Let's play some word association. I say 'iD Software,' you say… Doom? Quake? Wolfenstein, perhaps? For real FPS heads, the names Heretic and Hexen may also come to mind. Produced and published by iD ...
Remember Raven Software? Well, it appears Nightdive has, along with Bethesda, reached into the depths of first-person shooter history to revive two of the best “DOOM Clones” around. That’s what people ...
For those unacquainted with the myriad charms of Heretic and Hexen, it’ll probably do to just say that both games are essentially dark fantasy versions of DOOM and leave it at that. Except it won’t, ...
Droves of modern- and futuristic-themed “Doom clones” jammed up store shelves in the 1990s, but Raven Software’s Heretic and Hexen differed from the rest of the pack. Trading shotguns and space ...
Nightdive Studios have revealed their latest retro AAA game release: Heretic + Hexen. The compilation is available now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Play Anywhere, ...
At QuakeCon, id Software and Bethesda announced Heretic + Hexen, a rerelease in the spirit of last year’s “definitive” versions of Doom and Doom II. Also announced: a new update for Doom: The Dark ...
What's Included: For the fourth time in as many years, id Software and Nightdive Studios have shadow-dropped an enhanced port of one of id's classic first-person shooters during QuakeCon. This time, ...
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TL;DR: Heretic + Hexen remastered offers enhanced 4K 120 FPS gameplay on PC and consoles, featuring new campaigns, online cross-platform co-op, multiplayer deathmatch, mod support, improved ...
Rob is Lead Features Editor at DualShockers, and has been playing games since hijacking his sister's NES in the early 90s. Instead of outgrowing them, decided to make a life out of ranting about them.
If I wind my life back to the early 1990s, I can remember excitedly installing Hexen with my brother onto our built-from-scratch IBM PC. I think, but can’t be sure, it was probably still a 486 back ...