7 posts tagged ‘doom’
We were inches away from the fabled Doom and Halo crossover
Boing Boing,
Doom Slayer. Master Chief. Two giant green guys in iconic suits of armor, best known for plowing through hordes of aliens with extreme prejudice (and yes, I'm counting Doom's demons as aliens here. Fight me). Fans of both series have been imagining them teaming up since their respective debuts, and thanks to Amazon's gaming-themed anthology Secret Level, it… almost happened. — Read the rest The post We were inches away from the fabled Doom and Halo crossover appeared first on Boing Boing.
Prove you're human by playing Doom in a captcha
"Can it run Doom?" is a clever way of reminding us that everything, from toasters to tealights, are general-purpose computers underneath the polypropylene. Though Doom in the browser is nothing new, Doom in a captcha in a browser as a test of humanity is a potentially disarming development. — Read the rest The post Prove you're human by playing Doom in a captcha appeared first on Boing Boing.
People are playing a new DOOM-themed CAPTCHA
TechCrunch,
CAPTCHA programs that are used to determine whether a site visitor is a person or a bot come in pretty standard formats. Think text distortion (where users type the characters they see in a box amid other squiggles); image recognition (you’re selecting, say, all the squares in a grid with a bicycle image); and checkbox […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The Indiana Jones Game's First Trailer Lets You Whip the Hell Outta Some Nazis
Gizmodo,
We’ve watched a lot of Indiana Jones stories over the years but we’ve very rarely been able to put on the fedora ourselves. That changes later this year with the release of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for Xbox. Read more...
Doom at 30
mjtsai,
Wouter Groeneveld: On 10 December 1993, John Carmack, John Romero, Sandy Petersen, and the rest of the id Software crew completely changed the world by releasing the most violent and satisfying DOS shooter ever created. Hundreds of so-called “DOOM clones” followed, frantically trying to join in on the cash grabbing fun. Several controversial lawsuits and […]
Play classic DOS games online
DOS Deck offers a selection of classic DOS games online to play in the browser. You can do this elsewhere, already, but the simple, just-works, controller-friendly user interface is the attraction. Experience classic games with modern convenience at DOS_deck. With full controller support and a carefully curated game collection, enjoy timeless classics and hidden gems, readily available for instant play in your web browser on devices you already own. — Read the rest
The team behind Coyote Vs. Acme has more than just "meep meep" to say to Warner Bros.
AV Club,
The actors and writers strikes are finally over, but the jilted team behind the shelved Coyote Vs. Acme isn’t pulling any punches against the studio that crushed their work under an anvil for a measly tax write-off. As reported yesterday, Warner Bros. Discovery decided to give the completed, scored, and… Read more...