DOOM: The Dark Ages

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.

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One excellent, unforgettable expansion has fixed Doom: The Dark Ages

Revelations singlehandedly redeems the low point of the trilogy.

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Doom: The Dark Ages Director Assures “id Tech is Alive and Well”

Hugo Martin also says id Software is "excited" to discuss what it's working on next when "it is appropriate and approved." The post Doom: The Dark Ages Director Assures “id Tech is Alive and Well”

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"Id Tech is there, the Doom team is here": Doom: The Dark Ages director pushes back against idea studio have been "nerfed into the ground" by Xbox layoffs

While reports about Microsoft's mass layoffs have painted a devastating picture, the company and affected studios like Doom developers Id Software have been publicly trying to reassure players that the cuts aren't the end of the world. Doom: The Dark Ages director Hugo Martin has stuck to that line while acknowledging the layoffs during on official livestream of the game's Revelations DLC, which came out the same week 136 Id workers were shown the door.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz

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 is getting a story DLC expansion coming this summer

Revelations is coming next month

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DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC ‘Revelations’ announced

Publisher Bethesda Softworks and developer id Software have announced DOOM: The Dark Ages paid downloadable … Source

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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

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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

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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