This is Shareware Heroes, a new book that has behind the scenes tales from studios like id, Epic and Apogee as they blazed a free-to-try trail across the PC market in the 80s and 90s.

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This mini-doc about Doom’s cheat codes is fascinating. It’s the first episode of a new YouTube series called Codex, and it delves into how Doom’s particular cheat codes impacted everything from future cheat codes in other games to speedrunning and modding scenes.

Switch owners are going to catch hell on November 10, when Doom makes its first appearance on a Nintendo console in ages. While it won’t run as fast as its console cousins, word is it’s just as smooth.

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