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==1994==
* January 26 - The first version of the [[Doom Editing Utilities]] is released.
* March - The [[idgames archive]] is founded by Barry Bloom at {{c|ocf.unt.edu}}.<ref name="odsm">[[Frans P. de Vries|de Vries, Frans P.]] (23 June 1996). [http://psg.mtu.edu/pub/idgames/docs/misc/milestone.txt One DOOMed Space Marine, and the Terror He Spawned]. {{c|rec.games.computer.doom announce}} et al. Retrieved 20 August 2015</ref>
* March 7 - The first public third-party [[PWAD]], the [[Origwad]], is released.{{ig2|id=11|title=}}
* May 12 - The idgames archive moves to {{c|infant2.sphs.indiana.edu}}<ref name="odsm" />
* September 30 - [[Doom II]] is released.
* October - The {{c|rec.games.computer.doom}} [[Usenet groups|Usenet]] newsgroup hierarchy is created after a vote of 375-90 by users of {{c|alt.games.doom}} and {{c|alt.games.doom.ii}}.{{cite web|author=[[Richard Ward]]|url=http://psg.mtu.edu/pub/idgames/docs/rgcd-pips/abdreminder|title=Need Help with DOOM/][ or Heretic? Read this|publication={{c|alt.binaries.doom}}|retrievedate=24 November 2014}}
* November - Doom's first console ports are released for the [[Sega 32X]] and [[Atari Jaguar]].
* November 3 - The idgames archive temporarily moves to {{c|ftp.orst.edu}}<ref name="odsm" />
* December - The idgames archive moves to Walnut Creek CD-ROM at {{c|ftp.cdrom.com}}<ref name="odsm" />
* December 21 - [[Rise of the Triad]] Shareware is released.
* December 23 - [[Heretic]] is released.
* June 4 - Doom is inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame in the first year of its operation, alongside ''Pong,'' ''Tetris'', ''Pac-Man'', ''Super Mario Bros.'', and ''World of Warcraft.'' Among qualities cited were its introduction of the concept of the game engine, its inclusion of multiplayer, its astounding commercial success, and its enduring impact on the genre of the first-person shooter.{{cite web|title=2015 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees Announced: ''Pong'', ''Pac-Man'', ''Tetris'', ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Doom'', and ''World of Warcraft''|author=Rhinewald, Shane and Kim Della Porta|publication=[http://www.museumofplay.org/ Museum of Play]|url=http://www.museumofplay.org/press/releases/2015/06/2108-2015-world-video-game-hall-fame-inductees-announced|publishdate=4 June 2015|retrievedate=8 June 2015}}
* June 14 - The first-ever Bethesda E3 conference was held, with the worldwide public premiere of the new [[Doom (2016)|Doom game]] as the headline event.
* July 23 - The multiplayer component of the [[Doom (2016)|upcoming Doom]] is offered for live play at {{wp|QuakeCon|QuakeCon 2015}}.
* August 3 - The [[Doom v0.3]] alpha, previously thought lost, was uploaded to the [[idgames archive]].
