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Doom Eternal

Doom Eternal

QuakeCon 2019 is happening this week, and Doom will naturally have a big focus. Bethesda is planning a pair of panels for the series – one after the main keynote on July 26, and another for July 27. Saturday’s presentation will feature the first live gameplay demo of Doom Eternal.

Here’s the full rundown:

Doom Eternal

Dark Horse has announced that it is producing a hardcover art book for Doom Eternal. Spanning nearly 200 pages, it will feature concept art from the game as well as commentary from the game’s development.

Here’s a full overview of the book:

Doom Eternal

One of the new features we found out about for Doom Eternal this past week is Battlemode. In this multiplayer mode, a fully-armed Doom Slayer goes up against against two player-controlled demons in first-person combat.

As far as multiplayer goes, that’ll be just about it for Doom Eternal. Executive producer Marty Stratton told IGN at E3 this week that there will not be any other traditional multiplayer mode in the game.

The Doom Eternal Deluxe Edition will be released on Switch, Bethesda has confirmed. We have a look at the boxart above.

When buying the Doom Eternal Deluxe Edition, you’ll receive:

Bethesda has released the official boxart for Doom Eternal, which we have above. For more information about the game, read up on the fact sheet below.

Doom Eternal

Bethesda has issued a new Doom Eternal story trailer to celebrate E3 2019. Have a look at the game’s latest video below.

Doom Eternal launches November 22. If you pre-order the game, you’ll receive the Rip and Tear DLC pack.

Doom Eternal is a direct sequel to Bethesda and id Software’s Doom from 2016, which came out on Switch last year. Some might be surprised that the title isn’t being called Doom 2. However, there is reasoning behind that.

Executive producer Marty Stratton told IGN that the team considered the name Doom 2, but offered the following explanation as to why Doom Eternal was ultimately chosen:

Speaking with Eurogamer, id Software’s Marty Stratton has shared more information about the plans for Doom Eternal on Switch. Stratton indicated that the Switch version will launch alongside other platforms, officially confirmed that Panic Button is working on the port, and the team is targeting 30 frames per second.

Below are the relevant excerpts from the interview:

Bethesda lifted the veil on Doom Eternal at QuakeCon yesterday. Among what was revealed, a Switch version was confirmed.

You can learn a bit more about Doom Eternal below. Bethesda has passed along a fact sheet as well as screenshots / art.

Doom Eternal is coming to Switch, Bethesda announced at QuakeCon today. Panic Button will be working on this version of the game, as was the case with the previous entry in the series.

Here’s a rundown of information shared during today’s presentation:


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