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/Newstuff #393

##### /Newstuff #393 Another edition of /newstuff brings us...not much to look at. A few not-so-appeasing maps and mods got released but within the bunch of below average to average pwads there's a few rather interesting finds.

"Pandora's Box" is a good old-school wad that's worth checking out, while "Sacrament" is a good looking mapset, that despite some gameplay issues might still be worth taking a look at. A new version of the all too well known "Beautiful Doom" got a mention as well, so there's that.

Overall nothing outstanding, but there's still always something worth taking some time out of your day to try out.

/newstuff #420

##### /newstuff #420 Today it's the first time for this autumn in Germany that we get some snow here in the south. The weather is terrible, it's saturday - it's actually the best opportunity to take a look through the latest /newstuff chronicles. After a quick look through all of the submissions, I really suggest to take a closer look at DutchDevil's Evil Unleashed II, which is a nice mashup between different original Doom styles. If you are more into Titan 1024 style of maps, you can also find a nice mapset called Onslaught by Henri Lehto. It's small, it's cramped but it looks good and mostly also plays quite well. Last but not least, Realm667's very own The Refinery got its decent and fair review done by TheGreenHerring - it's definitely worth a read (as it is also worth to play) and will most propably help in terms of further project development.

/newstuff #481

32in24 #14Yet another installment of the /newstuff Chronicles has been published a few days ago - and despite the mixed quality of reviews and maps - it is surely worth reading and looking through. One of the projects I'd like to mention is definitely 32in24 14, yet another megawad filled with maps done in 24 hours by various mappers as well as Valiant, a megaward by skillsaw which is one of the most impressive projects I have seen in a long time. Check the link and proof it yourself.

/newstuff turns 391 years...err...

##### /newstuff turns 391 years...err... The 391st edition of The /newstuff Chronicles has been published today with a load of yet another '94 releases as well as several new stuff that has been reviews. In my eyes there are definitely a few gems that are worth playing if you haven't spotted them yet. One of the very cool releases is Paul Corfiatis community project "Doom 2 Unleashed" with a lot of oldschool styled maps aiming for a classic "Hell On Earth"-feeling - and does pretty well if you ask me. Another release that was quite entertaining is a Heretic project from Evil Space Tomatoe called "Heretic Amplified". Don't get it wrong, it's more than a weapon- or effect-mod as it also includes several maps. There are quite a few more entries in this edition but I guess most of them depend on personal tastes if you like them or not. Anyway, give it a shot and click the link for more information and reviews.

12 Cacodemons

Cacowards 2015Dang, another year passed, another DoomsDay reached. Congratulations to your 22nd birthday Doom. Who would have thought that we are still here now after such a long time. The last year was full of achievements, surprises but also of sad moments, if we just think about the passing of Ty Halderman - may he rest in piece. Though his legacy remains and so do we modders continue working on a game that's even older than some of us modders ourselves.

As usual, Doomworld has just released its article about the 22nd Annual Cacowards with amazing wads and interesting info about the past 356 days. Take your time and read it, and congratulations to all the winners, you and all the others did a great job again and - believe it or not - Doom is still fun, even after 22 years!

17 years of german captivity are over

##### 17 years of german captivity are over After 17 years of captivity, Doom and Doom 2 can finally played in Germany without fearing the "Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien". Both games have been on the index since their release and couldn't be aquired in the local shops - at least not legally. Finally the decision has been revised, detailed information can be read in the 16-page-pdf (written in German unfortunately). It is not clear yet if this revision only covers the crippled German Doom 2 version that came without the secret maps or if you also can play the Wolfenstein 3D homage as well.

20 years of Doom

##### 20 years of Doom Woohooo... Doomsday for the 20th time and we've got a lot to celebrate. 20 years of modding, 20 years of deathmatch and 20 years of a brilliant and creative community. Crazy thing considering how old this game already is and that there are many people who weren't even born on its initial release decades ago. Time for a deeper insight I guess! Over at wired.com, a Q&A has been posted - some kind of interview with John Carmack, one of Doom's developers which gives a very personal and detailed view of times when the project has been developed. Another very cool thing is a "We play Doom" video with no one less than John Romero over at IGN. This is pretty interesting as you can watch a coop video with him and the moderator playing Knee-Deep in the Dead, a must watch. More things to come I guess, so stay tuned in the upcoming next days!

20 years of Doom in France

##### 20 years of Doom in France Just spotted over at Doomworld, that 20 Years of Doom has been released. It is a collection of 9 medium-sized Boom-compatible maps made by members of the French Doom Community to celebrate our favorite game's 20th birthday. The project's goal was the following: Each map in this set is to be composed of various elements inspired by 3 consecutive maps from the classic Doom IWad and arranged in a new fashion, allowing you to revisit Knee-Deep in the Dead, The Shores of Hell and Inferno in a condensed yet revamped way. The wad includes many new twists though, and the overall difficulty has been raised a fair bit so that modern players could still enjoy the gameplay. Cooperative / -solo-net mode is also implemented.

20 Years of id software

##### 20 Years of id software Gamespot has just posted a video featuring interviews with the founders of id software regarding the 20th anniversary, including some inside-information about the past and the future of the gaming company. It's quite interesting as it doesn't only deal with the developers' more ongoing projects but mostly with releases from the past - the true classics like Catacomb Abyss, Commander Keen and also Doom. The whole 30 minutes of video material can be watched at Gamespot's webpage. Take the time, it's worth every second.

2002 A Doom Odyssey Remastered Soundtrack Released!

##### 2002 A Doom Odyssey Remastered Soundtrack Released! Every conesseur of classic Doom wads has at some point played 2002 A Doom Odyssey. Now considered a classic, it still has a soundtrack that one can still remember to this day. Well to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of 2002 A Doom Odyssey pcorf (the original project leader) is planning on releasing a brand new Boom compatible version with numerous fixes and other goodies! To start he's released the youtube soundtrack for 2002 A Doom Odyssey which has been remastered for our listening pleasure. You can follow progress of the 10th anniversary edition over in his announcement thread. If you haven't played the original 2002 ADO you should give it a try now or wait until the anniversary edition is out later this year.