There’s a new Doom in town. Doom: The Dark Ages is heading to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, day one on Game Pass, in 2025.
The weapons and creatures in Doom: The Dark Ages have a distinct medieval flare, as is expected, with lots of sharpened blades, at least one flail and heavy armor all around. One new weapon that stands out in the game’s reveal trailer is an automatic shotgun with a skull in the center of it, menacing and slightly silly at the same time. As is custom in Doom games, the level of gory, gruesome detail on display in The Dark Ages is exceptional, and it looks like the game is leaning into everything that makes this franchise so deliciously disgusting.
Doom: The Dark Ages is a prequel to 2016’s Doom and Doom Eternal, developed by series shepherd id Software. Its story will illuminate the origin of the Doom Slayer. Spoiler: He will slaughter a lot of demons.
It’s possible this is the rumored Doom: Year Zero that was mentioned in leaked documents related to Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The leak happened in September 2023 and it outlined Bethesda’s roadmap over the coming years as part of the Xbox Game Studios brand.