With
the
Xbox
showcase
coming
up
in
June,
several
hints
toward
a
new
Doom
game
have
popped
up,
implying
that
id
Software
might
reveal
the
next
entry
in
their
revitalized
Doom
series.
And
now,
it
looks
like
we
might
have
a
name.

Insider
Gaming’s
Tom
Henderson
has
the
scoop.
According
to
him,
the
new
game,
which
once
went
by
Doom:
Year
One,
will
be
called
Doom:
The
Dark
Ages
and
is
indeed
set
to
be
revealed
at
this
year’s
summer
showcase
event,
which
lines
up
with

what
Tom
Warren
of
The
Verge
hinted
at
a
few
weeks
ago.

“Last
year,
I
heard
of
early
details
of
the
next
entry
into
the
DOOM
franchise,
which
was
described
to
me
as
a
‘medieval
inspired
doom
world’.”
writes
Tom
Warren.
“While
that
doesn’t
necessarily
give
much
information
to
go
on,
‘year
zero’,
‘the
dark
ages’,
and
‘medieval
inspired’
starts
to
paint
a
vivid
picture
of
where
the
series
could
be
going
next.
Perhaps
we’ll
be
taking
more
of
an
early
look
at
the
Doomslayer’s
life
during
the
medieval
times?
A
prequel
of
sorts?”

Henderson’s
information
actually
fits
with
a
few
other
snippets
of
information
from
across
the
years.
id
Software’s
Hugo
Martin,
who
directed
Doom
Eternal,

talked
in
a
Twitch
stream
about
an
idea
for
a
female
Doomslayer
starring
in
a
medieval
Doom
game.

In
2019,
Hugo
Martin
also
spoke
to
Shack
News
where
he
described
Doom:
Eternal
as
“our
Evil
Dead
2.

“When
asked
about
influences
for
Doom:
Eternal,
he
said:
“This
is
our
Evil
Dead
2.
That’s
what
I
think,”
he
said.
“2016
was
Evil
Dead
1,
in
terms
of
the
video
game
being
like,
really
really
good,
and
the
fans
love
it.
We’d
like
to
think
that
it’s
going
to
stand
the
test
of
time
and
be
around
for
a
couple
of
years,
but
when
Evil
Dead
2
came
out,
you
were
like
Evil
Dead
1,
respect,
Evil
Dead
2
is
really
Evil
Dead,
you
know?
We
just
feel
like
this
is
a
great
expression
of
what
Doom
in
the
modern
age
can
be.”

This
is
notable
because
the
third
Evil
Dead
movie,
which
was
actually
called
The
Army
of
Darkness,
took
the
series
backwards
in
time,
dropping
protagonist
Ash
Williams
(along
with
his
shotgun
and
a
chainsaw)
into
a
medieval
setting.
If
Doom:
Eternal
really
was
id
Sofrware’s
Evil
Dead
2,
perhaps
Doom:
The
Dark
Ages
is
going
the
Army
of
Darkness
route.

The
story
doesn’t
quite
end
there,
though,
because
according
to
notable
leaker
and
insider
Nate
the
Hate,
the
new
Doom
game
will
be
be
announced
for
PlayStation
5
as
well.

To
expand
upon
the
report
with
some
additional
information:

DOOM:
The
Dark
Ages
will
be
announced
at
the
Xbox
Games
Showcase
next
month
and
will
be
revealed
as
a
multiplatform
release
—
Yes;
it’s
coming
to
PlayStation
5.

https://t.co/7l0Zxb4vcN

—
NateTheHate2
(@NateTheHate2)

May
24,
2024

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Nate
the
Hate
tends
to
be
a
reliable
source
of
information.
If
true,
this
would
be
another
major
shift
for
Xbox
who
previously
released
four
of
their
older
titles
on
PlayStation
and
Switch.

Reports
have
suggest
that
Microsoft
execs
have
pushed
for
“no
red
line”
when
it
comes
to
porting
Xbox
games
to
other
platforms.
If
Doom:
The
Dark
Ages
is
announced
for
PlayStation
at
an
Xbox
showcase,
it
would
be
a
huge
blow
to
the
Xbox
brand,
making
me
think
it’s
more
likely
they
would
announce
the
PS5
port
separately
in
a
press
release
rather
than
on
stage.