Doom 3 going gold....

[Mr. Natural]

Apparently that's the word from an employee of EB games. According to them the game is currently being received in warehouses and preparing for store shipment and official word of the game going gold from ID will be either Thursday or Friday.

[Ojnod]

I think many people will like this part...

"But no matter: The rest is all dynamite. Doom 3 took me 23 hours to complete on the medium difficulty setting. (For all those who rumored that the game would be over in a few hours- you couldnt be more wrong.) And for those 23 hours, you will never expirience a dull moment."

[Mr. Natural]

It's now official. (http://www.webdog.org/plans/6/) Word from Todd himself. Doom 3 is gold.

[OldsterHolster]

Oh Boy! I hope its playable on my middle of the road machine. Edward.

[Chylde Roland]

oooo. I'm not into Doom, but my hope is that Valve will get their butts in gear to get HL2 out! (but don't rush it guys! we want the best game it can be!)

[Shaolin K]

Wow, that review made it seem like an amazing game. I really liked the review, though the author should invest in a good grammar book.

[MasterChief]

The guy who wrote the review was dan morris from PC Gamer...the grammar problems may not have been his, the dude who transcribed the review just did a pretty crappy job.

[Mr. Natural]

This story (http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/14/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/index.htm) states that there will not be a DVD version and those waiting for it to come out on Xbox may not see it this year.

[Torsion]

Woohoo, this is great news. This sounds like a true next generation title. Im glad ID took the time to make a great game.

[Ojnod]

YES! I can't wait to put 5 or more cd's into my drive once again!

[SupaTroopa]

I was reading about the PC Gamer review yesterday but didn't want to post anything because it was hard to tell what was accurate and what was B.S. coming from posters on the internet. A 94% wasn't all that suprising coming from them.

Sounds like it's a 25-30 hour SP game which is old school good.

Really looking forward to it now - ecspecially since the "recommended" specs are only a 2 ghz machine, 512MB of system RAM and a 9800 pro (all of which I have or exceed) according to what I read...not sure if that's accurate.

I think performance some times has a lot more to do with how well the game is polished and optimized versus pure system power - Far Cry and Deus Ex 2 come to mind.

[Mr. Natural]

Frans shot me a note mentioning that posting links to copyright infringement material is a no-no, so my post was edited to remove the link to the review. For the record the review has been removed from the web site also.

[Ojnod]

Here was another post from Todd, dealing with the OSX version and linux binaries...

ame: Todd Hollenshead
Email:
Description: CEO
Project:
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7-14-2004 10:19 PM CDT

A few bottles of champagne later (so excuse the typos)....

First of all, thank you to everyone who sent congratulatory notes on the GOLD announcement. I speak for
everyone at id when I say I wish I could respond to everyone personally, but hopefully this general note
can convey how much we sincerely appreciate the sentiment from everyone out there waiting for the game.

A few people have reminded me of some details omitted from my initial update:

Mac and Linux: Unfortunately I don't have dates for either of these. However, Linux binaries will be
available very soon after the PC game hits store shelves. There are no plans for boxed Linux games.
More remains to be done for the OSX version of DOOM 3 and that will take some time. We won't release
the OSX version until it's just as polished as the PC version. The date for OSX DOOM 3 remains "when it's
done", but I can confirm that it's definitely coming.

Demo: our priority was finishing the game first and now we are turning our attention to the demo. I
don't have any information to share regarding any specific content, but I don't believe that we have
ever disappointed in that regard in the past. We will release the demo as soon as it's done, but this
probably won't happen until after the game has arrived on U.S. store shelves.

Last, but not least, the id Store: we will have copies of DOOM 3 available, but only after we get them.
I'm sure that some of the hardcore game retailers will get them even before we do. Check our website for
updates on this. We certainly appreciate everyone who has helped to make the id Store a huge success this
year. By the way, more DOOM 3 T-Shirts just arrived, so those popular items are back in stock and will be
available this week.

I understand that people have lots and lots of questions. We're working on pulling together some form of
an official FAQ, but even though we're done we still have several responsibilities that are urgent as the
game heads for retail. Please bear with us on this.

I know I owe you those preparation tips, but they will have to wait until tomorrow.

[Jagndeke]

Lately I have lost my penchant for playing FPS. I dunno... must be middle-age, gamopause or something! :lol:

Anyway, I'll definitely pick up D3 when it hits the shelves. Even if I haven't got my FPS desire back I'm sure the game will prove memorable just from an eye candy and experience perspective.

[Feuerwizard]

Radeon 9800, what about the 9700 pro as a min requirement?

[Ojnod]

Those are the recommended specs F.W., you should be fine.

[Feuerwizard]

Where did u guys read the "recommended" specs?

[Ojnod]

In the first post...but it isnt there anymore.

[Circlebreaker]

Eeee! (http://www.inktank.com/AT/index.cfm?nav=1010) ...