Some Doom Fans Will Get to Play The Dark Ages Early

Summary

Doom: The Dark Ages early access is available starting May 13.
Early access is available through the game's Premium Edition.
A Premium Edition Upgrade will also be available.

Doom: The Dark Ages early access gives players the chance to play the highly-anticipated new first-person shooter game two days ahead of schedule. Doom: The Dark Ages is developed by id Software and published by Bethesda, meaning it falls under the Microsoft umbrella. As such, Doom: The Dark Ages is debuting as a day one Xbox Game Pass game.

Doom: The Dark Ages will make its Xbox Game Pass debut on PC Game Pass and the Ultimate tier of the service on May 15, the same day that it officially launches to the masses. A common trend with big-budget releases nowadays is offering fans early access if they're willing to shell out a little extra cash, and Doom: The Dark Ages is getting on the trend as well. This way, buying the game may even be a tempting prospect to those who would be getting access to it through Game Pass anyway.

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By José V. Rossi

Those interested in getting Doom: The Dark Ages early access will need to pay for the game's Premium Edition. Doom: The Dark Ages' Premium Edition costs $99.99, with fans also having the option to pick up the Premium Edition Upgrade for $31.49 if they are signed up for Game Pass Ultimate. Doom: The Dark Ages' Premium Edition gives fans two days early access, meaning they can start playing the new FPS game on May 13 instead of May 15. Of course, early access is just one of the benefits available to Premium Edition owners.

Doom: The Dark Ages - How to Get Early Access

Purchase the Premium Edition ($99.99) or Premium Edition Upgrade ($34.99/$31.49 for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers)
Early access lets players jump in starting May 13

Besides the base game and early access, Doom: The Dark Ages Premium Edition also comes with the game's soundtrack and artbook, the Divinity Slayer, Divinity Dragon, and Divinity Atlan skins for the Doom Slayer, his dragon, and his mech, respectively, and campaign DLC. Doom: The Dark Ages campaign DLC plans have not been announced just yet, but it's likely that more information on that front will come to light at some point after the game's May 15 launch.

One date in particular Doom: The Dark Ages fans may want to keep an eye on when it comes to learning more about the game's DLC is June 8. The 2025 Xbox Games Showcase will be taking place on June 8, and on that day, Xbox will be revealing its games for late 2025 and beyond. It's entirely possible that Doom: The Dark Ages will be featured at the event as well to give fans an idea of what to expect from its campaign DLC, but that's just speculation at this time. For now, the two dates that Doom fans need to circle for sure are May 13 (early access) and May 15 (official release date).

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