If they make it good this could be an awesome tactical squad shooter!
Let's hope this turns out to be as good as it looks ...
Concerning the Doom reference, after Wolfenstein 3D, ID soft had contacted 20th Century Fox to make the game Aliens. All went well untill 20th Century Fox started to stick their noses in too much and the game got canceled. Carmack and the others decided to continue anyway and Doom was born, so actualy Doom is Alien style ^^
http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Doom
The development of Doom began in 1992, with John Carmack writing the new game engine while the rest of id Software was finishing Spear of Destiny (the sequel to Wolfenstein 3D). When the full design phase began in late 1992, the main thematic influences were the movies Aliens and Evil Dead II. The title of the game was chosen by John Carmack
another interesting hystorical reference. If it wasnt for the success Terminator and Swartzeneger delaying the shoot of that film, Aliens would never had been made ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_%28 ... nspiration
While completing pre-production of The Terminator in 1983, director James Cameron discussed the possibility of working on a sequel to Alien (1979) with Twentieth Century Fox producer David Giler.[6] A fan of the original, Cameron was interested in crafting a sequel, and entered a self-imposed seclusion to brainstorm a concept for Alien II.[6] After four days, Cameron produced an initial 45 page treatment, although management changes at Twentieth Century Fox resulted with the film put on hiatus as they felt Alien did not create a compelling profit to warrant a sequel.[6] A scheduling conflict with actor Arnold Schwarzenegger caused filming of The Terminator to be delayed by nine months as Schwarzenegger was filming Conan the Destroyer, which allowed Cameron to write a script for Aliens. While filming The Terminator, Cameron had written 90 pages for Aliens, and although the script was not finished, Fox were impressed and told him if The Terminator was a success he would direct Aliens.
So basicaly if the first Alien hadnt been made, James Cammeron would never've been interested in making a sequel, then Doom would never had been made .... where would gaming have been today ....