All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (March 29th 2026)

Doom’s John Romero Shares The Secrets of ‘Project Redwood’, His “Lost” MMO Inspired By Pokémon & WoW

Ever since revolutionising the first-person shooter genre with games like Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, and Quake, John Romero has tried his hand at a bunch of different projects, from more straightforward spiritual successors to his earlier work to mobile titles, social games, and MMOs.

Project Redwood aimed to “flip World of Warcraft on its head” to create a safe and fun role-playing environment for kids, but ultimately, it proved too difficult to develop, with difficulties with the third-party engine the group had licensed dealing the “fatal” blow.