We'd like to take this moment to honor id Software's boxart artist for Doom, Don Ivan Punchatz. He passed away at the age of 73 last month.

Wolfenstein's been majorly bugged the past couple of months it's been out on PC. And by major, we mean maHAYjor. The two-month reign of those pesky bugs are over now, though, fortunately, thanks to the new patch released by id Software.

Apart from videos, GamesCon 2009 is also full of screenshots. And why not, that's the exact purpose of the event, right? To showcase your wares? That's what Electronic Arts exactly did: showcase their ware with id Software, Rage (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), via screenshots. Check them out in the full article.

"Monster closets" are spawn points that only activate when certain trigger points are reached in a game. This system, while quite surprising and scary the first time but almost always becomes repetitive and very easy to anticipate in subsequent playthroughs, was one of the major criticisms laid against Doom 3. For the upcoming Rage, id Software is making a point of avoiding the monster closet system altogether.

Yesterday we reported about some framerate issues dogging the PS3 version of id Software's upcoming multiplatform title, Rage. As id puts it, word of the framerate issue -- which had the game running at 20 to 30 FPS on the PS3 compared to a smooth 60 on Xbox 360 and PC -- caused "quite a ruckus." They have now moved to assure gamers "a great Rage experience" on all platforms.

Last year, id Software generated some... rage for the shooter/racer hybrid Rage when the issue of the Xbox 360 version being gimped due to the lack of disk space cropped up. id has since clarified that the decision to split Rage's 360 version over two discs hasn't gimped it in any way. But why only two? They would have been able to fit in more textures if they went with three DVDs, right? Perhaps, but id co-founder John Carmack says that the nature of the game doesn't allow for it to be spread across three DVDs.

Publisher Activision has confirmed that Raven Software's Wolfenstein will not be meeting its August 4 launch. Instead, the game's has been pushed back by two weeks, giving Nazis some extra time before B.J. Blazkowicz starts hunting them down. Details after the jump.

When ZeniMax scooped up id Software last month, speculation started about possible collaborations between id and Bethesda almost immediately started up. Those looking for new IP from the Doom creator will have to wait a bit longer, though, as id still has their hands full.

Heads up, PC gamers. id Software's Peter Sokal has lifted the veil off of the PC requirements for Raven Software's Wolfenstein revamp. The good news is even those with older rigs can run the game. Specs after the jump.

Now that id Software has been acquired by ZeniMax, the veteran game studio is using some of the extra cash by putting together a new development team. More after the jump.