One does not simply detonate a volcano into Mordor: A scientist explains the problems with that Rings of Power episode
In the blockbuster fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, one of the principal antagonists, the wicked Adar, diverted a river into the labyrinth of tunnels under a dormant Mount Doom to trigger an explosive volcanic eruption. This.....»»
How to get Doom running in Windows’ notepad.exe
21-year-old hacker: "It fires those neurons that are like, 'Oh, we can do that.'" Enlarge / Doom as it was meant to be played. (credit: Sam Chiet) Hackers of a certain age are intimately familiar with the "Will it run Doom" me.....»»
Ryan Gosling might play Marvel’s Doctor Doom, rumor claims
The last time we heard about Marvel’s Doctor Doom, Howard Stern was making it seem like he’d be involved in an MCU project featuring the popular character. That doesn’t appear to be the case. But there’s now a new development.....»»
The weekend’s best deals: Xbox Series S bundles, M2 MacBook Air, and more
Dealmaster also has Anker charging cables, Doom games, and Surface PCs. Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It's the weekend, which means it's time for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the w.....»»
Australian hacker devises jailbreak to run Doom on John Deere combines
Were humanity to ever destroy itself, one of the most interesting relics aliens would find would undoubtedly be the many different objects running a strange piece of software that involves killing hordes of demons to heavy metal riffs. There are alre.....»»
Even John Deere tractors aren"t safe from jailbreaking and hacker attacks
Want to play Doom on a John Deere tractor? Say no more......»»
Intel releases game benchmarks showing its Arc A750 taking on the RTX 3060
Intel revealed the Arc A750 benchmarks for 48 games in a new video on its YouTube channel. Forty-two of these are DirectX 12 titles that include Red Dead Redemption 2 and Assassin's Creed Valhalla, while six are Vulkan games such as Doom Eternal and.....»»
Doomed if it does, doomed if it doesn"t -- Apple will keep beating expectations
Apple's latest record-beating earnings are not enough to prevent analysts predicting doom — because no amount of money ever will be.Before Apple announced its latest earnings, there was speculation that the company was in trouble. Enough so that an.....»»
Doom Can Now Be Played In Doom
As Doom continues to be played on just about every piece of technology available, things have finally gone full circle as someone has now made Doom playable in, well, Doom.As Doom continues to be played on just about every piece of technology availab.....»»
Apple"s June quarter won"t be doom and gloom, analyst says
Apple is likely to outperform Wall Street's expectations in the June quarter despite supply chain issues and macroeconomic conditions, according to JP Morgan.Apple iPhonesIn a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee.....»»
Thanks to fans, the weirdest official Doom game is now playable on Windows
A surprisingly fun turn-based game made by id Software for a pre-iPhone world. Enlarge / A seemingly lost turn-based version of Doom RPG is now fully playable on modern Windows PCs, thanks to efforts from the Doom reverse-engineering c.....»»
You Can Run Doom on a Chip From a $15 Ikea Smart Lamp
A $14.95 smart lamp from Ikea apparently has enough computing power to run the classic PC game Doom. From a report: A software engineer named Nicola Wrachien removed the smart lamp's computer chip and used it to build a miniaturized Doom gaming syste.....»»
"Doom" Game Ported To Run As a Coreboot BIOS Payload
"Yes, it's possible to get the game Doom running atop this system firmware," reports Phoronix. Tom's Hardware explains: Originally known as LinuxBIOS, which provides a better clue to its utility value, Coreboot 4.17 supports new motherboards, deliv.....»»
Mysterious ancient giant eggs Down Under laid by Aussie “demon ducks of doom”
Overharvesting of eggs may have led to the extinction of these large flightless birds Enlarge / Detail from an illustration of Genyornis (aka the "Demon Duck of Doom") not looking so tough as it is chased from its nest by a Megalania l.....»»
Metal: Hellsinger hands-on: First-person demon-slaying, cranked to 11
This "sometime in 2022" game could overtake Doom 2016 as the most metal FPS ever. Enlarge / Blasting demons to the beat has never looked or felt sweeter. Welcome to the drop-D, first-person combat of Metal: Hellsinger. When v.....»»
Inbreeding won"t doom the last of the vaquitas, but fishing might: study
Vaquita porpoises are on the edge of extinction, with just 10 left in their sole habitat within Mexico's Gulf of California......»»
Classic Doom mod adds ray tracing support
id Software's Quake II received the ray tracing treatment in 2019, and similar support came to Doom Eternal last year. Now, it's time for the game that started it all to get some new eye candy......»»
No obituary for Earth: Scientists fight climate doom talk
It's not the end of the world. It only seems that way......»»
“Can it run Doom” will never be the same, thanks to new ray-tracing mod
Yes, this is real—and while not perfect, it's fantastic for a fan-made mod. Enlarge / E2M1 has never looked so cool. Welcome to the ray-traced Doom experience. (credit: id Software) Since the launch of Quake II RTX in 2019,.....»»
Wolfenstein 3D secrets revealed by John Romero in lengthy post-mortem chat
Admits id Software was nearly acquired by Sierra—and we get Ken Williams' response. Enlarge / John Romero speaks at GDC 2022. (credit: Sam Machkovech) SAN FRANCISCO—While the game series Doom and Quake have been heavily c.....»»