Doom: The Dark Ages announced with 2025 release window
The slayer gets medieval next year
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This year’s Xbox Games Showcase is in full swing and the first announcement of the night is sure to be a big hit among any first-person shooter (FPS) fans out there. The next entry in theDoomfranchise has finally been officially revealed and will be titledDoom: The Dark Ages.
The brief announcement trailer showed off a dark medieval inspired fantasy world, with the protagonist fighting their way through legions of demons armed with a shiny new double-barrelled shotgun and a seriously slick bladed shield. The trailer also gave us an official release window, with the game set to arrive some time in 2025. You can see the full trailer for yourself below.
The game is billed as a prequel to the modernDoomseries, which includes 2016’sDoomandDoom Eternal. It will focus on the origins of the enigmatic Slayer and feature a never-before-seen medieval war against hell. Judging from everything shown in the trailer, it looks like a pretty radical departure from the more futuristic, sci-fi look other the other games.
Like the two previous installments,Doom: The Dark Agesis being developed by id Software and is powered by the idTech game engine.
A recentpostfrom the official Doom X / Twitter account has also confirmed that the game will be available as part of anXbox Game Passsubscription. It will be launching forXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, PC and, rather surprisingly, PlayStation 5.
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Dash is a technology journalist who covers gaming hardware at TechRadar. Before joining the TechRadar team, he was writing gaming articles for some of the UK’s biggest magazines including PLAY, Edge, PC Gamer, and SFX. Now, when he’s not getting his greasy little mitts on the newest hardware or gaming gadget, he can be found listening to J-pop or feverishly devouring the latest Nintendo Switch otome.
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