Doomworld in 2009, using the design implemented in early 2002
Doomworld is the oldest unofficial news website dedicated to the Doom games. The site was founded on March 13, 1998 by Andrew Stine (Linguica), Gaston Lahaut (Mordeth), and Javier Heredia (Dukrous); the site is part of the AtomicGamer network (of TeleFragged LLC). Of the original founders, only Stine and Lahaut remain, but the amount of total members on the staff has grown almost three-fold.[1]
In addition to Doom related news, Doomworld also hosts the weekly /newstuff Chronicles reviews of new WADs uploaded to the idgames archive and a database of the archive with search, user comment, and mirror access capabilities. The site also provides informational resources about Doom and associated games, hosting of Doom websites, and a forum with over 10,000 registered users and 816,000 posts as of December 2009.
Doomworld received some mention in mainstream media in 1999 due to the controversy surrounding the Columbine High School Massacre and shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold's obsession with the Doom games. It gained some renown in the same year after Andrew Stine convinced John Carmack to allow the site to redistribute the Doom source code under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Notable articles & features
- 5 Years of Doom (1998)
- 10 Years of Doom (2003)
- Cacowards (recurring annually since 2004)
External links
- Doomworld
- Doomworld forums
- Doomworld's idgames archive database
- Doomworld directory for hosted sites at AtomicGamer
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