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Shot by Software Creations owner Dan Linton, it captures the atmosphere in the studio at the time, Romero's spirited playing style on an early build of Doom ("Bam! Bam! Boom! Bits!") and includes interviews with key members of the team. More >

Id Software's Rage is now available for Mac from the Mac App Store and publisher Aspyr's GameAgent store. The belated release - which comes almost four months after its debut on consoles and PC - is dubbed Rage: Campaign Edition, and includes bonus content only previously available in the Anarchy Edition. More >

Rage developer id Software has confirmed that QuakeCon 2012 will take place August 2 to 5. The BYOC (bring-your-own-computer) gaming event will take place in the Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas, Texas, which is offering special room rates for attendees. More >

id Software has laid off an undisclosed number of staff as it restructures its development team to ‘meet the needs of the studio,’ parent company Bethesda Softworks has confirmed. More >

Id Software has released the source code for its 2004 shooter Doom 3. The release was confirmed on Twitter last night by Todd Hollenshead, president of the developer. Id confirmed it would release the source code in August, continuing its tradition of releasing old engines when a new one is released. More >

Id Software co-founder John Carmack has admitted that the planned release of the Doom 3 source code will be delayed amid fears of a patent violation. Earlier this month Carmack said the source code was "packaged and tested" and would be released once it had been cleared by the developer's legal team. That was taken as a sign that its release was imminent. More >

Id Software co-founder John Carmack has revealed that the release of the Doom 3 source code is fast approaching. In a Tweet, Carmack said: "Doom 3 source is packaged and tested, we are waiting on final lawyer clearance for release." More >

Rumours circulating earlier today - which suggested that Bethesda had indefinitely suspended development of Doom 4 following Rage's mixed reception - have been dismissed as "Complete bollocks" in a curt tweet from VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines. More >

Bethesda has released a PC patch for id's FPS Rage which fixes a number of driver-related bugs and adds new advanced graphics settings. Updates include VSync, Texture Cache and Anisotropic Filter options. The full, extensive list of changes can be viewed on the Steam website More >

Id Software's classic shooters have been unavailable in Germany since their release, with the country's Federal Department For Media Harmful To Young Persons putting both games in the same category as pornography. Bethesda Softworks recently appealed the ruling, and it has proven successful. "We are obviously very pleased with this decision," Bethesda's Pete Hines told Joystiq. "Can't give you details on when they will be available in Germany, [but] we'll let everyone know as soon as we know."

The increasingly popular online pass - which typically requires second-hand buyers to cough up an extra fee for online multiplayer - is being used by Rage developer Id Software to restrict access to singleplayer content. Dotted throughout the gameworld are sewer hatches, which are only accessible to those who bought the game new. "Those hatches are all over," creative director Tim Willits told Eurogamer. "Most people never find them…It's outside the main path. We're not detracting from anything."

During his Quakecon keynote last week, Id co-founder John Carmack revealed that only those with sizeable Xbox 360 hard drives will be able to install the game when it is released in October. "On the 360 we don't have a partial install option," he said. "It's all or nothing, which is kind of unfortunate. It means you have to install 21-22GB of stuff, which takes a long time, but if you've got it and you play it on the 360 that's the only way to go."

Back in April, Id's Tim Willits told us John Carmack was hoping to release Doom 3's source code when Rage is released, saying: "His philosophy of maintaining that type of connection with the community hasn't changed." Parent company Zenimax has since given its permission for the source code to be released, and Carmack said during his Quakecon keynote last night that, while it still needed a polish and the approval of Id's legal department, it will be made available some time after Rage is released in October.

Opening as usual with a keynote address given by Id co-founder John Carmack, this year's QuakeCon will see the first public presentations of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Prey 2. Rage, the Id shooter set for release in October, will be playable on the show floor, design director Matt Hooper will host a special presentation of the game. QuakeCon 2011 will run from August 4th to 7th at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas, and entry is free. To register, click the source link below.