All Articles: Doom (2016)

Way back in 1993, the original Doom was playable on PCs with a 386 processor, which was seven-year-old tech at the time. The next game in the series, also known as Doom, will require a little bit more horsepower under the hood.

Released by id Software earlier this week on Bethesda.net, the minimum and recommended specifications for Doom can be found right here:

Minimum System Requirements

• OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-Bit Versions)
• CPU: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better
• RAM: 8 GB
• Hard Drive: 55 GB
• GPU: Nvidia GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better
• Internet: Download of additional files from Steam (total amount 45 GB) is required to run the game. Requires Steam activation and broadband internet connection for Multiplayer and SnapMap.

Recommended System Requirements

• OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-Bit Versions)
• CPU: Intel Core i7-3770/AMD FX-8350 or better
• RAM: 8 GB
• Hard Drive: 55 GB
• GPU: Nvidia GTX 970 4GB/AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB or better
• Internet: Download of additional files from Steam (total amount 45 GB) is required to run the game. Requires Steam activation and broadband internet connection for Multiplayer and SnapMap.

Doom will be available for the PC on May 13, but players who wish to pre-order through Steam can begin pre-loading it on May 11 at midnight (Eastern Time). PS4 and Xbox One owners will also be able to “Fight Like Hell” on May 13, and they’ll want to ensure they have 50 GB of hard drive space available to properly play Doom.

Bethesda and id Software will resurrect the Doom franchise next week with their many-years-in-the-making reboot. Simply titled Doom, the companies are promising a return to the fast action and brutal gore the series made famous back in 1993-1994.

So strap your eyeballs in for a trip back in time with the newly released Launch Trailer, and be sure to rock out to its fantastic new version of “At Doom’s Gate,” the classic background music from E1M1. Also, keep your eyes peeled for a split-second recreation of the original game’s iconic cover art.

Doom will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on May 13.

“This isn’t Doom 4. This is actually Doom, straight up, from the beginning.”

The developers at id Software have always said the upcoming Doom reboot was about getting back to their roots. Even when id co-founder John Carmarck was involved with the project, he often discussed his desire to locate “the DNA of Doom.” Yesterday, Creative Director Hugo Martin and Executive Producer Marty Stratton walked us through 60 minutes of Doom’s single-player campaign in a brand new video, and I have to admit, I think they found it.

Players who watch the whole video will be introduced to Doom’s “Glory Kill” system, as well as a massive amount of weaponry and some of the lore that’s sprinkled throughout the game. Naturally, it all ends with a trip to Hell.

Doom will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on May 13.

After a successful Closed Beta, Bethesda and id Software are ready to open up Doom to a wider audience. Beginning Friday, April 15, an Open Beta for the shooter sequel will be available for everyone who owns a PC, PS4, or Xbox One. Players will get three days to test out the Open Beta, which will include two maps (“Heatwave” and “Infernal”) and two game modes (Team Deathmatch and Warpath).

Bethesda also announced their plan for Doom’s post-launch downloadable content. In addition to bonus content for the SnapMap creation tool and additional multiplayer modes, the publisher will release three multiplayer map packs for Doom. The three packs will be priced at $14.99 apiece, and the first will launch this Summer. According to Bethesda, each pack will include a number of new maps, Hack Modules, playable demons, weapons and more, but if you want more specifics, the first pack will include three new maps, a new weapon, a new playable demon, a new armor set, a new piece of equipment, new Hack Modules and Taunts, and new customization colors and Patterns. A Season Pass, which includes access to all three packs, will also be available for $39.99.

Doom will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on May 13. And definitely be sure to check out the Open Beta, we absolutely loved this past weekend’s Closed Beta.

Doom‘s Closed Beta kicks off tonight, and publisher Bethesda wants to prepare everyone for the carnage to come with a brand new live-action trailer for the game. Joe Kosinski (who also directed Oblivion and Tron: Legacy populates Mars with Imps, Cacodemons, Barons of Hell, and all the rest of Doom’s demonic forces. It might be a slightly less-than-typical trip to the Red Planet, but don’t worry, Doomguy’s got this.

Doom will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on May 13. And if nothing else, this trailer gives me hope that some Hollywood types could eventually produce an amazing film adaptation of id Software’s seminal shooter.

Bethesda has teleported another trailer for Doom onto the Internet, and this time they’ve given us a closer look at the demons and weaponry that populate the game’s multiplayer mode.

Players who received an invite to the Alpha Test got a chance to play with the multiplayer’s Demon Rune mechanic, but this new trailer reintroduces us to the Baron of Hell (who bits the head off another players) and a new monster known as a Prowler. The Prowler leaps like a gazelle, runs like a cheetah, and may just have limited flight capabilities… uh, like a bird.

Thankfully, players will have an entire arsenal at their disposal to stop these (temporary) denizens of Hell. The Gauss Cannon can see through walls before firing a tremendously powerful cartridge, while the Chainsaw and BFG need no introduction to fans of the franchise. However, for the newbies in the audience, BFG stands for “Big F-in Gun” and it delivers on the promise of every syllable in that name.

Doom will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on May 13.