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Wolfenstein 3D secrets revealed by John Romero in lengthy post-mortem chat

Enlarge / John Romero speaks at GDC 2022. (credit: Sam Machkovech) SAN FRANCISCO—While the game series Doom and Quake have been heavily chronicled in convention panels and books, the same can’t be said for id Software’s legendary precursor Wolfenstein 3D. One of its key figures, coder and level designer John Romero, appeared at this year’s […]

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John Carmack pushes out unlocked OS for defunct Oculus Go headset

Enlarge / Ars’ own Sam Machkovech, shown here modeling the Oculus Go’s bright future. Oculus may have officially discontinued its low-end Oculus Go headset last year, but the company has one more “official” update to help future-proof the hardware. On Thursday, Oculus released an unlocked build of the Oculus Go operating system, allowing for “full […]