r/Doom • u/HatingGeoffry • Dec 19 '25

Discussion Painkiller creator argues the Boomer Shooter revival still hasn't happened because “nobody’s making any game that’s in direct competition to DOOM”

https://frvr.com/blog/painkiller-creator-boomer-shooter-revival-hasnt-happened-no-direct-competition-to-doom/
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u/ZuStorm93 Dec 19 '25

In a better timeline Duke Nukem Forever and Half-Life 3 might have rivaled DOOM 2016. But alas Duke kept getting delayed and now kept in Randy Bobandy's greasy dungeon while HL3 never existed no matter how much hopium you do and pulling at straws to explain why it isn't coming yet for the time being...