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DOOM Eternal

In DOOM Eternal, Hell's armies have invaded Earth and the player is the only thing standing between them and the destruction of the world.
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Gamestop rushes Doom Eternal sales day earlier than Animal Crossing

Overlooking the chaos in DOOM Eternal.
If your plan was to pick up Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing in one Gamestop swoop, we'll have to disappoint you - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued fresh guidelines on social distancing, which distanced their release by moving Doom one day earlier.

Review: DOOM Eternal - Fire and fury

Key art for DOOM Eternal.
DOOM Eternal revels in chaos, indulging aggressive forward momentum and empowering you at every turn. The no frills, "does what it says on the tin" approach hearkens back to a simpler era, but with a smoothness and polish that helps deliver the goods.

Bethesda defend Doom Eternal not having iconic deathmatch mode

The Doom Slayer shooting multiple demons in Doom Eternal's single player campaign
Doom Eternal's lack of the iconic deathmatch mode has been discussed at length by fans, but Bethesda's Pete Hines now revealed that id Software did the same and decided against implementing the iconic multiplayer deathmatch mode.

Doom Eternal developers already have ideas for DLC and next Doom game

Key art from Doom Eternal, showing various enemy types and the Doom Slayer.
Doom Eternal is officially releasing this week and the game's developers id Software already have plans and some ideas for next Doom game as well as some post-launch DLC for Doom Eternal.

Doom Eternal's launch trailer sums up the brutal shooter sequel nicely

The Doom Slayer shooting multiple demons in Doom Eternal's single player campaign
Even though Doom Eternal has more than a week until the official launch, Bethesda and id Software jumped the gun and delivered an explosive video that tries to sum up the brutality coming to PC, PS4, Xbox One and Stadia on 20 March.

Here's when you can start the preload for Doom Eternal on PC, PS4 and Xbox One

Key art from Doom Eternal, showing various enemy types and the Doom Slayer.
Id Software's brutal shooter Doom Eternal is just around the corner and players will be able to pre-load the game a bit earlier to have everything up and running once the game goes live.

Doom Eternal hardware specs are out, pick your poison

The Doom Slayer shooting multiple demons in Doom Eternal's single player campaign
Bethesda revealed the minimum and recommended specifications for Doom Eternal, and it looks like they won't be too limiting. That's not to say you won't be able to juice it up with latest hardware - you will - but it'll run just fine on slower machines.

Doom Eternal soundtrack used a heavy metal choir, and it worked

doom eternal screenshot showing a cyberdemon
After what was a genuine scare recently, where a Doom Eternal trailer featured the sort of audio that was more suited to NBA games than a Doom instalment, the game's Twitter profile posted a glorious behind the scenes feature for the actual soundtrack.

Fans replace Doom Eternal's mumble rap trailer music with Mick Gordon's metal

Screen capture from gameplay video of DOOM Eternal
Doom Eternal's new TV spot unexpectedly features mumble rap music, which does not quite fit the occasion. Luckily, Doom fans have made their own version, packed with Mick Gordon's aggressive industrial metal riffs.

Doom Eternal to receive post-launch content updates on a monthly basis

doom eternal screenshot showing a cyberdemon
Unlike its predecessor, Doom Eternal will offer plenty of post-launch content updates in terms of new challenges, game modes and more. These will be rolled out on a weekly or monthly basis.