If you’ve been trying ahead to Doom Eternal as respite from the hustle and bustle of the vacation season, I come bearing dangerous information: it’s been delayed. Previously due on November 22nd, Doom Eternal is now due on March 20th, 2020. Id Software say they need extra time to, y’know, make it correct good. To stability out the dangerous information, Id additionally introduced that 1997’s console game, Doom 64 might be getting a PC re-release.
“To make sure we’re delivering the best experience–for Doom Eternal to live up to our standards of speed and polish–we’ve made the decision to extend our launch date by a few months to March 20, 2020,” Id Software mentioned in today’s statement.
Unless they’re planning to have a launch day that’s 4 months lengthy, which seems like Hell to me, they in all probability meant “delay our launch date” or “extend development.” Pedantry being the eighth cardinal sin, I’ll be going straight to Hell myself. At least Doom Eternal makes that look a proper lark for these unafraid to get their fingers soiled.
Id continued, “We know many fans will be disappointed by this delay, but we are confident that Doom Eternal will deliver a gaming experience that is worth the wait.”
They added that Invasion Mode, which lets gamers bust into another person’s story marketing campaign as a beefy demon, is now as a result of be added in a free replace “shortly after launch.” That looks as if one thing that may be greatest loved at launch when the most individuals are enjoying, however welp.
March 20th can be once we ought to count on a PC launch of Doom 64. Rather than a plain Nintendo 64 port like Quake 64 was, Midway’s 1997 game is definitely a brand new polygonal sequel to Doom II. I’ve heard good issues about it and Id introduced a Switch launch some time again, so it’ll be good to see it on different methods too.
Doom Eternal is coming to Steam and Bethesda.net on March 20th, 2020. It’ll value £50/€60/$60. Bethesda are attempting to tempt you into pre-ordering by throwing in Doom 64 however I’m positive you already know to not pre-order. In the meantime, hey, you’ll be able to play a impolite ‘tude model of Doom 64 within the mod Brutal Doom 64.
