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

9 June, 2024

Doom Slayer in 'Doom: The Dark Ages'

It won’t be long until a new 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.

Besides 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. The Doom Slayer may not be great at communication, but when it comes to killing demons, he knows his onions. Listen well enough to his monosyllabic grunts, you’ll be dancing through a rain of demon blood in no time.”

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