Gaming News - June 2002

Santa Monica, CA (June 21, 2002) - id Software's DOOM III was honored with five Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2002 honors including Best of Show, Best PC Game, Best Action Game, Special Commendation for Sound and Special Commendation for Graphics. Hosted at www.e3expo.com, the "Best of E3" awards recognize excellence at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, as judged by the Game Critics Awards committee, which is comprised of 35 leading industry journalists.

"We've set out to blow people away with DOOM III, and the demonstration at E3 was a tremendous success," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "People have now seen that in everything from graphics and sound to atmosphere and gameplay, we are creating the most advanced and uniquely frightening game ever."

"It is a great honor for DOOM III to be recognized in five categories by the people who most closely follow our industry," said Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision Worldwide Studios. "We are thrilled to continue working with id Software on this legendary franchise."

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