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• Doom is a first-person shooter video game series that was first released in 1993 by iD Software. Although it was not the first game to feature the first-person shooter mechanic, Doom was notorious in the early 90s for its revolutionary 3D graphics, action-packed violence, and networked multiplayer gaming capabilities. And although these features gained it some negative press, it was still a huge commercial success and is consequently considered one of the most important video game franchises of all time. So far there have been three games in the series, each with a series of expansion packs. The series was also adapted into a movie in 2005.

• Fast Facts

  1. Creator: John Carmack
  2. Developer: id Software
  3. First Release: December 10, 1993 for PC
  4. Featured revolutionary 3D graphics and networked multiplayer capability
  5. Windows owner, Bill Gates briefly considered purchasing and incorporating iD Software
  6. Latest in the Series: Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil for PC and Xbox
  7. Adapted into a movie, 2005's Doom

• Releases in the Doom Franchise

  1. Doom (1993)
  2. Doom II: Hell on Earth (1994)
  3. The Ultimate Doom (1995)
  4. Master Levels for Doom II (1995)
  5. Final Doom (1996)
  6. Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (2004)

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