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Brad “Carnevil” Carney is back to discuss the trials and tribulations of being an independent developer. No topics are off limits as Brad is extremely candid about what’s gone on with the Wrack titles, what his plans for the future are, the legacy of Skulltag and even a little about his new gig at Ubisoft. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Brad Carney: https://twitter.com/FBECarnevil // Music by Im...

TALKING DOOM w/ Flambeau is back! We’re joined by the Dark Messenger of IRC himself AF-Domains as well as Multiplayer Doom Federation commissioner and “Doom Is Dead? Podcast” host HumanBones to discuss 2019 (The Year of Doom) in retrospect, the accomplishments made and relationships built over the past year, as well as what we’re looking forward to in 2020 with ZDaemon, the MDF and The Keep. // Ar...

If there were a Mt. Rushmore of Quake, Victor “Makaveli” Cuadra’s face would be on it. Coming of age in the Silicon Valley area at the height of Quake 2’s popularity, he established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the arena. His career began just in time to witness a revolution in the legitimization of eSports with Makaveli pioneering many of the things now taken for granted by modern pr...

CrazyAl & GMT are the organizers of TimConLan, an intimate community driven AFPS LAN party held every 6 months in The Netherlands. They’ve held tournaments for games including Quake Live, Warsow, Reflex Arena, Quake Champions, CPMA, DOOMBRINGER & recently got to hold an exclusive low-key event for Diabotical. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // TimConLan: https://www.timconlan.co.uk/ // Music...

No guest this week. Just some house-keeping, talking about what our plans are for 2020, our favorite things going on in Doom, our upcoming Warfork event, games we're looking forward to, the Church of Quake community award winners and whatever else comes to mind. // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/InTheKeep) Mentioned in this episode: Missing The P...

Kristus is the developer of the up-and-coming Arena FPS game Doombringer. With a unique blend of Quake 3-style movement and weapons that bring homage to the whole genre, Doombringer has quickly become one of the most interesting new games to grace the stage of AFPS. This game features both PvP and singleplayer action and it is FREE in early access RIGHT NOW! // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Doombr...

Kaapeli47 is a Finnish Twitch streamer who specializes in classic first-person shooter games. His show Golds of FPS explores the history of games like Doom, Half-Life and beyond. He is also a Quake esports commentator and a hobbyist Doom modder. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // kaapeli47: https://twitter.com/kaapeli47 // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //  Support the show (https://www.patreo...

GNiK recently made his way into the Quake Pro League by qualifying through the Challenger’s League and competing at Lucca. Here we cover topics such as picking up Quake 3 as a 5-year-    old, his controversial escapades as a teen in Quake Live and his journey into the QPL over the past year. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // GNiK: https://twitter.com/GNiKgg // The Keep: http://inthekeep.c...

Ali “the_hack” Dark is the developer of Glitch Arena, a new independent Arena FPS with a refreshing, simplistic design. This game takes the Unreal Engine and creates a totally new, more Quake-like experience set in a maze of beautifully lit polygonal maps with John Carpenter-esque sounds. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Glitch Arena: https://shockandrockets.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/...

Sam “wadaholic” Prebble is the man behind the epic total conversion Doom mod Total Chaos. This 15-years-in-the-making project became one of the most interesting and impressive displays on the Doom engine, while also making its mark on the survival horror genre. wadaholic is also the creator of Shotgun Frenzy and is currently working on the short film Love Bytes. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Wa...

Hawr1x is an eSports journalist (quake.cz) dedicated to providing an insightful and statistical analysis of Quake Champions.  Quake.cz has covered every Quake game since its inception, with Hawr1x taking over during the hay day of Quake 4. He is now covering the Quake Pro League on an international scale. We discuss the state of the QPL, the modernization of eSports, how he gets his informati...

This episode is dedicated to Suplex. We're joined by The Keep admins Spaced, Haducant & eXtwofour to discuss the success of our recent Pigeon Classic Annual FPS charity event which raised $600 for the Egyptian Cure Bank. Topics include the Doom Friday Night Survival, the Quakeworld exhibition between BPS & LocKtar, the European dominance in Warfork, Motherload's experience working with Jeh...

Joni “Milton” Sivula is among the most decorated and well regarded professional QuakeWorld players on planet Earth. His record speaks for itself. Milton stands at the top of the game in every category, most recently leading 1st place teams in both 2v2s and 4v4s at QHLAN 2019. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Milton: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4DCQ50H7i6zerGg_wSQ1PQ / https://www.twitch.tv/m...

dumptruck_ds is a host on the Quakecast (w/ ArrrCee), a prominent Quake mapper, proprietor of the Quake Mapping Community Discord and creator of excellent Trenchbroom tutorials on his YouTube channel. In this interview we cover his origins in Doom and Quake, how he got into mapping, some of his favorite podcast guests and plenty more.  // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // dumptruck_ds: https://qu...

“Krista 'RottenRose' Popa is a talented lady known & beloved in the community not just for her vast range of contributions across the board, but also for being a bit of a 'Quake mom' to many with her sweet & strong spirit. RottenRose joins The Keep to discuss everything including her beginnings in Quake 2 after meeting Jehar, a 'more eloquently told' story of how the two of them became eng...

LocKtar returns to The Keep to touch base after his return to competitive Quake and his first ever duel championship at QHLAN. We also talk about the state of QuakeWorld, prospective new players, his plans for the future and even take a phone call from someone very special. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // LocKtar: https://www.quakeworld.nu/wiki/Locktar // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // Suppor...

Chris “DevastatioN” Felix is one of the best and most respected Doom 2 players in the world. At Quakecon 2019, he won a triple crown championship in Doom 2, taking 1st place medals for 1v1, 2v2, and Deathmatch. He is the author of DevastatioN’s Doom Bible, a strategy guide on how to become the best Doom player you can be. In his spare time, he is the President of the Nova Scotia Scholastic Chess A...

Shazzik is the host of Beyond Strafe Jumping, a podcast on YouTube where he speaks to the top names in the Quake Champions Pro scene. He is a contributor to the Quake Champions subreddit, a talented video editor and most importantly, a deeply insightful guy with a unique perspective as a journalist and analyst of modern arena first person shooter games. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Music by ig...

The Keep presents to you, the first episode of HumanBones' new Doom Is Dead? Podcast. As the leader of the Multiplayer Doom Federation, Bones will guide you through the world of Doom in a series of interviews with members of the community. This interview was recorded at Quakecon: Year of Doom and features podcaster, community organizer, commentator and complete Doom noob... TheMotherload. Our conv...

Smango is a gaming journalist best known for his websites quakefans.net and kentuckynerd.com. He produces both Full Tech Podcast and The Retro 20 Podcast (with his son) as well as a plethora of AFPS content on his YouTube channels. On top of all that he is a server administrator for The Keep and a true renaissance man of the AFPS and retro gaming community. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Smango:...

Brad “Carnevil” Carney is the founder of Final Boss Entertainment, creators of Wrack and its upcoming reimagining (Wrack: Exoverse) which is an ambitious rouge-like tower defense first person shooter. Carnevil is also well known for his work on the multiplayer Doom port Skulltag. Thus, we are joined by Dew & HumanBones of the Multiplayer Doom Federation, to help us dig a little deeper into wha...

This week our guest is Andrew Hulshult. What is there to say about him that hasn’t already been said? You know that track still stuck in your head from playing Dusk? He made that. That badass metal version of the Doom soundtrack from your recent Brutal Doom survival session? That was him too. Rise of the Triad, Amid Evil, Quake Champions… He’s done it all. But Mr. Hulshult is more than just the ma...

DBThanatos & Michaelis are here in the Keep to chat about their amazing career in the Doom modding community. Topics covered include QC: Doom Edition, Death Foretold, the infamous Cacoward for Aeons of Death and more. Artwork by Haducant/Spaced. QC: Doom Edition: https://discordapp.com/invite/XzD2TdV , https://www.moddb.com/mods/quake-champions-doom-edition . QC:DE OST by Michael Markie: https...

In this episode we’re joined by Flambeau and NationwideMoose to talk about ZDaemon and Doom in general. Flambeau is a veteran of the Doom community, having done everything from administrating the ZDaemon Discord to development work on some of your favorite Doom mods including John Romero’s Sigil. NationwideMoose is the head of the U.S. Quake Community where he administrates their Doom servers and...

Zdravko Marinov is an independent game developer from Bulgaria currently working on the neo-retro FPS game Limitless Hunger. It fuses the fast-paced styles of Doom and Serious Sam into a magnificent and balanced run and gun experience that you only find these days in the hands of passionate indie developers. The first demo is available now for free: Kid tested, Motherload approved! Website: http:/...