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DOOM is one of the breakthrough games of the FPS genre. The player controls the Doomguy through a series of levels set in military bases on the moons of Mars and in Hell.
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DOOM: Annihilation release date officially confirmed

Doom: Annihilation shot showing a female character holding big weapon
DOOM: Annihilation, the film that was announced earlier this year now has a release date. It's coming to DVD and Blu-ray on 01 October 2019 it's been confirmed via Doom film Twitter. The first clip from the film will arrive next week.

DOOM Hangar speedrunning record of 20 years has been broken

Picture of the first level in DOOM
Speedrunners usually work on perfecting their craft through countless tries and it was a similar case with 4shockblast, who managed to break a 20-year-old record in DOOM's first level, Hangar, after a year of trying to get the perfect run.

Ubisoft and id Software joining Google's GDC 2019 presentation

A demon from doom
Google have announced that Ubisoft and Doom creators id Software will join them on their keynote presentation at GDC 2019 where they plan to reveal their next big gaming-related project. Google's keynote is scheduled for 19 March 2019.

id Software distance themselves from Doom Annihilation film

Doom slayer defending from hellish forces
Doom creators id Software have officially responded to Doom Annihilation's bland teaser trailer by saying that they are not involved in the project in any way. The confirmation comes directly from the official DOOM game Twitter profile.

Romero delays Sigil, Doom's unofficial fifth episode, to April

Sigil, boxed edition of Doom's unofficial 5th episode
Even though the unofficial fifth episode of Doom was supposed to launch in February, John Romero decided that Sigil won't be launching until April 2019, as he wants everything to be 'top notch for fans' who bought the special editions.

DOOM players can now generate maps using vacuum cleaners

Picture of the DOOM guy with a roomba for a head
Fans of the classic DOOM series may find a way to refresh their desire to replay the game for the millionth time. A programmer named Rich Whitehouse has developed a script to let your newer roombas generate randomised maps for DOOM.

John Romero's new game is a free Doom mod named Sigil

picture showing collector's edition of Sigil
John Romero has announced his new game which is a free 1993's Doom modification and it's called Sigil. The game will also release as in boxed collector's edition version. The game will feature nine single-player and nine deathmatch levels.

Nintendo Direct: Bethesda's Skyrim and Doom coming to Switch

Nexus Mods is Skyrim's biggest treasure trove of mods
Nintendo have announced a long list of games that'll be coming to Switch during the next couple of months. A lot of ports, first and third party games ranging from Super Mario Odyssey to Doom will soon become available for Switch.

Crash Bandicoot breaks record for most #1 retail spots in 2017

Crash Bandicoot set a record this week for most times at No1 in 2017 on the UK retail chart. Agents of Mayhem debuted at number four and City Skylines: PlayStation 4 Edition did better than its Xbox One counterpart, debuting at number 20.

After 8 years of development, Brutal Doom is finally complete

Cover photo for Brutal Doom, popular mod of id Software's game
Perhaps it's only fitting to see that Brutal Doom, the only thing that can challenge Doom Eternal's brutality, is finally complete after eight years of development that saw the icon of FPS shooters treated to the mother of all face lifts.