Doom has been with us for a long time. The original arrived in 1993—32 years ago, if you can believe it—and after a pair of sequels and a long stretch of silence, it returned in 2016 with a powerful reboot that cemented its claim as gaming’s greatest FPS. Now the sixth game in the series,…
The head of Warner Bros Games, David Haddad, is leaving the role after 12 years. Haddad will continue as Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment president for three months as WB searches for his successor. The news was broken by Variety, which adds that a source insists there are no plans for WB to sell off its…
When I played six hours of Assassin’s Creed Shadows at Ubisoft Quebec last week, I knew it would be the only time I saw it looking this good. Global illumination, ray traced everything, super high framerate—I was test driving a Ferrari knowing I’d eventually have to climb back into my Nissan Versa and go home….
South of Midnight, the new game coming from We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games, made an appearance at today’s Xbox Direct showcase to reveal more about its “darkly magical world” set in the Deep South of the US. Also revealed is the release date: It’s set to come out on April 8. Hazel is a…
There are two key things to take away from Doom: The Dark Ages’ showing at today’s Xbox Developer Direct. The first: a release date. id Software’s prequel story will be with us in just a few months, on May 15. The second: a mission statement. “In Doom Eternal, you felt like a fighter jet. In…
It was only a couple of months ago that I bemoaned the fact that it had been a decade since the launch of Endless Legend, my favourite 4X, and there was still no word on a sequel. I needed my fix—more of that best-in-class faction design, more weird stories, more exotic maps to fight over….
Hello everybody! This is Hugo Martin, Game Director on Doom: The Dark Ages reporting from the offices at id Software – we are all hard at work polishing this latest installment in the franchise. It’s almost ready and we can’t wait for you to play it. In the meantime, we have a new look at…
Category: Developer_Direct January 23, 2025 Xbox Developer_Direct 2025 Recap: Everything We Announced Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief During the latest Developer_Direct, we showed off tons of brand new gameplay and provided developer insights on four upcoming games launching for Xbox Series X|S, PC, Game Pass, and cloud – and even surprise released a bonus remaster…
Category: Developer_Direct DOOM: The Dark Ages – Back to the Slayer’s Brutal Beginnings Danielle Partis Published January 23, 2025 Summary During Xbox Developer Direct, id Software unveiled gameplay and lots of new information for DOOM: The Dark Ages. Three core pillars for the game were explored: Combat, Exploration and Story. DOOM: The Dark Ages launches…
We’re not doomed to fight the endless hordes of hell quite yet, but it’s going to be happening a whole lot sooner than you might’ve expected. id Software announced during today’s Xbox Developer Direct that Doom: The Dark Ages is nearly finished and just four months out from release: it’s landing on May 15, 2025….