id Software News Articles
Thursday7th Aug 2025
News Nightdive Studios Reveal "Definitive" Re-Release Of 'Heretic + Hexen' On Switch
And it's out now
If you thought the day's surprises were over, think again, as Bethesda, id Software, and retro specialists Nightdive Studios have announced Heretic + Hexen, the "definitive re-release" of two classic spell shooters. Oh, and it's also out right now (thanks, Gematsu!). For just $14.99 / £13.49 you'll be able to pick up two of Rave
Saturday12th Apr 2025
News DOOM + DOOM II Switch Update 3 Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it now
This week DOOM + DOOM II has received 'Update 3' and it adds SIGIL II as well as "various mod-related improvements and fixes". Here's the full rundown from Bethesda's Slayer's Club: DOOM + DOOM II - Update 3 (April 10, 2025): SIGIL II SIGIL II is now officially included as part of the
News DOOM + DOOM II Is Getting A New Limited Run Collector's Edition For $666
Go to Hell
The legendary FPS DOOM has been released again and again over the years and distributor Limited Run Games has now announced a special bundle for DOOM + DOOM II limited to just 666 copies and priced at a whopping $666 USD (or your regional equivalent). The 'DOOM + DOOM II: Will It Run Edition' will be available for Switch and multiple...
Wednesday29th Jan 2025
News DOOM + DOOM II Switch Update 2 Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Adds multiplayer mod support and more
Following the announcement of DOOM: The Dark Ages last week, the retro-releases DOOM + DOOM II have today received a new update on the Switch and multiple other platforms adding multiplayer mod support. There's also a Switch-specific update, allowing 'mod subscriptions' to work between multiple user profiles...
Wednesday22nd Jan 2025
News Oops, The Next DOOM Game's Release Date Appears To Have Been Leaked
Update: Confirmed by Microsoft
Every major Doom game has been released on the Switch and following last year's confirmation the new entry would be a multiplatform release, it seems like there's a real chance the next chapter could show up on the Switch 2 at some point. With this in mind, it seems the official release date for DOOM: The Dark Ages...
Wednesday15th Jan 2025
News DOOM Creator Calls Legendary Final Fantasy Programmer An "Inspiration"
"Without Nasir, there is no DOOM"
Co-founder of id Software and one of the minds behind the seminal FPS Doom, John Romero, has honoured a legendary Square programmer on social media, calling him an "inspiration". Sharing his thoughts in the wake of Japanese broadcaster NHK's interview with Nasir Gebelli, who lead programmer on the Final Fantasy...
Random Now You Can Play DOOM... Inside A PDF?
PDF Software
Your eyes are not deceiving you, reader — the hugely influential FPS DOOM is now fully playable inside a PDF file. Did anyone ask for this? Probably. And it's a pretty impressive feat. Reported on by IGN (via Push Square), a high-school student known as
Sunday3rd Nov 2024
Random Yes, Doom Is Now Playable On Nintendo Alarmo
Rip and tear on the clock
Nintendo's new music app for smartphone devices might have stolen the spotlight over the past few days, but don't forget about the Japanese company's new sound clock, Alarmo. As you might recall, an individual known as 'GaryOderNichts' on social media (who usually works on reverse engineering for the Wii U) recently worked...
Friday4th Oct 2024
News Doom + Doom II Updated On Switch, Here Are The Patch Notes
More Doomier than ever
Bethesda has announced and released a new update for DOOM + DOOM II on Nintendo Switch, introducing a vast selection of improvements and fixes that should make the pair even better than before (thanks, Nintendo Everything). The new update brings the surprise release up to version 1.0.3 and, specifically for the Switch, adds...
Friday9th Aug 2024
News DOOM Anthology Revealed For Switch - Includes Six Games And Replica BFG, Pre-Orders Now Live
"More than three decades of demon slaying"
As part of the QuakeCon celebrations, Bethesda has revealed the Doom Anthology for the Nintendo Switch. Pre-orders are now live, with the item "estimated to be ready to ship" in November 2024. This "physical edition" contains Doom, Doom II, Doom 64, Doom 3, Doom (2016) and DOOM Eternal Deluxe Edition for...
Thursday8th Aug 2024
News Surprise! DOOM + DOOM II Get Newly Enhanced Release On Switch eShop
Rip and tear again, right now
With Quakecon starting today, most people were probably expecting some announcements from id Software. But was anyone expecting enhanced versions of Doom and Doom II to land, today, without warning? Nope, not us. But that's exactly what's happened. DOOM + DOOM II is an enhanced rerelease of the first two DOOM games,...
Saturday25th May 2024
News DOOM: The Dark Ages To Be Announced This June, According To New 'Exclusive'
It will apparently be getting a "multiplatform release"
The next entry in the first-person shooter series DOOM is reportedly set to be unveiled at Xbox's games showcase this June. According to Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson, this new entry will officially be titled 'DOOM: The Dark Ages' (previously codenamed 'Year Zero') and is believed to be a...
Saturday20th Jan 2024
News A New Quake Game Has Seemingly Been Teased
The Indiana Jones developer might be involved
If you're a Quake fan, you might have heard some rumours about a possible return. Well now, in an update, it seems a new entry has been teased. At Xbox's Developer Direct this week, a brief scene during MachineGames'
Wednesday17th Jan 2024
News Quake Releases Slave Zero X Prelude 'Episode Enyo' As A Free Add-On
Try out the five-level campaign today
Quake has just released a new free add-on called Episode Enyo. It's available to download now and serves as a prelude to the upcoming side-scrolling action title Slave Zero X. This particular episode takes place four years before the original Slave Zero game, dating back to 1999. It's been developed by many of...
Wednesday13th Dec 2023
News DOOM, DOOM II And Quake Just Got New Free Add-Ons, Rip And Tear Today
Celebrating 30 years with SIGIL II and QDOOM
The legendary first-person shooter series DOOM is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary and as part of this, the team has released new free add-ons for the original DOOM and DOOM II games. This includes a new Sigil II add-on for both games by the id Software co-founder and DOOM co-creator John...
Wednesday4th Oct 2023
News Quake II Receives Its "First Major Update" On Nintendo Switch
Improvements, bug fixes and more
It's been a few months now since the enhanced version of Quake II arrived on the Nintendo Switch and Bethesda is now rolling out its very first "major update" for this re-release. New vibration effects have been added for controller users across all platforms, some quality-of-life improvements have been made to both...
Sunday13th Aug 2023
News Bethesda Celebrates QuakeCon 2023 With Free In-Game Bundle
Get some goodies for Doom Eternal & more
QuakeCon 2023 is back this year and to kick things off a remaster of id Software's 1997 first-person shooter classic Quake II was shadow dropped on the Switch eShop and multiple other platforms. If this wasn't already enough, Bethesda is currently offering a "free in-game bundle" when fans log in or create...
Friday11th Aug 2023
News Unlike Metroid Prime, Quake II's Original Dev Team Is Credited On The Switch Remaster
Quaking in our boots
If I had a nickel for every time that a long-rumoured remaster shadow dropped on the Switch eShop this year, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Yes, with both Metroid Prime Remastered and Quake II landing on the Nintendo console out of nowhere this year, we Switch players have been...
Round Up Here Are The First "Hands-On" Impressions Of The Quake II Remaster
Available now on Nintendo Switch
Following ongoing rumours, Quake II has finally made its debut on the Nintendo Switch as an "enhanced and complete version" of id Software's 1997 first-person shooter classic. While everyone can access the game on the Switch eShop and multiple other platforms right now for a small sum if you're not already playing...
Thursday10th Aug 2023
News Boom! Quake II Is Now Available To Download From The Switch eShop
Update 2: Limited Run Games launches physical 11th August
Update #2: Physical editions for Quake II will be going live tomorrow on Limited Run Games' store (thanks Wario64!) at 7am PST / 10am EST / 3pm BST. Pre-orders will be open from 11th August until 10th September, so you'll have a month to get hold of a limited edition version of one of the...
Saturday5th Aug 2023
News Switch eShop's Massive QuakeCon Sale Includes DOOM & More For "Lowest Prices Ever"
Get 'em while you can
Ahead of QuakeCon 2023 next week, a sale has gone live on the Switch eShop in the US - with all of id Software's classic first-person shooters on sale. Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is also available for a reduced price. This sale apparently has the "lowest prices ever" on titles such as DOOM and Quake in this...
Sunday25th Jun 2023
News 'Quake II Remastered' Rated Ahead Of QuakeCon 2023
The annual event begins August 10th
Ahead of Bethesda's QuakeCon celebrations this August, the South Korean game rating committee has classified Quake II Remastered. No platforms or release dates have been confirmed just yet. A similar situation previously played out with the re-release of Quake in 2021, when a rating surfaced via the ESRB.
Friday19th Aug 2022
News Quake's Fourth Major Update Adds Classic Capture The Flag Mod
The iconic mod is back as a free update
QuakeCon is taking place this weekend, and as part of this id Software has shared some announcements for its games. At the very beginning of the day one live stream id Sofware's Marty Stratton, revealed Threewave Capture The Flag mod would be returning to the updated version of Quake, the console versions of...
Tuesday19th Jul 2022
News DOOM Eternal Standard, Steelbook, Special & Ultimate Physical Switch Editions Revealed
Pre-orders go live 29th July
Doom Eternal originally pulled the plug on its Switch physical release, but the situation changed last month when physical specialist Limited Run Games announced it would be distributing standard, steelbook, special and ultimate editions. While pre-orders were originally meant to commence on 8th July, it seems the dates...
Saturday11th Jun 2022
News Unreleased Quake Prototype For Game Boy Advance Discovered
From the programmer of DOOM SNES
A bit like DOOM, id Software's first-person shooter Quake has been ported officially (and unofficially) to just about every platform under the sun that's capable of running 3D natively. Did you know though there was also a version in development for Nintendo's 32-bit handheld the Game Boy Advance? In 2002, Randy...
Tuesday7th Jun 2022
News Surprise! Doom Eternal Is Getting A Limited Run Physical Release On Switch
Pre-orders open next month
A month before Doom Eternal got released in 2020 on the Nintendo Switch, Bethesda confirmed this platform would no longer receive a physical version and pre-orders for hard copies would be refunded. It didn't go down well with Switch fans at the time, with some even resorting to physical copies on other platforms. Now,...
Tuesday10th May 2022
Random Here's Why Wolfenstein 3D On SNES Replaced Dogs With Rats
"You can't shoot dogs!"
We love a good documentary here at Nintendo Life, and CREATORVC's upcoming film, First Person Shooter, looks like it will fill a big gap in our lives. Shooting for a Q4 2022 release, this 3+ hour documentary is all about the genre's rise. Ahead of its release later this year, CREATORVC has shared a six-minute snippet with IGN...
Wednesday13th Apr 2022
News DOOM And DOOM II Just Got Another Free Add-On, Try It Out Now
'Arrival' is here
The classic DOOM games on Nintendo Switch already offer plenty of entertainment, and now Bethesda has released another new add-on for both DOOM and DOOM II. The latest one is called 'Arrival' and is an 11-level episode replacement pack created by 'Pavera' with music by 'AD_79' and assistance from various other talented individuals...
Thursday17th Mar 2022
Rumour Buster No, The Original DOOM Doesn't Take Place In March 2022
"that date did not come from anyone at id"
At the start of this year, a rumour was apparently doing the rounds online that the original 1993 DOOM video game (released on the Super Nintendo in the same year) was set during March 2022. This "rumour" comes from the game's SNES manual. FPS specialist magazine E1M1 (via PCGamesN) previously confirmed...
Wednesday2nd Mar 2022
News Hell Yeah! DOOM Eternal's Free Horde Mode Update Is Finally Out On Switch
Better late than never
If you've been waiting for the Doom Eternal Horde Mode to show up on the Nintendo Switch, we've got some exciting news. Update 6.66 has finally been made available as a free update on Nintendo's hybrid platform. It comes packed with the Horde Mode, Battlemode 2.0 and various other content. Here's the official announcement:...
