Doom: The Dark Ages Announced, Coming 2025
As part of the Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft and id Software officially announced Doom: The Dark Ages. Developer id Software, the creator of the series, is leading development on the game. It’s the first all-new entry in the series since 2020’s Doom Eternal.
A trailer showed the Doomslayer with slightly more medieval-looking spiked armor, using a variety of weapons to rip and tear his demonic opponents. Those included a sawblade that also acted as a shield, and a gun that appeared to use a human skull in its ammo chamber. Very metal. It’s coming in 2025.
In the first age, in the first battle, when the shadows first lengthened, one stood…
Announcing DOOM: The Dark Ages
Launching 2025. Wishlist on @XboxGamePass + @Xbox Series X|S + PC + @PlayStation 5https://t.co/7954sI3b06 pic.twitter.com/t3Wm7VFgGa
— DOOM (@DOOM) June 9, 2024
Like all of Microsoft’s games, Doom: The Dark Ages will be available at launch on Game Pass. A tweet that went up alongside the announcement noted that it’s also coming to PlayStation 5 and PC, in addition to Xbox Series X|S.