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Carmack to Bring "Graphical Tour de Force" to the iPhone

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the mmo-on-the-iphone-for-complete-loss-of-productivity dept.

Apparently developer John Carmack loves his iPhone and is still kicking himself for not having something ready to go at launch time. However, he has announced plans to bring a "graphical tour de force" to Apple's popular device. "But as for which one, the company isn't saying just yet, though given that the recently launched id Mobile division already has Doom RPG and the forthcoming Wolfenstein RPG to its credit, we wouldn't be at all surprised if Carmack will bring Quake or some flavor of Rage to the small screen as well. What's more, he's apparently considering the idea of tackling the MMO market on the iPhone down the line, though he admits that he's being 'conservative' and doesn't 'want to be in a bet-the-company situation' just yet."

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  1. Link to actual article.. by bigbigbison · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's the actual Forbes article rather than a link to a website that links to the article.

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    1. Re:Link to actual article.. by A+little+Frenchie · · Score: 5, Informative

      here the print one without pub http://www.forbes.com/2008/07/24/doom-iphone-morris-tech-personal-cx_cm_0725doom_print.html

    2. Re:Link to actual article.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Here is a Wikipedia article about the joule:

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joule

  2. Finally a creative game from iD by Chris+Burke · · Score: 5, Funny

    I gotta say I really like the idea of a game that combines the Star Wars universe with the world's most famous bike race. If they can pull it off, that is, and I have to wonder if the iPhone is really going to be the best target for this... wait...

    Doom RPG, Wolfenstein RPG? Okay, since I can't really imagine what that would look like ("you shoot the pinkie demon with the rocket launcher and hit for 100 damage"?), it does sound somewhat creative. Maybe, I guess. Not nearly as cool as "Tour de Force" though... :(

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  3. iPhone Job Loss by writerjosh · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about a game where you stand in line for hours in front of the Apple store waiting to buy the new iPhone? You can watch your character sit for hours doing nothing in the hot sun looking at his other Apple gadgets. The more time that goes by, the more chance he has of losing his job because he played hooky from work to sit in line all day. When his "hooky" bar gets depleted, he loses his job.

    "Oops. You just got fired!"
    Play Again?

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  4. Re:Best quote ever? by timster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it just me, or did you just divide the entire Earth into two categories:

    1. Places where you're likely to get robbed, and
    2. in front of your PC?

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  5. Re:Best quote ever? by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn you once again, Earl Grey.