DOOM: The Dark Ages
What critics said
PC Gamer90Revelations isn't just The Dark Ages firing on all cylinders, it's modern Doom's magic in a single bottle.
IGN90Doom: The Dark Ages’ action was already among the best in the genre, and the Revelations DLC elevates it even further by fusing it with just the right amount of Doom Eternal.
Hardcore Gamer80Does Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations find the right middle-ground, or should this DLC be thrown straight into Purgatory?
DOOM: The Dark Ages news
Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations Getting New 'Slaughter Mode' as Free Update Next Month
Doom: The Dark Ages developer id Software has announced a new free update coming to the first-person shooter's Revelations DLC next month: an endless single-player "Slaughter Mode."
DOOM: The Dark Ages Receives Permanent Price Drop On The Xbox Store
It's been knocked down by 35.72% here in the UK. Sales come and go, but permanent price drops are forever. It's something that doesn't happen all too often, especially for massive AAA titles, but that's precisely what's happened with DOOM: The Dark Ages. Id Software has had a pretty hellish year, celebrating major expansions whilst mourning job cuts, and it seems they've decided to rip and tear a whopping chunk off the price of The Dark Ages. The game has permanently dropped from £69.99 / $69.99
DOOM: The Dark Ages gets a permanent price reduction
DOOM: The Dark Ages from Bethesda Softworks / id Software is now a fair bit cheaper to grab - permanently. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
The majority of Doom: The Dark Ages' DLC got made 'in three or four months'
The team reportedly worked 60 to 80 hour weeks to get the project out the door.
Laid off id Software developer says crunch on Doom: The Dark Ages' Revelations DLC was "brutal" with up to 17-hour days
Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations, an expansion-sized DLC, was released in July, in the same week Microsoft announced its sweeping 3,200 staff layoffs. The layoffs impacted almost the entirety of the Xbox studio portfolio - including Doom maker id Software.
One excellent, unforgettable expansion has fixed Doom: The Dark Ages
Revelations singlehandedly redeems the low point of the trilogy.
Xbox Has Another Potential GOTY Candidate On Its Hands, Even Though It's Just DLC
The reviews for Revelations have been absurdly good. Last week, we covered a little bit about the release of DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations and how people seemed to be really enjoying it, but we didn't necessarily anticipate that it could be a potential Game of the Year candidate. However, as you may have seen in our Metacritic roundup of the best first-half games of 2026 yesterday, Xbox was crowned with the best game in the form of Forza Horizon 6. That one has a 90 average rating on the pla
Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations review
Fixes all my issues with The Dark Ages and injects plenty of Eternal's movement for the best demon-slaying action yet.
DOOM: The Dark Ages and Digimon Story Time Stranger have Denuvo DRM removed
If you try to avoid games that have Denuvo DRM - here's two more that recently had it removed with DOOM: The Dark Ages and Digimon Story Time Stranger. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Doom’s new expansion shows just what makes id Software special
This week should have been a celebration for Doom developer id Software. The studio just launched Revelations, a meaty expansion for Doom: The Dark Ages that adds a powerful new weapon and more demonic levels to blast through. Even though I hadn't picked up The Dark Ages for more than a year, it only took moments before I fell right back into the familiar loop from id's modern Doom games. Each plays differently, but they all have a similar foundation built around fast-paced shooter action that m
Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations Review
The combat encounters in this DLC are the very best Doom: The Dark Ages has to offer.
Doom's new Chain Spear weapon seems to be dividing The Dark Ages' audience - "I'm like an hour in and I can't wait to get the shield back"
Only a few weeks after Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations was revealed to the world, Xbox has made deep cuts to developer id Software that could change the studio and their games forever. But for now, players seem to be enjoying the expansion - albeit for one divisive new weapon.
Here's What DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations DLC Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S
Solid 60FPS on Xbox Series S. It has been a tumultuous few days for the developers at id Software, currently dealing with the loss of half the studio as part of Microsoft's untimely Xbox Reset. Amid the layoffs, the team released Revelations, its first major DLC for DOOM: The Dark Ages yesterday onto Xbox Series X|S. We thought we'd take a gander at the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions following the DLC's arrival, both in terms of comparison and performance across the Xbox consoles. Read
DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations – Available Now
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Xbox Layoffs Cut id Software In Half As DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC Launches
"Xbox decided half the team was deemed useless". DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations, the first major DLC for the bombastic shooter, launches today onto Xbox Series consoles (along with PC and PS5). It should have been a day of celebration for the team at id Software, a chance to revel in reviews and give themselves a proper good pat on the back. Instead, it's reported id Software lost half of its staff as part of Xbox's 3,200 job cuts. Senior Gameplay Systems Programmer Michael Maynard posted on Li
The Previews Are In For DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations DLC
Who doesn't love a spot of rip and/or tearing? Last year in May, DOOM: The Dark Ages properly pumped up its players with its medieval setting, gnarly tunes and an equally badass skull-crushing shotgun. id Software's flagship shooter saw generally favourable review scores upon release - we even awarded it a cracking 9/10, whilst The Dark Ages is currently sat at a score of 83 on Metacritic. Read the full article on purexbox.com
How Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations’ new weapon bridges the gap to Doom Eternal
The Dark Ages gets a 10-hour expansion focused on fast flowing combat and an exciting new weapon
Hugo Martin on Doom: The Dark Ages DLC: 'We Wanted to Make This Content Since Doom 2016'
We get new details on the upcoming DLC, Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations, including insight from its developers.
Preview: DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations Is Putting an Endgame in Your Fave PS5 Shooter
Stand and fight again and again. It may have been away from the PS5 game for more than a year, but id Software has finally returned to DOOM: The Dark Ages with a major expansion that's much more than just another campaign. It does have that as a basis, providing more story, missions, and a new weapon to define the DLC. However, on top of it all is an endgame — this is what sets Revelations apart from anything the developer's done before. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
DOOM: The Dark Ages Goes Supersonic With New DLC Chain Spear
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DOOM: The Dark Ages Gets 'the Cleanest Image We Can Deliver' with PSSR 2 on PS5 Pro
Update coming soon. DOOM: The Dark Ages will soon receive its big DLC, Revelations, and alongside it will come a free update for the game as a whole. On 7th July 2026, the first-person shooter will receive a major update, and a major part of that will be support for PS5 Pro's upgraded PSSR tech. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Upgraded PSSR comes to Doom: The Dark Ages on PS5 Pro
Free Update 4 releases alongside Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations on July 7, allowing all PlayStation 5 Pro players a new way to experience idTech8’s vision of medieval Hell with the advanced version of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR). This upgraded version of PSSR, rolled out on PS5 Pro earlier this year, means players […]
Doom: The Dark Ages expanding with Revelations DLC in July, plus a free Ripatorium update adding to the game's customisable arena mode
Doom: The Dark Ages was a fun time, but we'd been wondering about the release window for its DLC (and its very nature) since a Premium Edition was released day one. During the Xbox Games Showcase, Bethesda Softworks and id Software finally unveiled the Revelations DLC.
DOOM: The Dark Ages Brings Its 'Revelations' Expansion To Xbox In July
"An all-new campaign expansion that unleashes a brutal new chapter". We haven't got long to wait for a major DOOM: The Dark Ages expansion! It's been announced today that DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations will officially release on July 9th, promising "an all-new campaign expansion that unleashes a brutal new chapter of the Slayer’s saga". Read the full article on purexbox.com
Doom: The Dark Ages Revelations DLC Revealed With New Spear Weapon and July Release Date
Bethesda and id Software have revealed a first look at Doom: The Dark Ages Revelations, a new campaign DLC release that’s coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X | S with a July 7, 2026, release date.
Doom: The Dark Ages is getting a story DLC expansion coming this summer
Revelations is coming next month
DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC ‘Revelations’ announced
Publisher Bethesda Softworks and developer id Software have announced DOOM: The Dark Ages paid downloadable … Source
DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations Arrives July 7
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DOOM: The Dark Ages' Campaign DLC Looks Sick, and It's Out Very Soon on PS5
What a Revelations. DOOM: The Dark Ages' long-promised DLC has been fully revealed, and not to be confused with Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, it's called DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations. The big news here is that it's out very soon indeed — it's just a month off, releasing for PS5 on the 7th July. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
One Year Later, DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC Is Nowhere to Be Seen
But it is meant to be substantial, says dev. Today marks exactly one year since the release of DOOM: The Dark Ages, but for some owners of the PS5 game, they're still waiting on content thay paid for at launch. Alongside the PS5 title, id Software sold a Premium Edition promising a "campaign DLC". 12 months on, that expansion hasn't launched and is yet to even be properly revealed by the studio. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Talking Point: One Year Later, What Do You Think Of DOOM: The Dark Ages?
Has your opinion changed since launch? As we prepare for the release of Forza Horizon 6 later this week / next week, we're also marking the one-year anniversary of yet another major Xbox first-party title in DOOM: The Dark Ages, which first launched on May 13th, 2025. Back then, we described the game as "another absolutely stellar offering from id Software", awarding it a 9/10 score and stating that it was "a slightly different death-dance, but still a gloriously great one". Read the full articl
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Latest Xbox layoffs hit id Software as Doom: The Dark Ages' DLC launches, around half of the staff potentially cut
Xbox is cutting 3200 jobs between now and the end of financial year 2027, with studios like Undead Labs and Compulsion Games going independent as others also try to navigate an uncertain future. Moreover, ZeniMax's entire division - which includes all of Bethesda's big studios - is facing major layoffs, even if no studios are being shut down for now. Now, we're hearing id Software has been hit particularly hard just as Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations prepares to launch later today.
Feature: These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 6-10)
Including at least two more Game Pass additions. Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 6-10! We've got some very notable releases over the next few days including Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations and Wuthering Waves, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to Winds of Arcana: Ruination along with more titles set to be announced. Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: Read the full article on purexbox.com
Diablo 4's next season is short, but it lets you become The Butcher, and it has Doom: The Dark Ages skins you probably can't afford
The big Diablo 4 Developer Update has indeed delivered the goods. One of the livestream’s big topics was, of course, the game’s upcoming mini-season, which is set to kick off next week and run until the launch of Lord of Hatred, the game’s anticipated next expansion.