John Romero recently delayed the release of Sigil, his new “MegaWAD” for 1993’s Doom, a few weeks ago. But the famed developer returned late last night to confirm that the new levels for the groundbreaking first person shooter are now available to download from his official website.
Doom fanatics interested in playing Sigil before anyone else will have to spring for the Soundtrack Pack, which includes the expansion and a digital download of the soundtrack from Buckethead, for €6.66 (a little over $7.00 in US currency). Everyone else will need to wait for Sigil’s free download, which will be available on May 31.
As a “MegaWAD” for Doom, Sigil will add nine new levels to the game that Romero helped co-create with John Carmack, Tom Hall, and Adrian Carmack in the early 90s.
Romero left id Software after the completion of Quake in 1996, but he’s been slowly working his way back into the shooter genre in recent years. In 2016, he released a pair of standalone maps for Doom (“Tech Gone Bad” and “Phobos Mission Control”) and he’s also working on an original shooter (with Adrian Carmack) known as Blackroom.
