Late last week we reported that legendary game developers John Romero and Adrian Carmack were teaming up once again for a very special announcement today. Turns out, the big surprise is a brand new game!

Titled Blackroom, the game hopes to recapture and breathe new life into the FPS genre. The story revolves around a popular tech company HOXAR that can implement fully realizable holographic worlds into people’s minds so efficiently, that you can’t even tell the difference between it and reality. This of course, is done all inside a giant black room. The current goal for the game is pretty pricey as they are asking for $700,000. A bit steep, but there are many contribution tiers which can net you some pretty cool things. If you’d like to learn more about the story and what you can do to help fund this game, Check out the kickstarter page right here.  Are you excited for Blackroom? Tell us in the comments!

Next Monday April 25th, John Romero & Adrian Carmack will be making a new announcement. For those unaware, these 2 people are responsible for the founding of ID Software and the creation of much beloved franchises like Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. It’s currently unknown what they’re planning on announcing, but it’s fun to think about what it could be. Check out the video below and speculate for yourself. What do you think they’re planning on showing?

Did you know that legendary game designer John Romero pitched a PC port of Mario to Nintendo?

This morning, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the popular DOS game ‘Commander Keen’, John Romero decided to look back through his archives and find an unreleased pitch to Nintendo for a PC port of ‘Super Mario Bros. 3’. It’s a very interesting thing to watch and imagine what could have happened if it was accepted. What do you think of the video? Do you think it would have been as good as it’s NES counterpart? Comment below!