Bethesda Softworks announces a May 13th release date for
DOOM, the latest
installment in id Software's first-person shooter franchise that launched back in
1993 with the release of, well,
DOOM. The
DOOM
website celebrates the news with a
new campaign trailer,
and here's word on the game and the chance to spend extra on a premium
collector's edition:
Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today
announced that DOOM will be available worldwide on Friday, May 13, 2016 for the
Xbox One, PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system, and PC. DOOM, the iconic
game that defined a genre and considered one of the most influential games ever
made, returns as a brutally fun and challenging modern-day shooter experience.
DOOM is under development at id Software®, the studio that pioneered the
first-person shooter genre and invented multiplayer Deathmatch. Relentless
demons, impossibly destructive guns, and fast, fluid movement provide the
foundation for intense, first-person combat – whether you’re obliterating demon
hordes through the depths of Hell in the single-player campaign, or competing
against your friends in numerous multiplayer modes. Expand your gameplay
experience using DOOM SnapMap™ game editor to easily create, play, and share
your content with the world. DOOM garnered numerous E3 2015 awards and in a
recent preview, Game Informer aptly described the gameplay as “an absolute
blast.”
Bethesda also revealed plans to release a premium collector’s edition of DOOM
that will be available across the globe through participating retailers. The
limited DOOM collector’s edition, created in conjunction with TriForce, includes
an exclusive, fully-realized 12” tall collector’s statue of one of the game’s
most iconic demons: the Revenant. Modelled from actual in-game 3D files and
striking in appearance, the demonic Revenant stands on an LED-lit base with
internal, slow-spinning turbine from the UAC facility on Mars. The DOOM
collector’s edition also includes a copy of the game packaged in an exclusive,
battle-worthy metal case.
The DOOM collector’s edition is available for pre-order through participating
retailers and is priced at $119.99 (US), €129.99 (Europe), and £99.99 (UK).
Players pre-ordering the DOOM collector’s edition or the standard edition of the
game will receive the Demon Multiplayer Pack which contains a unique demon
armour set with three skin variations, six metallic paint colours and three id®
logo patterns that can be applied to weapons and armour, plus a set of six Hack
Modules – one-time consumable items that can give you an edge in a multiplayer
match.