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Doom 3 Expansion and Xbox Version
id Software revealed today that early April will see the release of Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil, and an Xbox port of the original Doom 3 shooter. From the article: "This is DOOM 3 built for the Xbox, including 480p and wide-screen support, full Xbox Live multiplayer, and the Xbox exclusive 2-player co-op campaign. For fans of DOOM 3 on the PC, Resurrection of Evil takes you to the undiscovered depths of the UAC's Mars base and back to Hell itself for a vicious new battle with the forces of evil and the most ferocious demons imaginable."
But will console gamers be able to make it through the pitch black areas switching from flashlight to shotgun and back? I've noticed every console game with a flashlight it's usable with a weapon equipped, and I doubt you'll be able to download some duct tape over XBL. Alot of the less than hardcore fps players might just give up after the thousandth black area ambush while switching from the light to aim and a gun to shoot. But us PC owners, we can get duct tape, see the bastards and shoot them, and be on our way. Of course, the combination of a flashlight and a gun might be too much for the xbox's video card and it would bog it down too much. Eh, my xbox friends will like it, I'll just keep playing it on PC.