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Doom 3 Web Site Now Operational

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it's-really-almost-here dept.

thrash242 writes "After much re-re-re-rechecking, the official Doom 3 site finally has some real content, instead of just 'Coming soon' - it also confirms the August 3rd ship date. Woohoo!"

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  1. The demo is a bit slow. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I downloaded the demo - it's pretty slow and unplayable, if impressive graphically.

    That might have something to do with running it on an iMac 233MHz with VPC

    1. Re:The demo is a bit slow. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, by posting something un-funny and un-interesting, you broke the code of the AC. For years, AC has been known as the go-to-guy on slashdot, for well rounded insights and side splitting jokes. On this day, you failed not only yourself but the entire AC community as well. That kind of shame cannot be carried lightly but must instead be met with the humble acceptance that can only be shown through ritual disembowelment. Remember, you do it not for yourself, but for the honor of ACs everywhere!

  2. Last week called by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny


    and it wants its story back

    1. Re:Last week called by wild_pointer · · Score: 4, Funny

      1998 called, it wants it's joke back

    2. Re:Last week called by Pentagram · · Score: 5, Funny

      The English language called, it wants its apostrophes back.

    3. Re:Last week called by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny


      Downtown /. called...

      ...and it wants its karma whores back.

  3. Hmmm....... by Prod_Deity · · Score: 5, Funny

    "It confirms the August 3rd ship date. Woohoo!"

    That just confirms that I'm pre-ordering it insted of HL 2. THANK YOU id!!

    1. Re:Hmmm....... by AndroidCat · · Score: 4, Funny

      This time I thought you had to go to hell and rescue Carmen Sandiego. That way they can sell it as educational software.

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  4. August 5th by woah · · Score: 2, Funny
    It confirms the August 3rd ship date

    Shouldn't that be August 5th?

    I mean I'm not that good with dates usually, but it is my birthday date.

    1. Re:August 5th by Jugalator · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe he meant it ships to the warez community on August 3rd?

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  5. Finally a good use for Active Desktop by dslknowitall · · Score: 4, Funny

    Guess I'm the only one who has this set as their wallpaper in XP?
    http://www.ua-corp.com/nosound.html
    Of course, I found it thanks to [H]

  6. Time... by manavendra · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..to upgrade the graphics cards!

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    1. Re:Time... by vigilology · · Score: 5, Funny

      Man, it is only a web site.

  7. Doom 3 Unleashes Web Design Hell? by draevil · · Score: 5, Funny

    The gates of hell are indeed open! I think the creator of the midi-tune-playing-in-the-background site escaped from the bowels of hell to create that monstrosity.

    Never mind the minimum-spec for the game, what the hell is the mininum spec for displaying that site? :)

    PS: It doesn't render correctly with mozilla-firefox and version 7 of the flash for linux player.

  8. Re:System Requirements by isorox · · Score: 2, Funny

    So what's the real story on the system reqs ?

    And your sig

    The best Requirements Document [constitution.org] ever written.

    If your PC doesn't match the requirements, all you need in the 2nd ammendment to have some fragging fun

  9. Wait a sec.. by Epistax · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dehacked is going to work, right? Don't tell me I've been holding on to WinTex for nothing.

  10. diablo? by SpootFinallyRegister · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did anyone else watch the flash page loading screen tick up to 100% and think they were playing diablo?

  11. Re:System Requirements by MarcoPon · · Score: 2, Funny
    Those minimum specs are wrong.
    In facts, they are:
    CPU 8086/4.77MHz
    512KB RAM
    1 FDD 5"1/4
    DOS 3.11
    And here's a screenshot on a system like that:
    http://mark0.ngi.it/var/doom3.gif
    :-)

    Bye!

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    SeqBox
  12. Major oversite by Asmor · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok, so we're making this game-equivelent of an extremely hyped, anticipated sequel and graphics masterpiece. Let's give people wallpapers, and make the "big" option 1024x768! Lame.

  13. System Reqs for Website? by Skepsi · · Score: 2, Funny

    With these Load times for each section of the page it appears as if it is necessary to upgrade for the website alone.

  14. Terrance and Phillip ending? by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anyone else start laughing when you heard the little "Arrr Arrr" echo at the end of the demo? Just like the Terrance and Phillip movie preview for "Asses of Fire 2".

  15. Re:System Requirements - well i'm fucked by avalys · · Score: 4, Funny

    and it'll be the first time i booted into windows in 3 years.

    Make sure you remember to update your virus definitions and security patches, otherwise you'll experience something I like to call a nasty surprise. :)

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  16. Impressive what people do for publicity... by kennycoder · · Score: 2, Funny

    Laugh...

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  17. Better than DOOM I?? by Tomster · · Score: 4, Funny

    I dunno, the screenshots look about the same to me as the original DOOM.

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    Then again, I'm using Lynx as my browser.... :-)

  18. afraid? no by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    some of us have manners

  19. Re:Flashcrap by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    if your pc cant handle flash, it wont handle doom3

  20. Re:screenshots by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I doubt they are there to solve Hilbert's last problems...