Editing Masters of Doom

[[Image:Masters of Doom.jpg|right|thumb|Masters of Doom [[cover art|cover]]]]
'''''Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture''''' is a [[List of books|book]] by [[David Kushner]] about [[id Software]] and its influence on popular culture, focusing chiefly on [[John Romero]] and [[John Carmack]].  Adopting a novel-like narrative, Kushner chronicles the lives of both men from childhood through the early successes of id Software, the new heights the company reached with [[Doom]], on through to their separation as developers after ''[[Quake]]''. Kushner was an early entrant into the field of video-game journalism, and recycled some of his own original reporting in the book.

In 2019, a {{wp|television pilot}} adaptation began production for {{wp|USA Network}}, but actor Rahul Kohli stated in April 2021 that the filmed pilot was not picked up by the network.<ref name="kohli">{{cite web text|url=https://twitter.com/RahulKohli13/status/1385078218219085827|title=I just watched the pilot for Masters of Doom, which tells the story of how DOOM came to be... and there's a chance none of you will ever get to see it. It was one of the best episodes of TV I've ever seen.|author=Rahul Kohli|publication={{wp|Twitter}}|publishdate=April 21, 2021|accessdate=April 22, 2021}}</ref>

==Editions==

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! Edition !! Publisher !! Date !! Pages !! Dewey Decimal !! ISBN-10 !! ISBN-13 !! LOC Classification !! LCCN !! [https://openlibrary.org Open Library] ID
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| Hardcover (1st Ed) || Random House  || 6 May 2003  || 352 || rowspan="5" | 794.8/092/2, B || ISBN 0375505245 || ISBN 978-0375505249 || GV1469.15 .K87 2003 || {{lc|2002026598}} || {{OpenLibrary|OL3561326M}}
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| Paperback          || Random House  || 24 Apr 2003 || 335 || ISBN 1588362892 || ISBN 978-1588362896 || - || - || {{OpenLibrary|OL24264538M}}
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| Reprint, Paperback || Piatkus Books || 30 Oct 2003 || 352 || ISBN 0749924756 || ISBN 978-0749924751 || - || - || {{OpenLibrary|OL7970019M}}
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| Reprint, Paperback || Random House  || 11 May 2004 || 368 || ISBN 0812972155 || ISBN 978-0812972153 || - || - || {{OpenLibrary|OL8021008M}}
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| Turtleback         || Demco         || 29 Sep 2004 ||     || ISBN 0606313451 || ISBN 978-0606314352 || - || - || {{OpenLibrary|OL10943886M}}
|}

===Translated editions===
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! Language   !! Title !! Co-author(s) / translation !! Publisher !! Year !! ISBN
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| Chinese    || DOOM启世录（纪念版）|| 孙振南 || 电子工业出版社 || 2015 || ISBN 978-7121264702
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| French     || Les maîtres du jeu vidéo || Marguerite Baux || Ecole des loisirs || 2010 || ISBN 978-2211200196 
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| Hungarian  || A Doom legendája: Hogyan változtatta meg John Carmack és John Romero a világot - I. A kezdet || Gergő Szalay || Kaposvári Nyomda Kft.|| 2003 ||
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| Hungarian  || A Doom legendája: Hogyan változtatta meg John Carmack és John Romero a világot - II. Külön utakon || Gergő Szalay || Kaposvári Nyomda Kft. || 2003 ||
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| Italian    || Masters of Doom: Ovvero come due ragazzi hanno creato un impero e trasformato la cultura pop || Salvatore Cutaia (ed) and Fabio Cristi || multiplayer.it || 2009 || ISBN 978-8889164198
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| Polish     || Masters of Doom. O dwóch takich, co stworzyli imperium i zmienili popkulturę. || Marcin Kosman || Open Beta || 2020 || ISBN 978-8394162535
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| Russian    || Властелины Doom: Как двое парней создали игровую индустрию и воспитали целое поколение геймеров || Olga Terentjeva || Mann, Ivanov i Ferber || 2014 || ISBN 978-5000573723
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| Russian    || Повелители DOOM. Как два парня создали культовый шутер и раскачали индустрию видеоигр || Mikhail Bocharov, Alexey Matveev, Pavel Ruchkin, Vladimir Sechkarev || Bombora || 2020 || ISBN 978-5041065461 
|-
| Spanish    || Maestros del Doom: Cómo dos colegas crearon un imperio y transformaron la cultura popular || Óscar Palmer Yáñez || Es Pop Ediciones || 2018 || ISBN 978-8494458750
|}

====Gallery====
An authorized Hungarian translation was produced in two volumes, entitled ''A Doom legendája: Hogyan változtatta meg John Carmack és John Romero a világot'' (English: ''Legend of Doom: How John Carmack and John Romero changed the world''). An authorized Spanish translation entitled ''Maestros del Doom: Cómo dos colegas crearon un imperio y transformaron la cultura popular'' was created by Es Pop Ediciones in April 2018.
<gallery mode=nolines widths="120px" heights="166px">
ADoomLegendaja1.jpg|''A Doom legendája'' first volume
ADoomLegendaja2.jpg|''A Doom legendája'' second volume
Masters of Doom Polish.jpg|''Masters of Doom'' Polish edition.
Maestros_del_Doom.jpg|''Maestros del Doom''
</gallery>

===Audio books===
A full unabridged audio book edition was produced in 2012 by AudioBooks.com. Narrated by actor {{wp|Wil Wheaton}}, the recording has a total duration of 12 hours and 43 minutes.

== Television adaptation ==

While the [[Doom (film)|Doom movie]] was still in production, on April 13, 2005 it was announced {{wp|Showtime Networks}} was working with executive producer Naren Shankar to develop a feature film based on ''Masters of Doom''.<ref>{{cite web text|url=https://variety.com/2005/digital/markets-festivals/showtime-s-doom-day-1117921083/|title=Showtime’s ‘Doom’ day|author=Denise Martin|publication={{wp|Variety (magazine)|Variety}}|publishdate=April 13, 2005|accessdate=August 15, 2020}}</ref> After the project fell through, in a June 14, 2018 interview David Kushner stated, "right now there are people interested into turning this into a TV show."<ref>{{cite web text|url=https://twitter.com/contentnow/status/1007483004992684032|title=Hi all, here’s the video - 'Right now there are people interested in turning this into a TV show - Masters of Doom - but you know Hollywood, we’ll see what happens' :D|author=Martine Paris|publication=Twitter|publishdate=June 15, 2018|accessdate=August 15, 2020}}</ref>

In June 2019 {{wp|USA Network}} ordered a TV pilot for an anthology series with James and Dave Franco included among its executive producers.<ref>{{cite web text|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/masters-of-doom-series-james-franco-dave-franco-usa-network-1203254181/|title=‘Masters of Doom’ Series Produced by Franco Brothers Lands USA Network Pilot Order|author=Joe Otterson|publication={{wp|Variety (magazine)|Variety}}|publishdate=June 27, 2019|accessdate=August 15, 2020}}</ref> On September 26, 2019, Rhys Thomas (''Saturday Night Live'', ''Documentary Now!'') was named as director with actors Eduardo Franco (''Booksmart'') and Patrick Gibson (''The OA'') named to star respectively as John Romero and John Carmark.<ref>{{cite web text|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/masters-of-doom-usa-network-cast-1203350567/|title=‘Masters of Doom’ Pilot at USA Network Sets Cast, Director|author=Will Thorne|publication={{wp|Variety (magazine)|Variety}}|publishdate=September 26, 2019|accessdate=August 15, 2020}}</ref> By February 2020 the pilot was in post-production.<ref>{{cite web text|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/gotham-group-first-look-deal-fox-21-television-studios-1203492158/|title=Gotham Group Sets First-Look Deal With Fox 21 Television Studios |author=Joe Otterson|publication={{wp|Variety (magazine)|Variety}}|publishdate=February 6, 2020|accessdate=August 15, 2020}}</ref>

An April 2021 post on Twitter by actor Rahul Kohli (''iZombie'', ''The Haunting of Bly Manor'') suggested the completed pilot was not picked up by USA Network, making it unlikely to ever air.<ref name="kohli"/>

==See also==
* [[Masters of Doom: The Animated Series]]

== External links ==
* [http://davidkushner.com/ Home site] of David Kushner.
* [http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/96382/masters-of-doom-by-david-kushner/9781588362896 Masters of Doom page] by the publishers.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RxM8Ys1vRI Rare Bill Gates Doom video, mentioned in the Judgement Day chapter of the book]
* [https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture/dp/0375505245 Masters of Doom on Amazon (Hardcover)]
* [https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-David-Kushner/dp/0749924896 Masters of Doom on Amazon (Paperback)]
* [http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Masters-of-Doom-Audiobook/B008K8BQG6?ref_=sr_1_1 Audio book edition]

==Sources==
*{{wikipedia|title=Masters of Doom}}

==References==
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 In 2019, a {{wp|television pilot}} adaptation began production for {{wp|USA Network}}, but actor Rahul Kohli stated in April 2021 that the filmed pilot was not picked up by the network.<ref name="kohli">{{cite web text|url=https://twitter.com/RahulKohli13/status/1385078218219085827|title=I just watched the pilot for Masters of Doom, which tells the story of how DOOM came to be... and there's a chance none of you will ever get to see it. It was one of the best episodes of TV I've ever seen.|author=Rahul Kohli|publication={{wp|Twitter}}|publishdate=April 21, 2021|accessdate=April 22, 2021}}</ref>
-==Synopsis==
-{{quote|Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to co-create the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake—until the games they made tore them apart.|Publisher's description|nosource=true}}
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