John Romero’s ‘Doom’ Memoir Drops You Into Id’s Early Days

John Romero, cocreator of the popular first-person shooters Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3D is one of the video game industry’s best known designers. In his new book, Doom Guy: Life in First Person, Romero relates the many ups and downs of his life and career. “It’s kind of an Id Software history book, plus my autobiography,” Romero […]

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‘Control Freak’ and the Power of the Intimate Video Game Memoir

Cliff Bleszinski was lead designer on the popular video game Gears of War, and also worked on other classic titles such as Unreal and Fortnite. His new memoir Control Freak describes his rise from Nintendo fanboy to rock star game designer. “It’s 300 pages of my life story, starting when I was a pimply faced […]

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