The number four comes after three, right? Normally, yes. In the world of video games, however, it's not necessarily the case. Developers have taken on the "because I said so" school of thought in naming games, and id Software is among the best pupils of the philosophy. More in the full article.

At id Software's QuakeCon, John Carmack stole the show with a rather perplexing announcement: the iconic programmer predicted that the Xbox 360 version of their upcoming shooter Rage will look worse than the PC, PlayStation 3 and Mac versions. Find out why in the full article up next.

A report from Venture Beat has highlighted the fact that hardly any games to feature at the upcoming E3 Media & Business Summit are PC games. Though we know Deep Silver is still pushing forth for a full-blown extravaganza of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, the rest of PC gaming's finest won't be there at all. More at the full story.

This month saw the exodus of three companies from the ranks of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). Following the trend started by Activision, Vivendi, and LucasArts, id Software of Doom and Quake fame recently confirmed that it will also be taking its leave from the video gaming group. More details on this on our full article after the jump.

If you're a fan of the Doom franchise then here's some good news! id Software has announced that they're working on Doom 4 already. Interestingly enough, the game might be headed multiplatform on the company's new proprietary engine. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

From all indications, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC looks great. It had better be since the developers won't be coming out with new content anytime soon. What would cause id Software to hold back something like this from fans of the game? To find out, head on over to the full article.

Activision, Vivendi, NCsoft, and Her Interactive have already dropped from the E3. It seems that another company is going to jump ship from the upcoming event. From the looks of things, id Software might soon follow suit as they are unsure about their plans for E3. Find out more in the full article.

Normally, a major event such as E3 would have all the big name companies attending it.  This year will be different, though, as five publishers have decided to drop out of the event altogether. Part of the reason may be due to reported bad blood between them and ESA president Mike Gallagher. More on this after the jump.

QuakeCon is back this 2008! Spurred by the success of last year's conference, QuakeCon will again host a string of events in Dallas, Texas. Who knows what announcement id Software will bring us this time? And most importantly, when will this event take place? Get more details of QuakeCon 2008 over the full article.

One fun thing about FPS games and multiplayer is that they allow you to slug it out with the best around the world. Now, if you think you have an "A" game when it comes to this, you may want to join id Software's beta test program for Quake Live. Know more after the jump!