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All the latest Doom news for 2026: updates, patches, DLC, discounts and events. Fresh game news every day on VGTimes.
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The DOOM cartridge bundles DOOM, DOOM II, six official mission packs, and a collection of Deathmatch levels, while Blaze is also releasing a limited DOOM Edition Evercade Nexus handheld for collectors. The new cartridge and special handheld were announced on August 6, with the collection set to begin shipping on October 30, 2026.
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August 7, 2026

Leaker billbil-kun says Microsoft's unannounced Gears of War: E-Day accessory is called Storm King, with a reveal expected within the next two weeks and a release planned to line up with Gears of War: E-Day.
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August 6, 2026

Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Azure's CTO, released DoomPaint on August 2 as a GitHub experiment with a very literal punchline: Paint is just the display layer, while the game runs elsewhere. The project is available on GitHub, and the joke is simple: Paint is only the display layer, while the real game runs separately.
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August 3, 2026

Mick Gordon will finally bring DOOM music to the stage next year, headlining Radar Festival in the UK with a full band, a symphonic orchestra, and his Doom Machine. The set is expected to include Rip & Tear, BFG Division, and The Only Thing They Fear Is You, drawn from DOOM Eternal.
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August 2, 2026

Steve McCrea says his Commodore 64 project recreates Doom with ray casting rather than true 3D, and by July 29, 2026 it looks playable on the 8-bit machine. The result is not a classic port: McCrea says it is technically not 3D, and instead uses a tile grid to capture the feel of the original.
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July 30, 2026

Hugo Martin, creative director of DOOM: The Dark Ages, pushed back on rumors that id Software had been gutted, saying the studio is still intact and that what matters most is that the games are good. He made the comments during a Slayers Club Live livestream focused on DOOM: The Dark Ages — Revelations DLC.
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July 18, 2026

For the 1986-1995 slot in The Washington Post's list of America's 25 most influential works, id Software's Doom stands in for the rise of video games as a cultural force. The paper described the 1993 shooter as that decade's cultural symbol.
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July 16, 2026

X users Runhob and WadOverdose have shared a new batch of materials from the canceled Doom 4. The collection features concept art that has surfaced years after the project was shut down.
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July 13, 2026

In a post on X, The Verge senior editor Tom Warren said id Software's recent layoffs did not turn it into a support studio, even as Microsoft's July 2026 Xbox restructuring rattled the company. He added that the team is now in the early stages of a new DOOM game.
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July 11, 2026

id Software is pushing back on rumors about its post-layoff staffing, saying the studio still has the people it needs to keep making the games and technology it's known for. In a statement posted on X, the studio said the changes were spread across teams and that its development capacity remains intact.
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July 11, 2026

Sandy Petersen, the legendary game designer behind classics like DOOM, Quake, and Age of Empires, has ignited a heated debate by publicly blaming game piracy for the downfall of several iconic studios. In a strongly worded statement, Petersen claimed that rampant piracy deprived developers of crucial funding and even altered the course of gaming history.
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June 30, 2026

John Carmack, co-founder of id Software and lead programmer, marked the 30th anniversary of Quake by reflecting on the game's development, admitting it was "overly ambitious technically" and that his relentless drive put unsustainable pressure on the team. As Quake celebrates three decades since its June 22, 1996 release, Carmack used the occasion to discuss the intense demands that shaped — and nearly broke — both the shooter and its creators.
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June 25, 2026

The GOG Black Friday sale has kicked off with discounts of up to 95%, running until December 3. Around 7,500 games and expansions are participating in this massive promotion.
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November 25, 2025

Enthusiasts are continuing to put the Winlator emulator through its paces, demonstrating its ability to run PC games on Android devices. This time, the spotlight falls on videos recently posted by the YouTube channel frenFranad.
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April 28, 2025

Bethesda has announced that the DOOM Anthology collector's set is now available for purchase. The set includes all the main games in the series, an exclusive steelbook, and a five-inch replica of the iconic BFG weapon with LED lighting.
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October 23, 2024

Two authoritative insiders immediately confirmed that the new Doom will be released not only on Xbox and PC consoles, but also on PlayStation 5. The game should also be expected on Game Pass.
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May 25, 2024