Doom: The Dark Ages is id Software's "biggest" game world ever: "It's a dramatic expansion for our world."
Five years on from the release of Doom Eternal, developer id Software is hard at work making the series' next instalment, Doom: The Dark Ages, bigger and better than its predecessors, and according to them,
Doom The Dark Ages Launches May 15 With Mechs and Dragons
Doom: The Dark Ages launches on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series consoles on May 15, will be priced at $70 and will be available on day 1 for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
Doom: The Dark Ages Turns the Doom Slayer into a Dragon Riding Iron Tank
Doom: The Dark Ages is a prequel to the entire Doom franchise, showcasing a medieval war against hell. After a crowd-pleasing reveal back in June 2024, fans have eagerly waited for more news about the hotly anticipated title. Thankfully, id Software and Bethesda Softworks have finally lifted the lid on what players can expect.
Doom: The Dark Ages explains no multiplayer as release date is confirmed
Doom: The Dark Ages developer id Software has explained the decision not to include multiplayer in the highly-anticipated prequel game. The upcoming shooter featured at yesterday's Xbox Developer Direct presentation as a May 15 release date for Xbox Series X/S, PC, PlayStation 5, and Game Pass was confirmed.
DOOM: The Dark Ages PC Requirements Revealed
DOOM: The Dark Ages will launch on May 15 with detailed PC requirements. Following yesterday's reveal that DOOM: The Dark Ages will shoot its way out on consoles and PC this May 15, we now also know the PC requirements needed to run the upcoming first-person shooter.
Doom: The Dark Ages has no multiplayer: 'Our campaigns are, to a great extent, what people come to the modern Doom games to play'
But it was also a very different world then, one without the countless assortment of multiplayer shooter options we can choose from today. So while it's a little surprising as a matter of principle (or perhaps just nostalgia) that Doom: The Dark Ages doesn't have any multiplayer at all, it's also understandable.
DOOM: The Dark Ages Drops Multiplayer In Favour Of 'Most Expansive' Campaign Ever
One thing, in particular, highlighted in the first round of previews - is the fact this game is a "strictly campaign" affair. In other words - don't expect multiplayer to feature. Here's exactly what Marty Stratton had to say about this ( via Eurogamer ):
Doom: The Dark Ages might send 8GB GPUs to performance hell
Doom: The Dark Ages got an official release date today at Xbox’s Developer Direct — and we even had a chance to go hands-on with the game — and alongside the announcement of a May 15 release, developer id Software released the PC requirements for the game.
Doom: The Dark Ages will supercharge demon kills with a deadly shield saw on May 15
Id Software, a division of Microsoft’s Bethesda, unveiled the details of Doom: The Dark Ages, a prequel to Doom 2016 coming on May 15. It’s a big reveal for a game that is the third in a series of modern Doom games — Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal in 2020 — and this one is
Doom: The Dark Ages Launches In May And Looks Awesome (And Massive)
And as part of the Developer Direct, Id Software and Xbox showed off more gameplay and shared more details about the upcoming medieval-themed, Hell-based prequel, Doom: The Dark Ages. The newest Doom,
Doom: The Dark Ages looks metal as hell and launches in May
After revealing its next Doom game last summer, id Software is almost ready to release it: the studio announced that Doom: The Dark Ages is launching on May 15th. The news came as part of Xbox’s most recent Developer Direct livestream,
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id says DOOM: The Dark Ages is the biggest and best game the developer has ever made
DOOM: The Dark Ages is the biggest and best game that id Software has ever made, developer says the story is 'out of the ...
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Doom: The Dark Ages won't have any multiplayer modes because id Software wanted to focus on “levelling up the single-player experience”
Id Software’s “most ambitious game yet” finally drops the multiplayer, but at least the payoff seems worth it.
Bethesda, id Software set Doom: The Dark Ages' release date
The Dark Ages will be released on May 15, 2025. The announcement, made during Xbox's January 2025 Developer Direct, came alongside a trailer highlighting some of the action game's new features, ...
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DOOM developer id Software says 'ray tracing is the future' and DLSS is the key
DOOM: The Dark Ages developer id Software is all in on ray tracing and AI-tech like DLSS, says it's the future of gaming and ...
Original DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great"
Software co-founder and DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great" for players to discover new games.
DOOM: The Dark Ages creates innovation through simplicity for bloody carnage
The newest DOOM title simplifies the gameplay formula for a blood-soaked adventure through a medieval, demon-filled landscape.