FPS

‘Star Wars: Dark Forces’ at 30: An essential fragment of Star Wars and FPS history worth revisiting

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Still from the video game Star Wars: Dark Forces. The room is a futuristic computer room designed in a 2.5D pixel art style. You are holding a gun and shooting an enemy in front of you.

If the name Kyle Katarn rings a bell, you’ve probably been into Star Wars for a very long time. First introduced in the first-person shooter video game Star Wars: Dark Forces (1995), he became one of the biggest heroes of the old Star Wars Legends continuity. Now, 30 years later, his original adventure can still … Read more

‘DOOM 3’ after 20 years: Not the threequel we expected, but still an essential FPS

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As we eagerly await Doom: The Dark Ages, which will hopefully arrive in 2025, many diehard fans are replaying the entire Doom. Twenty years later, Doom 3 continues to be an inflection point for the franchise, and gamers still can’t agree on whether it was great or a disappointment. What if it was a bit … Read more