Doom: The Dark Ages: Medieval Mayhem Meets Futuristic FPS on XBOX SERIES X

Just when you thought the crisp visuals and explosive gameplay of today’s titles couldn’t get any better, we’re proud to announce that the year 2025 will bring you the next logical step in the evolutionary trail of the action-packed, first-person shooter genre: Doom: The Dark Ages. This highly anticipated game will be available on the Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and PC for those daring enough to experience this demonic world, and will even be featured more casually on Game Pass from day one. While the darkest medieval aesthetics imaginable come to life in this hellish setting, the action you’ve come to expect from Doom that made your bones rattle and your nerves shatter will be more furious and engaging than ever. Without further ado, let’s dive into all the mind-blowing, bone-breaking, and heart-pounding reasons why Doom: The Dark Ages should be placed on every Xbox Series X owner’s wishlist.

Bracing for Battle: A New Doom is Dawning on XBOX SERIES X

With the announcement of Doom: The Dark Ages, we’re offered a tantalising glimpse at a realm where monstrous beasts and spilt gore run rampant. The announcement trailer is a tantalising blend of suspense and eye-popping action, showcasing new deadly weapons and enemies, not to mention a player-controlled dragon that can breathe fire. Shotguns? Flamethrower? Rocket launchers? These feel like mere suggestions next to your player-controlled demon mech – a suit that can be used to melee fight a larger demon. You can tell that the focus of the game is going to be on fighting on monumental scales.

Medieval Arsenal at Your Disposal on XBOX SERIES X

Doom: The Dark Ages stands out from the Xbox Series X line-up for its pitch to combine the franchise’s tumescent pile-up of futurology-based guns ‘n gore with a grubby premodern setting. Sharp blades, flails, heavy plate – the weapons might be medieval but they retain that blood-soaked edge. A skull-mounted, automatic shotgun hints at the game’s mixture of threatening terror with a sense of the absurd.

A Gory Tapestry Woven with Precision on XBOX SERIES X

Players new to the series and those returning on an Xbox Series X can expect a feast for the eyes. The Dark Ages is a visceral celebration of everything that has made Doom great since the franchise’s birth: vomiting flesh, peeling skin and agonising demises. It promises environments as nasty as they are visually enchanting.

Illuminating the Slayer's Origins on XBOX SERIES X

Besides fighting a little harder than usual, and exploring a world that’s a touch more gothic than usual, Doom: The Dark Ages also offers something a little more enticing than a war of merciless villagers fighting against a great evil: a backstory for the Doom Slayer himself. Promising to be a prequel to Doom (2016) as well as Doom Eternal, and hailing once again from the creative furnaces of id Software, this latest instalment looks set to show us exactly how the Slayer’s endless defence of humanity came to be. XSX players especially are in for a treat when they finally uncover the story behind one of gaming’s greatest heroes.

From Rumors to Revelation: Tracing the Origins on XBOX SERIES X

There were rumours of a new Doom, codenamed Doom: Year Zero, following leaks related to Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard. Now that The Dark Ages has been confirmed to be in development, we know for sure the next chapter will be an Xbox Series X exclusive from Xbox Game Studios. Xbox fans and everyone else will have to wait and see what it all adds up to.

The Xbox Series X: A Haven for Next-Gen Gaming

Going forward, the Xbox Series X seems like a symbol of what the future of gaming is going to be like, and it’s obvious how well the console’s capabilities and id Software’s vision are melded together in Doom: The Dark Ages. It’s a game with deep, tactile, visual and auditory immersion that hits you on a primal level, complemented by advanced mechanics that couldn’t have existed more than a decade ago. With Game Pass, gamers have instant access to not only The Dark Ages, but to a host of other games that showcase what’s possible in video games on a consolidated, highly accessible platform.

About the Xbox Series X

As the next generation of console gaming gets underway, the Xbox Series X carries the torch for unprecedented performance and speed. Built without compromise to keep you in the game, the Xbox Series X showcases best-in-class specs, quick resume and a growing library of games available through Xbox Game Pass. To the already incredible lineup, Doom: The Dark Ages joins and each experience has truly become its best on the Xbox.

But, with Doom: The Dark Ages beckoning on an Xbox Series X/S console as well as PS5 and PC platforms, we can already sense that the dark, medieval future of FPS games is one that gamers must prepare for; gear up for another in a long line of legendary tales of combat, storytelling and technical perfection where the medieval past is rendered even more fearsome and addictive as the future gears up to invoke it.