Anticipation

One of the most anticipated games of the last couple of years has gone gold. Which means a final retail version has been sent to the duplication company to be burned onto CDs. Doom 3 from id Software will be on store shelves the first week of August.

The Doom franchise has a special place in the hearts of gamers, especially first person shooter fanatics like myself. Much of the on-line, multiplayer mayhem that we know of today can thank Doom for leading the way.

I remember playing Doom at work on lunch breaks and staying after work to get a few rounds in with co-workers. It was some of the most fun I have ever had in the work place. Of course some people don't like others having fun so we had to pack it in when some "knickers-in-a-twist" tight ass ratted us out. Hmmm. That was a long time ago and I'm still bitter.

The ironic thing is that the game sessions we had, kept us in the office longer, and therefore available, if something went wrong in off hours (I work in I.T.). Once the gaming stopped, people left the office at lunch and were gone at quitting time. At that point the "wedgie brigade" (a.k.a. "knickers-in-a-twist" tight asses) were left wondering why they couldn't just drop in at noon and expect I.T. to skip lunch for them.

Oh well, water under the bridge. The only thing left to figure out is will my system handle Doom 3. (sarcasm)It would be really too bad if I had to upgrade my computer just to play this game (/sarcasm).