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Doom 3's Release Date; Quake Turns 8

Posted by simoniker on from the wait-no-longer? dept.

LehiNephi writes "Apparently, GameStop has an updated product page for long-awaited PC FPS Doom 3, along with the note: 'Official launch date of August 3rd, 2004 confirmed!', although the official Doom 3 site hasn't yet been updated, sporting just a 'coming soon' notice. [Blue's News also has further info, noting 'that the British Board of Film Classification has a DOOM III Listing with a rating for the game, a seeming indication that they've already been able to review all its content'.]" In related news, Ag3nt writes "One of the biggest leaps in PC gaming technology, Quake, celebrated its 8th birthday yesterday, according to an AmpedNews piece - there's also a birthday note on John Romero's homepage."

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  1. The official release date by PovRayMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    "When it's done"

    Part of me wishes this was the industry standard instead of forcing themselves to abide by release dates only to output a buggy product.

    However the downside to "when its done" would be our favorite game Duke Nukem Forever.

    WHEN WILL YOU BE DONE?!

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  2. Hardware nightmare by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait to upgrage my box to run this and HL2, then have to throw it all in the trash next year so I can upgrade to a Longhorn spec machine. Wheeeee!

  3. In other news... by jesser · · Score: 5, Funny

    Warez group announces August 1, 2004 release date for cracked version of Doom III.

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  4. Re:Believe It When I See It On Shelves by chimpo13 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't any "Doom III out soon" an automatic dupe? Hasn't this been a topic since 1920? Isn't Doom the first of the talkies?

    New Star Wars sucks
    Doom III out soon
    SCO sucks
    Microsoft sucks
    XBox is great
    XBox sucks

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  5. Oblig. PA Reference by marnargulus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obligatory Penny Arcade reference

  6. Re:Quaking... by Ignignot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Romero, will you never admit quake was better? We know its you!

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  7. I'm an old bastard! by goldenfield · · Score: 5, Funny
    Every so often, something comes along that reminds me that I'm 29, for all intents and purposes old, and probably not cool anymore.
    • I'm no longer in MTV's core demographic (12-26)
    • Younger family members think "Take My Breath Away" by Jessica Simpson is such a great, original song.

    And now this...Quake is 8, Doom is over 10. It couldn't have been that long ago, right? I got it when I got the first Snoop Doggy Dogg CD...oh, wait...
  8. The 8th Anniversary by AntiChris · · Score: 5, Funny

    We celebrate id Software's ability to create more shades of brown than ever imaginable... and love every minute of it!

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