Rage 2 at E3: Doom’s punk rock sibling feels great to play

Enlarge (credit: Bethesda) LOS ANGELES—The first Rage didn’t generate much buzz amongst fans of first-person shooters when it shipped in 2010, but one of id Software’s later titles (the 2016 Doom reboot) made a big splash. With Rage 2, publisher Bethesda is hoping that some of the post-Doom goodwill can elevate this low-profile franchise to popularity. The publisher […]

Video dooms cop who arrested nurse for not letting him take patient’s blood

A Utah nurse who was roughed up and arrested on July 26 by a Salt Lake City cop because she told the officer that he needed a warrant to draw blood from an unconscious patient has settled for a $ 500,000 payout. Body cam footage from the scene shows University Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels calmly […]

Doom’s cover art had one secret—and John Romero just spilled it

Enlarge / Ars Technica’s Creative Director Aurich Lawson is on vacation. When that’s the case, this is what happens to our “art department.” (credit: id Software / Sam Machkovech) Multiple Doom-related stories landed on the nerd newswire on Wednesday, and they focused on decidedly different eras of the decades-old series. Bethesda announced a significant freebie for […]