Doom (franchise) Latest news

Hubert Sledziewski, 11 December 2023, 14:15

Doom has turned 30 years old. Its co-creators, John Carmack and John Romero, celebrated the beautiful anniversary with a long, nostalgic onversation. The latter released the free Sigil 2, the unofficial sixth episode of Doom.

Christian Pieniazek, 23 October 2023, 01:26

Amazon Prime subscribers have received a surprise game. Or actually, surprise games, as they got to pick up the basic version of Doom 3 and its remaster, titled Doom 3: BFG Edition.

Adrian Werner, 05 March 2023, 22:54

A previously unreleased teaser of Doom 4, the canceledinstallment of the series, has appeared online. It shows, among other things, the thick horror atmosphere that id Software was aiming for at the time.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 22 February 2023, 13:00

March will see the official launch of Mighty Doom, an... F2P shooter that is a colorful mobile spin-off of the Doom series.

Jacob Blazewicz, 01 December 2022, 15:28

Doom: Fall of Tei Tenga is a mod recreating the original vision of the first gam in the iconic FPS series, according to a 1992 documentary.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 November 2022, 16:36

Bethesda has responded to the allegations of the composer of Doom Eternal, but also does not intend to tolerate harassment of either him or id Software employees.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 11 November 2022, 13:20

The recent high-profile scandal involving the author of Doom Eternal's soundtrack has outraged many fans. They are demanding justice for Mick Gordon.

Sonia Selerska, 10 November 2022, 15:58

We learned new facts about the development process of Doom Eternal and the controversial behavior of studio members. The author of the soundtrack claims that we were all lied to, and he himself was a victim of harassment.

Jakub Tarchala, 10 October 2022, 12:40

Doom can even be played in Notepad and at 60 fps. John Romero is impressed, which may encourage other developers to implement more crazy ideas. The release of Doom.txt is just a few days away.

Hubert Sledziewski, 30 July 2022, 15:33

Complaining about the gameplay in the cyberpunk game Stray, but love its feline protagonist? Now you can play as the cat in Doom II. Demons are in for a cute bloodbath.

Adrian Werner, 19 April 2022, 11:47

Version 1.1 of the excellent mod CountryCide has been released. Project takes the players to dark, dieselpunk universe enriched with elements of the Cthulhu mythos.

Hubert Sledziewski, 05 April 2022, 15:50

Doom with ray tracing enabled looks really good. No, I'm not talking about Doom Eternal or Doom from 2016. We are talking about the very first installment of the series, released almost thirty years ago.

Hubert Sledziewski, 03 March 2022, 20:27

Video game industry legend John Romero has created a new level for 1994's Doom 2. Players can purchase it for five euros, with all proceeds going to charities helping victims of the war in Ukraine.

Patrick Kubiak, 31 October 2021, 22:53

id Software, creators of Doom and Quake, is looking for staff for a project it describes as an „iconic action FPS”, probably a fantasy or sci-fi game. So there's a good chance that a new installment of one of the legendary brands is lurking on the horizon.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 October 2021, 12:03

You can run Doom on anything. Even on a social network that looks nothing like an FPS gaming platform.

Hubert Sledziewski, 02 July 2021, 22:38

Doom Eternal will not receive Invasion Mode, which was supposed to enable us to „invade” other players. Instead, id Software will create a new single-player mode called Horde and revamp Battlemode, which allows for 2 vs 1 battles.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 30 June 2021, 13:01

Doom Eternal has just received a major update. In addition to bug fixes and balance changes, the game received Nividia DLSS 2.0 and ray tracing support, as well as two new maps.

Angelika Kaldus, 01 June 2021, 11:23

Doom Eternal RTX is an update that will bring ray tracing and DLSS technologies to id Software's shooter. Nvidia will support it with dedicated drivers for GeForce graphics cards.

Filip Wegrzyn, 30 April 2021, 20:22

Cosmetic DLCs for Doom Eternal has appeared, available for purchase for real cash. It was quite an unexpected decision, because the creative director of id Software insisted before the launch that the sequel will not feature any microtransactions.

Milosz Szubert, 17 March 2021, 20:39

The trailer for The Ancient Gods - Part Two, the second and final installment of the story expansion for the shooter Doom Eternal, has appeared online. On this oocasion, we found out that the DLC will debut tomorrow.

Jacob Blazewicz, 03 March 2021, 20:51

Six more games are coming to PlayStation VR. One of them will be Doom 3: VR Edition, which will see us revisit the third installment of id Software's iconic FPS series in virtual reality.

Jacob Blazewicz, 01 March 2021, 10:55

Doom Eternal is a huge success for Bethesda. This was confirmed by a former id Software employee, according to whom the game generated over 450 million dollars in revenue in 9 months, despite the lack of lootboxes and microtransactions.

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 February 2021, 20:59

Could Doom Eternal have had a female protagonist? id Software's Hugo Martin claims that such an option was seriously considered.

Adrian Werner, 24 January 2021, 17:56

id Software is working on a new VR game. It's possible that it's about VR edition of Doom Eternal.

LuthFuin, 08 January 2021, 20:37

Mediatonic, the devs of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, continue to surprise with new content. In December, the third season began, expanding the game with completely new challenges and outfits, and on January 12, we will be able to dress up our character in... costumes inspired by the dynamic shooter - Doom.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 December 2020, 18:42

The fourth instalment of the Doom series could have looked completely different. The new video shows what Doom 4, a canceled part of id Software's series, would have looked like.

Karol Laska, 01 December 2020, 20:30

Gamers will soon be able to play Doom Eternal in Xbox Game Pass. The devs have also prepared a new Master Level map.

Paul Wozniak, 24 September 2020, 22:27

Next month, Xbox Game Pass subscribers will be able to play Doom Eternal on consoles. Subscribers to the service on PCs will wait a little longer to access the game.

washi, 23 September 2020, 21:44

After the acquisition of Bethesda by Microsoft, we all expect more of the company's games to end up in Xbox Game Pass. Today, a hint appeared on the official Twitter of the service that suggests Doom Eternal may be available in the subscription.

Bart Swiatek, 22 September 2020, 12:34

An entry posted on Twitter by John Carmack suggests that after the acquisition of Zenimax by Microsoft, the legendary developer may return to id Software or work with his former colleagues on some projects.

Agnes Adamus, 07 September 2020, 21:56

A Twitter user known as foone decided to use a pregnancy test in a most unusual way. He used it to run two iconic games - Doom and Skyrim.

Conrad Hazi, 05 September 2020, 17:03

As it turns out, even nearly thirty-year-old titles can expect big patches. Courtesy of Id Software, Doom and Doom II have just received a lot of updates that touch both the technical aspects and the gameplay itself.

Bart Swiatek, 04 September 2020, 11:53

Nvidia boasts the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in Doom Eternal. In 4K resolution, this GPU provided more than 100 fps in id Software's shooter, and the fps counter often shows even higher values - such as 130 or 150.

Bart Woldanski, 07 August 2020, 22:43

Bethesda presented the trailer of the first DLC for Doom Eternal. The full announcement of The Ancient Gods Part 1, as the add-on is subtitled, will take place during this year's GamesCom.

Paul Wozniak, 06 August 2020, 20:50

We've just learned that two game from Bethesda - Doom Eternal and The Elder Scrolls Online - will also hit PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The owners of these titles will receive the next generation console versions for free.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 27 July 2020, 13:18

Minecraft mod enables us to build a working computer, on which we can install Windows and play Doom.

Paul Wozniak, 15 June 2020, 15:55

One of Minecraft players has created a modification that enables us to build working in-game computers (based on a virtual machine). The devices are fully functional and can be used, e.g. to run the classic Doom.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 May 2020, 12:07

Marty Stratton from id Software informed about the planned removal of Denuvo Anti-Cheat from the PC version of Doom Eternal. At the same time, the developer denied that the controversial anti-cheat protection was the reason for performance drops in the PC version of Doom Eternal.

Adrian Werner, 17 May 2020, 19:49

The addition of Denuvo Anti-Cheat to Doom Eternal has met with a very unfavourable response from the community. Currently most of the reviews on Steam are negative.

Paul Wozniak, 08 May 2020, 17:45

Two screenshots presenting new locations from the upcoming story expansion for Doom Eternal have just appeared online.

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 April 2020, 12:32

The SuperData analytics group published a report on global digital distribution in March. Last month turned out to be exceptionally good for the market, with great results of Doom Eternal, Half-Life: Alyx and Animal Crossing. The latter production broke the first month's digital sales record for console titles, set by Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII.

Jacob Blazewicz, 31 March 2020, 20:03

Hardware Unboxed conducted a benchmark of older GPUs in Doom Eternal. It turned out that AMD chipsets are winning against equally aged GeForce, and the 2012 Radeon HD 7970 performs better than its much younger competitors.

Bart Swiatek, 31 March 2020, 19:36

Doom Eternal sells like hot cakes on Steam. The game has already been bought by 700,000 users of Valve's platform, which is better than the results on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 March 2020, 18:40

Bethesda Softworks boasted of excellent sales of Doom Eternal. According to the publisher, during the first weekend, the game has brought in twice as much revenue as 2016 Doom.

Konrad Serafinski, 23 March 2020, 12:13

One Reddit user published a screenshot from Doom Eternal, where we can see the cover of the book entitled „2 Prey or Not 2 Prey?”, which could be the a stealth announcement of the continuation to 2017 Prey.

Konrad Serafinski, 21 March 2020, 15:38

Doom Eternal boasts a record number of players on Steam at one time. The result is more than twice as high as the previous one. It is just as good on Twitch.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 March 2020, 20:04

Numerous reviews of Doom Eternal have appeared online. So far, the texts leave no doubt - id Software has delivered.

Damian Gacek, 17 March 2020, 11:47

The issue of crunch in the gaming industry is usually seen as something bad, and voices that do not demonize this phenomenon often disappear somewhere in the crowd. id Software's creative director, Hugo Martin says that working long hours on a game is not necessarily a negative thing - for many it's a way of life - and he's not alone in this statement.

Christian Pieniazek, 10 March 2020, 23:13

Updated hardware requirements for Doom Eternal have appeared on the web. In addition, Bethesda Softworks has revealed when it will be possible to start pre-loading the game and has published the game's exact times of release on each platform. For dessert, some technical details about the console versions.

Christian Pieniazek, 10 March 2020, 21:15

Bethesda Softworks has published a video showing the customization options available for the main character of Doom Eternal. Among the available costumes, the most noteworthy is the outfit of a unicorn with pink wings, prepared for Twitch Prime subscribers.