John Romero Working With Facebook Game Maker
These Facebook games are going to make you his... friend.
Old school PC gamers will remember John Romero for his amazing design work on Doom and Quake. Those same gamers will likely also remember Ion Storm and Daikatana.
John Romero has since held back the rock star image and gone back to making games – much simpler, more casual games. In fact, we learn from Venturebeat that Romero is consulting on simple social games appear on Facebook and MySpace.
The San Francisco-based company he's working with is called LOLapps, and he's lending his talents on an unannounced Facebook game.
“This is where the excitement is now,” Romero said to Venturebeat, speaking at LOLapps’ headquarters in San Francisco.
Romero's full time job is still with Gazillion and Slipgate Ironworks working on an MMO.
(via Joystiq.)
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John Romero will make you his bitch! What a putz this guy turned out to be. After "leaving" idsoftware, the guy basically had a blank check to write his own game. Of course, he blew a lot of the money on lavish offices and lived a rockstar's life as long as he possibly could before Eidos finally DEMANDED results.
And when we did finally get to see Daikatana, it was not a top-tier title we had been promised and certainly not worth all of the fanfare. What amazes me most is that there are still companies willing to work with him on anything. You now have an entire generation of gamers who probably don't even know the guy's name.
For moment, just a moment, I thought it was going to be about zombies.
Then.
I realised that was George Romero I was thinking about.
Ughh! Chances are he's going to come up with Daikatanaville. If I get a single "Oh No! John Smith's submachinegun is broken, will you help him find parts?" on my FB page, I am going to be very mad.
How does this clown get jobs in the industry after Daikatana?
I remember his ex-girlfriend, Killcreek, thats about it.
For moment, just a moment, I thought it was going to be about zombies.Then.I realised that was George Romero I was thinking about.
At least they aren't talking about Ric Romero...
I remember his ex-girlfriend, Killcreek, thats about it.
lol, googling that is NSFW!!!
See...Apple isn't the only company with incredibly bad ideas.
Killcreek FTW!
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?img [...] CCkQ9QEwBQ
1. most game on facebook sucks
2. hopefully it won't send you malware
WTF? Link to a pic of a hot chick playing with a joystick and thumbed down?
Not sure everyone here has their priorities right...
WTF? Link to a pic of a hot chick playing with a joystick and thumbed down?Not sure everyone here has their priorities right...
NSFWness... not cool...
Romero is now working for LOLapps, a Facebook gaming company. Oh how the mighty have fallen. He's probably just happy to make a paycheck now.
Romero is now working for LOLapps, a Facebook gaming company. Oh how the mighty have fallen. He's probably just happy to make a paycheck now.
Too true.. it's like if Metallica didn't manage to hold onto the fans they did and began cutting albums of nursery rhymes, claiming it's "where the excitement is now."
.. Though it IS where the money is. Maybe it is the first step on Romero's road to glorious redemption?
Just what Facebook needs, another crappy game for friends and family to bombard you with requests to help/join/play. As if Facebook isn't painful enough as it is.....Thanks (heavy sarcasm) for nothing!
I remember his ex-girlfriend, Killcreek, thats about it.
I have a pic of both of them at QuakeCon 2000. Good times...
But really. Who ISN'T working on an MMO?
John Romero or John Rambo !!! LOLL !!!
Considering the "ION storm" games, i think the web are quite appropriate platform for him. Featuring short games that last 5 minutes maby 10 if your lucky...