‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ revealed at Xbox Games Showcase 2024

nme.com:

Doom game is in our hands.During the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 (June 9), id Software unveiled a brand new Doom title in the form of Doom: The Dark Ages.As revealed via the game’s trailer, and the official Doom website, Doom: The Dark Ages will serve as a prequel to Doom‘s 2016 reboot and Doom Eternal.

It will follow Doom Slayer’s origins in the Dark Ages as he becomes the demon-slaying hero we’ve all come to know and love.In the first age, in the first battle, when the shadows first lengthened, one stood…Announcing DOOM: The Dark AgesLaunching 2025.

Wishlist on @XboxGamePass + @Xbox Series X|S + PC + @PlayStation 5https://t.co/7954sI3b06 pic.twitter.com/t3Wm7VFgGa— DOOM (@DOOM) June 9, 2024Besides a new chapter in the Doom franchise, Doom: The Dark Ages will also introduce to players a new look and new weapons for the mighty Doom Slayer – including a shield that comes with a built-in saw; think Captain America’s shield but with pointier edges.While a firm release date has yet to be revealed, it has been confirmed that Doom: The Dark Ages will arrive sometime in 2025.

Apart from release on Xbox Series X|S and PC, the game will also be available on Xbox Game Pass on the first day of its release, and on PS5.Doom Eternal released in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and was critically acclaimed, with Rick Lane writing for NME: “If you only played Doom Eternal once and dismissed it, I urge you to give it a second try, and pay a little more attention what it’s trying to teach you.