Tag: Doom
News Another Hellish Update For Doom And Doom II Is Now Available On Switch
Includes performance optimisation and much more
While you wait for the arrival of DOOM Eternal on the Switch, how about another round of Doom or Doom II? Bethesda's just rolled out a new update for both games, across all platforms. It includes audio improvements, quality of life features, and some minor performance optimisation. Along with this is...
Random Watch Isabelle And The Doom Slayer Rip And Tear In This Incredible Fan-Made Animation
I- Isabelle?!
As you may well know by now, the Animal Crossing and DOOM fan communities have had a particularly nice bonding session over the past few weeks thanks to New Horizons and DOOM Eternal sharing the same release date. It's brought some truly fantastic fan creations, including
Review DOOM 64 - Will Tide You Over Until DOOM Eternal Arrives On Switch
Eternal doom
Players of a certain generation might recall just how special it was having an actual Doom on Nintendo 64. The FPS that put corridor shooters firmly on the map was pretty ubiquitous in its ports – even back in 1997 – but having a graphically superior take with bigger levels, more guns and even more challenging demons to slay made...
News Have DOOM Eternal Envy? Remember DOOM 64's Out On Switch Today For Just £3.99
Every demon has a silver lining
Today is a truly wonderful day in the world of gaming, with both Animal Crossing: New Horizons and DOOM Eternal finding their way to stores. Of course, the Nintendo Switch version of DOOM Eternal has sadly been pushed back, so if you don't have access to another console or are waiting to have the game on Switch, you...
Random Animal Crossing Characters Rocking Out To DOOM Music Is The Video We All Need Right Now
Introducing 'DOOMANIMAL'
The Animal Crossing and DOOM fanbases have been collaborating with all sorts of wonderful stuff over the past few weeks, but this latest creation might just be the cherry on top. Andrei Mishanin, a Russian artist
Video Check Out DOOM 64's Brand New DOOM Eternal-Inspired Level
New lore revealed
Although Switch owners won't be able to tuck into the new and exciting DOOM Eternal tomorrow, they can enjoy the rerelease of DOOM 64. A special stage has been made for this new rerelease and we can now see it in action for the first time. We first heard about this new level earlier in the month, when senior developer
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Director "Thrilled" By The Isabelle X Doom Slayer Artwork
"I’m in awe of how much creativity our fans have"
Ever since it was confirmed DOOM Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons would be released on the same day, fans of both games have been creating and sharing artwork featuring Doom Slayer and Isabelle together. While we've already heard DOOM Eternal creative director Hugo Martin talk about how...
News Hell Yes! Doom 64's Re-Release Includes An Entirely New Chapter
Defeat the Mother Demon's sister
Switch owners might not be getting their hands on DOOM Eternal later this month, but they'll at least be able to relive the hellish Nintendo 64 title DOOM 64 for just $4.99 / £3.99 (or the regional equivalent). If the game itself wasn't already enough, Nightdive Studios – the talented team behind this port –...
Reminder Today's Your Last Chance To Grab Classic DOOM Games For £1.20 On Switch
Go! Go! Go!
Update (Mon 2nd Mar, 2020 17:00 GMT): As a quick reminder, today is the last day of the mighty DOOM sale on Nintendo Switch. The new 2016 game is now back to full price, but the classics are still at their heavily reduced prices. Get 'em while they're hot! Original Article (Tue 25th Feb, 2020 16:45 GMT): If you've been on the fence...
News Tubbz Cosplaying Duck Range Adds Sonic, DOOM, Street Fighter And More
Ever wanted a Sonic duck?
Last year, Numskull Designs announced TUBBZ, a range of cosplaying duck figurines that are sure to add a quirky burst of personality and style to your bathroom. Today, a second wave of quacky figures has been announced featuring some fan-favourite characters. Pre-orders are now open for all of the ducks listed below...
News DOOM Eternal's Creative Director Discusses Launching On The Same Day As Animal Crossing
"I'm excited to play [it]"
20th March 2020 is set to be a pretty cracking day for the gaming industry, with both Animal Crossing: New Horizons and DOOM Eternal launching on the same day (although DOOM will be sadly lacking on Switch until later). The two titles couldn't be more opposite, yet we couldn't be more excited for both of them in equa
News DOOM Director Says The Team Has "Bantered" With Nintendo Asking For Doomguy In Smash Bros.
"We’re open-minded"
It's only been a handful of days since Fire Emblem's Byleth was revealed as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's fifth DLC challenger, but discussion surrounding the next set of fighters has already begun. We've already had our first rumour doing the rounds earlier today, and now it's time for a spot of wishful thinking. We don't mean
Video The DOOM And DOOM II Ports Are Now "Must-Buy Purchases" After The Recent Patch
Revisiting Hell
Earlier in the month, Bethesda rolled out a huge patch for DOOM an DOOM II across all platforms including the Switch. In case you forgot, this hellish update introduced add-on support – including John Romero's unofficial fifth episode SIGIL 60fps support, aspect ratio options, quick save and load, level select, "plus a ton" of...
News Bethesda's Hellish Add-On Update For DOOM And DOOM II Is Now Available
That's a lot of new content
Bethesda's biggest update yet for DOOM and DOOM II across all platforms – including the Nintendo Switch – has officially gone live. It features add-on support – including John Romero's unofficial fifth episode SIGIL, 60fps support, added aspect ratio options, quick save and load, level select, "plus a ton" of...
News Bethesda Is Updating DOOM And DOOM II On Switch With Some Hellish Add-Ons
Includes Final DOOM and SIGIL
The DOOM series didn't experience the best launch when it got a surprise release on the Switch, but since then, Bethesda has continued to enhance each one of the games with small updates. Now, in celebration of DOOM's 26th anniversary, Bethesda has revealed during a livestream that both DOOM and DOOM II
As well as a nameplate
Doom 3 might not be everyone's cup of tea, but if you do happen to own it on the Switch, you'll likely be interested to hear the game was updated last week to Version 1.03. This latest update adds Slayers Club sign-in support. What this means is you can now link your account with your Switch copy to receive a red Doom marine...
News Freeze And Shatter Demons With DOOM Eternal's New Ice Bomb Weapon
Ice cold
The last time DOOM Eternal made headlines was when id Software announced the anticipated title had been delayed. Sadly, the Switch version has suffered the biggest setback and will now be released "after" the other versions are launched on 20th March 2020 (alongside Animal Crossing: New Horizons). If the wait wasn't already painful enough,...
Video DOOM 64 Scrubs Up Pretty Nicely, It Turns Out
It's the waiting that's painful
DOOM Eternal has been delayed until next year, but the fact that you can get a free copy of DOOM 64 when you pre-order has taken the sting out of the news a little bit. We're now getting the chance to see how this N64 classic scrubs up on modern hardware,
News DOOM Eternal Has Been Delayed, And The Switch Version Is The Most Heavily Affected
id Software explains all
DOOM Eternal developer id Software has announced that the game has been delayed. Sadly for Nintendo fans, the Switch version has been hit hardest. The developer has shared the following statement with fans, revealing that the game has been pushed back to 20th March 2020 on other platforms and "after" that date on Switch...
News Bethesda Brings Hell To Switch This November With The Release Of DOOM 64
Suprise, surprise
After being listed on multiple classification boards around the world over the past few months, Bethesda has now confirmed DOOM 64 for will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on 22nd November. If the title itself wasn't already enough of an indication, this classic first-person shooter started out life way back in 1997 on the...
News DOOM 64 Rated By The Australian Classification Board
The armies of Hell are returning
It seems like DOOM 64 really is making a comeback in some way or form. During the weekend of QuakeCon, a PEGI rating for the game surfaced online and now – roughly a month later – one has popped up on the Australian Classification Board
News DOOM Eternal Will Keep You Decimating Demons For Up To 22 Hours
Raze hell
If the original conversion of DOOM for the Nintendo Switch is anything to go by (as well as the Wolfenstein ports that fulfil a similar ideal), then DOOM Eternal should be a seriously saucy romp through Hell and back, and what's more you could be doing so for up to 22 hours. In an interview with QconForums.com, Id Software's Marty...
News You No Longer Need A Bethesda Account To Play DOOM And DOOM II On Switch
A "more permanent fix" is on the way
Around the time of this year's QuakeCon, Bethesda announced DOOM, DOOM II and DOOM 3 would all be made available on the Switch eShop. Unfortunately, it all went to hell, when players discovered the original two games required a Bethesda.net login to play. Bethesda quickly responded to the uproar
Video DOOM Eternal's 2-v-1 Multiplayer Battlemode Looks Brutally Brilliant
Destroy your friends
Bethesda has released a lengthy trailer which gives us a good, proper look at Battlemode, a new multiplayer option set to be featured in DOOM Eternal. Battlemode is a 2-v-1 multiplayer mode that takes all of the action we know and love from DOOM's single-player content, mixes it up a bit, and fires it into a new, "every bit as...
Review Doom - Blasting Hellspawned Demons Like It's 1993, All Over Again
Hell switches over
Since this review was originally published patches have reportedly addressed or improved one or more of the issues cited. While we unfortunately cannot revisit games on an individual basis, it should still be noted that the updated game may offer an improved experience over the one detailed below. There are few games as...
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of DOOM, DOOM II And DOOM 3
The good and the bad
Last week, DOOM, DOOM II and DOOM 3 were released on the Switch to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the hellish series. Unfortunately, the surprise was somewhat soured when users discovered the first two games required players to login before they could actually play these classic games. Not long after this, Bethesda said it...
News Bethesda Says Login For Classic DOOM Games On Switch Should Be Optional, Working On A Fix
"We will update everyone when a fix is ready"
Yesterday, we got an unpleasant surprise when we discovered DOOM and DOOM II on the Nintendo Switch required players to login to a Bethesda account to play. In fact, you couldn't even enter the game if you didn't sign in. This just didn't seem right for two classic games originally released in the early...
News PEGI Rating Suggests DOOM 64 Is Making A Comeback
Return to 64-bit Hell
This weekend QuakeCon is celebrating DOOM's 25th anniversary. Adding to the announcement of DOOM, DOOM II and DOOM 3 for Switch, a
News You'll Need A Bethesda Account To Play DOOM And DOOM II On Switch
Update: A fix is on the way
Update 28/07: Bethesda has addressed the login complaints via social media. It should be optional and a fix is on the way: The BethesdaNet login requirement was included for the Slayers Club, to reward members for playing the classic DOOM games. The login should be optional, and we are working on changing the...
News The Original DOOM, DOOM II And DOOM 3 Are Available On Switch Now
Confirmed at QuakeCon 2019
Update (26th July, 17:20 BST): The games have now officially been announced at QuakeCon 2019 and confirmed to be releasing today on Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One. To the eShop! Update (26th July, 15:40 BST): And suddenly, links to all three of these DOOM pages have been removed from Nintendo UK's website. Did...
News This Year's QuakeCon Is Celebrating 25 Years Of DOOM With Two Special Panels
Focusing on the past and present
QuakeCon starts later this week in Dallas, Texas and will run from 25th to 28th July. This year's event is dubbed "QuakeCon: Year of DOOM" and celebrates the 25th anniversary of the hellish series. As part of these celebrations, Bethesda will host two special panels on Friday and Saturday. DOOM Eternal will also...
News Bethesda Really Wants You To Join Its Reward Program, Lots Of Cool Stuff Up For Grabs
The Slayers Club
If you cast your mind back to December of last year, you may remember the grand unveiling of the Slayers Club, a rewards program launched to celebrate DOOM's 25th anniversary. In case you didn't sign up on day one, Bethesda has provided a fresh write up of how everything works and what you can receive by joining the fun. Once...
News Bethesda Confirms E3 2019 Showcase
"It’s going to be a hell of a night"
After EA announced its press conference would be replaced by multiple live streams at E3 2019, a number of other publishers have been encouraged to reveal their own plans. Bethesda is the latest one, confirming it will be returning to E3 this year to host its annual video game showcase. Here's the rundown from...
News Just To Make It Clear, id Software Has No Involvement With Doom: Annihilation
Hell no
At the time of writing, the Doom: Annihilation movie trailer has had more than 350,000 views. So far, more than 8,800 viewers have disliked the 30-second clip, and just under 700 apparently like the look of Hell. Shortly after the trailer went live, a fan reached out to id Software and the official DOOM account on Twitter to see how the...
Video The Doom Annihilation Movie Looks Absolutely Horrifying
In more ways than one
Take a moment to reflect on 2005 and you might remember the science fiction action horror film based on id Software's famous video game franchise DOOM, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. It ended up being a box office bomb and was a movie the majority of fans and critics would rather forget. Years later, Johnson himself said...
News Modder Tries To Create A First-Person 8-Bit Zelda Game Inside DOOM Engine
A new perspective
The Legend of Zelda series has taken some interesting new steps in recent years - Breath of the Wild was an entirely different take on the franchise's usual setup - but one thing we wouldn't expect to see is a first-person adventure. And especially not a first-person adventure with NES-style graphics. As it so happens, though,...
News DOOM Eternal Composer Recruiting Heavy Metal Choir For Unspecified Project
It’s probably DOOM
Last year, Bethesda announced DOOM Eternal would be coming to the Nintendo Switch at QuakeCon. Once again, the studio handling the Switch port will be the specialists at Panic Button. The hellish soundtrack for the game is being handled by the returning composer Mick Gordon. In what is quite possibly related news, Gordon is...
Video Digital Foundry Revisits DOOM On The Nintendo Switch
Return to Hell
Last week, Panic Button unleashed hell on the Switch by releasing a new update for its 2017 title, DOOM. The developer said patch 1.2 improved the game's performance and allowed players to add recent competitors to their friend list. It also added in a video capture option, enabling the most brutal moments in the game to be recorded...
News Panic Button Unleashes Hell On Switch With A New Performance Update For DOOM
Video recording also added
Panic Button is absolutely killing it on the Nintendo Switch right now. Its expertise porting games across to the new Nintendo system extends to a variety of major third-party releases. Most recently, the developer's focus has been on bringing Digital Extremes' free-to-play third-person shooter Warframe to the hybrid...
News Bethesda Celebrates 25 Years Of DOOM With New Slayers Club, Get Exclusive Content And Rewards
Including a special skin for DOOM Eternal
The first entry in the DOOM series launched on this very day 25 years ago on 10th December 1993, and Bethesda is celebrating the anniversary in style with a new video and a year's worth of exclusive goodies for fans, all wrapped up inside a new Slayers Club program. The video (which you can watch above)...
News DOOM Eternal's PvP Component Won't Be An Extension Of Existing Multiplayer Mode
Internally developed as well
At QuakeCon, Bethesda announced DOOM Eternal was coming to the Nintendo Switch at some point in the future. The game will be handled by port specialist Panic Button and will include a new "Invasion Mode" where players can enter other player’s campaign runs. It's no surprise the game will also include other...
News Hellish Sequel Doom Eternal Announced By Bethesda
Platforms unconfirmed
Bethesda have today announced that a direct follow up to 2016's DOOM, titled DOOM Eternal is currently in development. The publisher has promised double the number of demons and a whole lot more action. Unfortunately for Switch owners, the platforms this game will be released on have not yet been revealed, and so begins...
News Scare Yourself Silly With The Official DOOM Soundtrack Release On Vinyl And CD
Pre-orders available now
Laced Records, in partnership with Bethesda Softworks, has announced that the DOOM Original Game Soundtrack will make its physical form debut on vinyl and CD this summer. The release will be available in four formats, spanning a Deluxe Double CD ($15), Double Vinyl with 20 favourite tracks selected by the developers ($35),...
Rumour Did Bethesda Just Tease DOOM 2 For This Year's E3?
"Hell on Earth"
E3 is rapidly approaching with only two months separating us from some (hopefully) great gaming reveals, but one publisher that hasn't been building the hype for the latter half of this year is DOOM and Skyrim wonder-studio, Bethesda. Until now... In a conversation with Dualshockers, Bethesda Softworks’ Senior Vice President...
News Hackers Are On A Mission To Port More Doom To Switch
We heard you like Doom
Last year, the unthinkable happened - the Switch got a new Doom game, the first since the '90s. A remarkable technical accomplishment, Doom gained rave reviews - but if industrious hackers have their way, it won't be the last slice of hellish FPS action we get on Switch. As reported by Kotaku, there are other Doom games...
Video What's It Like To Play DOOM With Motion Controls, Then?
Alex finds out, using science (kinda)
DOOM was updated today with motion control support, bringing Splatoon 2-style aiming to one of the most impressive technical showcases on Switch. This significant update has caught the attention of quite a few Switch owners, and if you've previously passed on purchasing the game, it could be the selling point...
News New DOOM Update Adds Motion Controls On Nintendo Switch
Hell has never been so accessible
Released towards the end of last year, DOOM was one of the more surprising, yet extremely welcome, additions to the Switch's early library - so much so that it starred in our most memorable games of 2017 feature. To add to the game's rather ferocious impact on Nintendo's hybrid console, publisher Bethesda has...
News How DOOM On The SNES Pushed The Hardware To Its Technical Limits
Sound familiar?
DOOM recently launched on the Nintendo Switch and while technical compromises had to be made in order to get it to run on Nintendo's portable platform, we nevertheless praised it in our review for being a quality port that had enough of a flavour of the full-fat version of the game to be worthwhile. It's amazing to think that...
Feature Memorable Games of 2017 - DOOM
Because even portable cyberdemons need slaying
In this series of features Nintendo Life contributors will share thoughts on their most memorable games of 2017. This entry by upcoming site editor Dom Roseigh-Lincoln focuses on the high profile port of DOOM to Nintendo Switch. If you’d have sidled up to me six months ago and whispered in my...
News Digital Foundry Gives Its Full Analysis of DOOM on Nintendo Switch
Impressive for a handheld shooter, but with compromises
For anyone that's been following the game closely, it's no surprise to say that DOOM has some compromises in order to tick along on Nintendo's diminutive system. The fact it's there is impressive in its own right, but squeezing a current-gen game (originally released to critical acclaim in...
