Only quiet rumblings across the internet have confirmed that Doom 4 was on id's backburner, but this statement marks the first time the game has been solidly confirmed – encased in a concrete block of confirmation if you will.
Speaking at a recent press event, Willits said of Doom 4, "Hopefully, it'll be even more awesome than Rage. For us as a company, every game needs to be better than the last. I truly believe that Rage is the best game we've ever made. When we made Doom 3 I said, Doom 3 is the best game we've ever made and Rage will be better. Hopefully. Doom 4 needs to be even more awesome than Rage."
It's a bold claim, given that Rage won't see the light of day until 2011. But given the pedigree of id, it will be interesting to see what innovations the developer can come up with from now until the official announcement of Doom 4.
We recently interviewed id Software about Rage. Read the full article here.
[Source: Quick Jump]