FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 15, 2021 – FPS icons John Carmack, Brian Upton, and John Cook have joined other industry legends to participate in the FPS: First Person Shooter, an upcoming retrospective documentary launching in 2022. Currently on Kickstarter, this deep-dive documentary already has 700+ backers and only 2 more weeks to pre-order with Kickstarter perks, such as your name listed in the credits, a Blu-ray or DVD of the documentary, poster designed by Dave Merrell, t-shirts and much more.
This definitive documentary brings together the video game legends who created this genre, highlights the legacy of the most popular and significant FPS titles from the last 48 years, and gives fans the chance to be involved in this iconic celebration. Industry insiders will reveal behind-the-scenes stories and unheard anecdotes in engaging interviews that provide new insights into FPS fans’ favorite games.
The newly named game industry innovators joining the documentary are:
- John Carmack (Co-founder id Software, Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake)
- Brian Upton (Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon)
- John Cook (Team Fortress series, Half-Life series, Left 4 Dead series)
- David Kushner (Author of Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture)
- Adrian Carmack (Co-founder id Software Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake)
- David Alan Smith (Creator: The Colony, Co-founder: Red Storm Entertainment)
In addition to these well-known game creators, other industry idols who signed on to be part of the cast include Warren Spector (Deus Ex), Ken Silverman (Ken’s Labyrinth), John Romero (Doom, Quake), Cliff Bleszinski (Gears of War), Bonnie Ross (Halo), American McGee (Doom, Quake), and many, many more.
This all-star cast will take you on a journey from the genre’s humble beginnings in the 1970s with the simple wireframe graphics of Maze War through to the present day. FPS: First Person Shooter will celebrate the impact of a wide range of classics and cult favorites, from Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Unreal Tournament and GoldenEye, to Half-Life, Halo, Call of Duty, and beyond.
CREATORVC's previous documentaries have received critical and commercial acclaim. In Search of Darkness, which delves deep into horror films and characters from the 1980s, holds a 94% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes; its sequel garnered the praise that earned it a 100% "Fresh" rating and a spot on the list of the best films of 2020. A recent crowdfunded campaign for their ‘80s sci-fi documentary In Search of Tomorrow was the highest crowdfunded documentary ever ($1.3M) with almost 11,000 backers.
As new game developers and superfans join on the project, CREATORVC will add them to their social media pages Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook using @fpsdoc.
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About CREATORVC
CREATORVC is an independent producer of community-powered entertainment: long-form factual content that is funded, inspired, and shaped by a dedicated community of fans. Its projects include the critically acclaimed documentaries In Search of the Last Action Heroes and In Search of Darkness and the upcoming In Search of Tomorrow and FPS: First Person Shooter. Its projects bring together fans and offer them the opportunity not just to consume great features, but to take part in creating them. More info can be found at https://www.creatorvc.com/
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