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Rumours of a new Doom game being announced next month continue to pile up and it sounds like it has a medieval setting.
Doomguy sounds like he’s back in action (Bethesda)
Rumours of a new Doom game being announced next month continue to pile up and it sounds like it has a medieval setting.
The original idea behind Microsoft buying Bethesda was that all the games would become Xbox console exclusives. Microsoft has always been reluctant to admit that but information from the FTC legal battle year made it clear Xbox boss Phil Spencer had made the decision as early as 2021.
However, that was before current concerns about declining console sales and the embracing of multiformat releases and now the first new release from Bethesda, of a series that was previously released on all formats, is apparently also coming to PlayStation.
A new Doom game has been rumoured for years, but it’s never been officially acknowledged and is expected to make its debut at the Xbox Games Showcase next month, with two separate sources suggesting it will also be on PlayStation 5.
Initially rumoured with the name Doom: Year Zero, it’s believed the final name of the game will be Doom: The Dark Ages.
There’s little indication of what the game will be about, other than shooting demons in the face with a shotgun, but apparently it’s been in development for four years and takes place in a ‘medieval inspired doom world.’
The previous game, Doom Eternal, already had a medieval motif in some areas, so that description could mean just about anything, but it does seem to hint at either time travel or some kind of prequel.
There was no mention of the game being released on PlayStation 5 in the original report on Insider Gaming but serial leaker Nate The Hate made that suggestion in a subsequent tweet.
After that, Windows Central’s Jez Corden also stated that the game will be multiformat, with everyone agreeing that the game will be shown at the Xbox Games Showcase on June 9.
2020’s Doom Eternal was also released on Nintendo Switch, but at the moment there’s no mention of that happening with the new game, which is implied to be current gen-only.
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Although not officially announced by Bethesda, there were references to a new Doom game in documents unveiled during the FTC legal battle last year, while a recent trademark from Bethesda heavily implies something to do with Doom.
We’ll only know for sure once Bethesda confirms the leaks but it would now be a surprise if it wasn’t at the showcase, along with other heavily rumoured sequels such as Gears Of War 6.
Doom is coming (Bethesda)
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