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According to prominent industry leaker Tom Henderson, who runs Insider Gaming, the next installment in the iconicDoomfranchise will be revealed soon at the Xbox Games Showcase.
The showcase will be streamed on the 9th of June online and will be followed by aCall of Duty Black Ops6 direct. According to rumors, the game will also be available on PS5 at launch, making it the first new multi-platform release since Xbox’s heavily rumored and likely soon-to-be-revealed shift in release strategy.
Doom: The Dark Ages Will Most Likely Be Revealed at the Xbox Games Showcase
The third installment of the rebootedDoomTrilogy developed by ID Software has apparently been in development for about four years now, according to Inside Gaming. The setting for this game will reportedly be medieval-inspired. This isn’t surprising, as the past two games have had certain fantasy and medieval vibes, particularly for a few characters and enemy designs such as the Night Sentinels.
EXCLUSIVE: DOOM: The Dark Ages to be Revealed at Xbox Games Showcasehttps://t.co/DDqqA0k6hW
— Insider Gaming (@InsiderGamingIG)July 16, 2025
The protagonist, Doomslayer, has his origin story take place in medieval times, as shown in the flashbacks ofDoom Eternal.Hence, this might be a prequel to the last two games.
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Doom is anextremely well-known seriesand has been attributed to being the single biggest inspiration behind both modern and classic first-person shooters. It revolutionized FPS games with its release all the way back in 1993. Some of the biggest games and series that were at least somewhat inspired by it includeQuake, Duke Nukem, Half-Life, Halo,andCall of Duty.
Besides the games, the series has also spawned comic books, novels, mobile games, and two live-action movies, including 2005’sDoomstarring Dwayne Johnson and Karl Urban.
What Can We Expect From the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase?
One of the highlights will be a deep dive into the nextCall of Dutygame,Black Ops 6. This will also be the first showcase to include games from Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, and Xbox Game Studios together, so it’s definitely going to be a big one.
We can expect to hear about the exact release dates for some big upcoming games such asAvowedandIndiana Jones and the Great Circle.This year, Microsoft is set to showcase more games than last year, and we should also get glimpse into what 2025 holds for the publisher.
State of Decay 3is shaping up quite well according to insiders, and Gears of War 6 is also expected to be revealed with some gameplay, showing off the power of Unreal Engine 5.
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Perfect Dark,which has faced quite some tough challenges over its long development period, is reportedly shaping up well.Contraband,another title with a rocky development due to the pandemic and staff changes, might also make an appearance.
There’s also talk about Microsoft’s multi-platform strategy, which could mean seeing Xbox games on new platforms. Thenewest installment in this seriesis heavily rumored to be the first game to follow this new multi-platform strategy.
What are you hoping to see from the newest entry in this legendary series? Do you want it to be more grounded like the 2016 reboot, or have more world-building like 2020’sEternal? Let us know in the comments.
Suhaib Adeel
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Suhaib is a Gaming Writer at FandomWire. He’s extremely passionate about video games and movies, and loves working in the pop culture space. Some of his favorite games include Fallout: New Vegas, Disco Elysium, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Red Dead Redemption 2, Persona 5, Final Fantasy XII, Dishonored, The Last of Us Part II, and Bloodborne.
