Quake (18 stories)

Quake

Masters of "Doom": 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?; By Wagner James Au May 5, 2003
Trent Reznor's pretty hate machines: A geek before geeks were cool, the high-tech musician explains why he had to reclaim his programming roots for his next album.; By David Kushner Sep 17, 2002
A hardcore elegy for Ion Storm: John Romero's game design studio was the most maligned company in the business. But from the inside looking out, it rocked.; By Christian Divine Jan 2, 2002
How do game developers hack it?: All-nighters, 18-hour days, sleeping at the office -- John Romero's posse keeps up a "death schedule" to get Daikatana out of beta.; By David Kushner Mar 7, 2000
The waiting game: Will John Romero's Daikatana ever hit the shelves? When it does, will first-person shooter players still care?; By Howard Wen Feb 8, 2000
Pretty pretty bang bang: Is Quake 3 too beautiful to live up to its promise as the "ultimate death-match game"?; By Marc Spiegler Sep 8, 1999
Hard times for hardcore gamers: Total Entertainment Network dumps its name and its first-person shooters to launch Pogo.com.; By Janelle Brown Sep 3, 1999
Relief in the ruins: As the relief effort in Turkey mounts, international humanitarian organizations are seeking contributions for earthquake victims.; By Fiona Morgan Aug 23, 1999
Games don't kill people -- do they?: Before we rush to damn the video-game industry, let's remember: There's both bad and good in blowing up pixels.; By Greg Costikyan Jun 21, 1999
Letters to the Editor: Re-waging the battle of the sexes; vouchers won't fix our schools.; Letters to the Editor May 19, 1999
Quake, Doom and blood lust: Violent games aren't a problem, says the computer gaming press -- while lovingly hawking the latest innovations in pixelated gore.; By Wagner James Au May 12, 1999
The shooters and the shrinks: After Littleton, the media declared that studies show computer games lead to violence. What studies?; By Mark Boal May 6, 1999
Doom, Quake and mass murder: Gamers search their souls after discovering the Littleton killers were part of their clan.; By Janelle Brown Apr 23, 1999
21st Log: Brief reports and tidbits from the info-sphere.: 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!; By Salon Tech Writers Jan 11, 1999
Top of the frag heap: Top of the frag heap: By Janelle Brown. Can the pixel-pounding success of one Quake player named Thresh turn gaming into a true professional sport?; By Janelle Brown Nov 17, 1998
Shoot to thrill: "Unreal" takes the first-person shooter game to the next graphic level. But is that enough?; By Greg Lindsay Jul 10, 1998
Quake-r state: When online gamers rallied to defend a female player from harassment, they learned there's more to life than pixel gore.; By Andrew Leonard Jun 8, 1998
21st: Fellowship of the Net: 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.; By Andrew Leonard Jun 8, 1997

Salon Directory › q › Quake (18 stories)

Quake

Daily Newsletter