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The next Doom game is apparently called The Dark Ages and will go all Army of Darkness in a medieval worldGame formerly codenamed Year Zero is reportedly due to be revealed next week

Game formerly codenamed Year Zero is reportedly due to be revealed next week

Image credit:id Software

Image credit:id Software

The Doom Slayer prepares to stab a monster with his wrist-mounted blade while stepping on their chest

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That’s all according to a report fromInsider Gaming, who claim thatDoom: The Dark Ageshas been in the works over at Id Software for over four years now. It’s also said to be the final name for the game previously known as Doom: Year Zero, mentioned on a document from 2020 thatsurfaced last yearas part of Microsoft’s accidental leak during their legal wrestle with the Federal Trade Commission around the Activision-Blizzard merger.

Insider Gaming claim that The Dark Ages - as the name implies - will be set in a “medieval-inspired Doom world”. Beyond that, we currently know very little - but I do like the idea of the Doom Slayer clashing his Crucible blade against the swords and armour of medieval minions. Of, y’know, ripping and tearing through them with a whole load of guns.

Rumours of a new Doom game have been swirling recently, afterZenimax registered a trademark for “IDKFA”- harking back to classic Doom cheat codes - and multiple outlets includingEurogamerandThe Vergereported that a nuDoom would appear during the Xbox Games Showcase at this year’s Summer Geoff Fest, which this latest report claims to have verified. That means we should see and hear more in just under two weeks, on Sunday June 9th.