Update: In order to escape legal proceedings from Zenimax, DoomRL's creator Kornel Kisielewicz has decided to make the game open-source. The move is in-keeping with the philosophy of Doom developer id ...

DoomRL, a free Doom roguelike designed to fit coffee-breaks, may be shut down. Zenimax/Bethesda has unleashed the lawyers. DoomRL creator Kornel Kisielewicz revealed the news on Twitter. "Zenimax have ...

DoomRL, the popular fan-made roguelike based on the Doom universe, is being targeted by ZeniMax for a copyright takedown. ZeniMax Media owns id Software and through them the intellectual property ...

Zenimax Media, Bethesda’s parent company, has threatened fan-made DoomRL, a Doom-themed roguelike with elements inspired by the popular FPS, with legal action. DoomRL co-creator Kornel Kisielewicz ...

You may recall the tale of DoomRL (now known as DRL, thanks to some sternly-worded letters from Zenimax's legal team), which is a roguelike version of the classic ...

After Zenimax threatened legal action against the developer of DoomRL, a free roguelike taking heavy inspiration from the Doom series of video games, has now open-sourced the game in an attempt to end ...

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Shacknews editors gather 'round to wax nostalgic and bloody about our earliest, and/or fondest memories of id Software's Doom franchise.