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New footage has dropped forDoom: The Dark Agesas part of Nvidia’s latest hardware and software showcase.Doom: The Dark Agesis one of many highly anticipated releases of 2025, with Nvidia confirming the newest entry in the decades-old FPS franchise will be DLSS 4 enhanced. As part of this news, new footage of the game has been released, giving fans a better look at the world of the upcoming title.
Announced at last year’s Xbox Games Showcase,Doom: The Dark Agesis the next installation of id Software’s highly successfulDoomreboot series, which started back in 2016 with the simply titledDoom. Taking notes from the originalDoomgames, 2016’sDoompropelled what had been labeled a “boomer shooter” into the next generation, with developers crafting a terrifically brutal world for players to explore, complete with even more intense combat encounters and enemies. Combat has always reigned supreme when it comes to theDoomfranchise, something that willremain a core part ofDoom: The Dark Ages, though the upcoming title will certainly make upgrades in regard to how its different lands and worlds look.
As part ofNvidia’s latest raytracing showcase, 12 seconds of newDoom: The Dark Agesfootage has been released, giving fans a taste of what they can expect when the full game finally releases. While combat isn’t shown, the short-but-sweet look at the game shows offThe Dark Ages' level variety, which will take players through luxurious hallways and desolate craters. A brief look atthe iconic Doom Slayeris shown, complete withDoom: The Dark Ages' new shield. In arecent blog post, Nvidia confirmed the nextDoomtitle will be “powered by the latest idTech engine” and will feature ray reconstruction on the new RTX 50 series PC and laptops, indicating thatDoom: The Dark Ageswill be a visual treat.
New Doom: The Dark Ages Footage Shared by Nvidia
The showcase wraps up with a look atCD Projekt Red’s upcomingWitchersequelandIndiana Jones and the Great Circle, the latter of which has been a big hit for both Microsoft and developer MachineGames. Praised for its combat, exploration, and voice performances, perhapsThe Great Circle’s crowning achievement is its visual fidelity, with the game looking gorgeous on both PC and home consoles. This showcase comes ahead of Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 50 series, which will undoubtedly allow developers to continue to push the limits when it comes to visual quality and performance.
The action-packedDoom: The Dark Agesdoes not have an exact release date just yet, but the game is set to drop for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC sometime this year. Fans will likely hear : The Dark Agesas 2025 continues, including what they can expect from the game’s story, its enemy variety, and, of course, its blood-filled combat systems.
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BECOME THE SLAYER IN A MEDIEVAL WAR AGAINST HELLDOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the DOOM Slayer’s legend. In this third installment of the modern DOOM series, players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.
DOOM: The Dark Ages is a dark fantasy/sci-fi single-player experience that delivers the searing combat and over-the-top visuals of the incomparable DOOM franchise, powered by the latest idTech engine.REIGN IN HELLAs the super weapon of gods and kings, shred enemies with devastating favorites like the Super Shotgun while also wielding a variety of new bone-chewing weapons, including the versatile Shield Saw. Players will stand and fight on the demon-infested battlefields in the vicious, grounded combat the original DOOM is famous for.STAND AND FIGHTExperience an epic story of the DOOM Slayer’s rage in this cinematic and action-packed story. Bound to serve as the super weapon of gods and kings, the DOOM Slayer fends off demon hordes as their leader seeks to destroy the Slayer and become the only one that is feared. Witness the creation of a legend as the Slayer takes on all of Hell and turns the tide of the war.DISCOVER UNKNOWN REALMSIn his quest to crush the legions of Hell, the Slayer must take the fight to never-before-seen realms. Mystery, challenges, and rewards lurk in every shadow of ruined castles, epic battlefields, dark forests, ancient hellscapes, and worlds beyond. Armed with the viciously powerful Shield Saw, cut through a dark world of menace and secrets in id’s largest and most expansive levels to date.
