Summary
- Limited-edition Xbox controllers and Series X console wraps are set to release with Doom: The Dark Ages.
- The game reinvents the franchise with medieval-inspired gameplay and new combat mechanics.
- Exclusive Doom: The Dark Ages products will be more widely available than previous Microsoft limited editions.
Limited-edition versions of Xbox controllers and the Series X itself are reportedly on the way to ring in the release of Doom: The Dark Ages. Fans can seemingly look forward to getting their hands on not only two new exclusive Xbox controllers based on the new game but also a new The Dark Ages-themed Series X limited edition console wrap. While unconfirmed, these rumors make sense, considering Doom: The Dark Ages will be one of Microsoft's biggest first-party releases this year.
The Doom franchise is a very interesting one to go back to and not only look at but play, with the series managing to reinvent itself for modern audiences with its 2016 reboot. While Doom was already known for its violent gameplay and hellish enemies, modern-day Doom games like 2016's reboot and its sequel, Doom: Eternal, found ways to expand and build on the classic Doom formula in major ways. Doom: The Dark Ages seeks to do this once again, this time taking inspiration from medieval times. To celebrate the upcoming game, several limited-edition wraps are reportedly dropping for the Xbox platform.
DOOM: The Dark Ages Dev Explains Why There is No Multiplayer
DOOM: The Dark Ages' Creative Director explains why the game will be the first modern DOOM title to forego a dedicated multiplayer mode.
Dealabs reports that Bethesda has several limited-edition products in store for Doom: The Dark Ages' release, including two different Xbox controllers and a Series X console wrap. The two controller versions include a Dark Ages-themed Elite Series 2 wireless controller as well as a regular wireless controller. These items fall under a new wave of limited edition products referred to as the Doom: The Dark Ages Limited Edition Collection and will reportedly be more widely available than Microsoft's other limited edition products seen in recent years.
Exclusive New Doom: The Dark Ages-Themed Series X Console and Controllers Rumored to Be Dropping
Microsoft will reportedly even sell these products in Europe, though the console wrap and Elite controller will only be available at the official Microsoft store. The regular controller will be temporarily exclusive to the Microsoft Store before making its way onto retail store shelves sometime this year. Microsoft has been dropping more and more exclusive items inspired by big releases lately. The Dark Ages is no different, with one version of the game including a large Doom Slayer statue.
Doom: The Dark Ages marks a very interesting and important chapter in the FPS franchise's history, taking players into new territory, both in terms of its story and its gameplay. The reveal trailer made it clear combat is being tweaked in The Dark Ages, with the Doom Slayer being given a new shield and other weapons. The often-sleek city environments seen in the previous two modern Doom games are swapped for mud-stained castles and cobblestone roads. The game has already created a significant amount of buzz, with Doom: The Dark Ages officially releasing on May 15, 2025.
DOOM: The Dark Ages
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 86 /100 Critics Rec: 95%
- Released
- May 15, 2025
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence
- Developer(s)
- id Software
- Publisher(s)
- Bethesda Softworks
WHERE TO PLAY
BECOME THE SLAYER IN A MEDIEVAL WAR AGAINST HELL
DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the DOOM Slayer’s legend. In this third installment of the modern DOOM series, players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.
DOOM: The Dark Ages is a dark fantasy/sci-fi single-player experience that delivers the searing combat and over-the-top visuals of the incomparable DOOM franchise, powered by the latest idTech engine.
REIGN IN HELL
As the super weapon of gods and kings, shred enemies with devastating favorites like the Super Shotgun while also wielding a variety of new bone-chewing weapons, including the versatile Shield Saw. Players will stand and fight on the demon-infested battlefields in the vicious, grounded combat the original DOOM is famous for.
STAND AND FIGHT
Experience an epic story of the DOOM Slayer’s rage in this cinematic and action-packed story. Bound to serve as the super weapon of gods and kings, the DOOM Slayer fends off demon hordes as their leader seeks to destroy the Slayer and become the only one that is feared. Witness the creation of a legend as the Slayer takes on all of Hell and turns the tide of the war.
DISCOVER UNKNOWN REALMS
In his quest to crush the legions of Hell, the Slayer must take the fight to never-before-seen realms. Mystery, challenges, and rewards lurk in every shadow of ruined castles, epic battlefields, dark forests, ancient hellscapes, and worlds beyond. Armed with the viciously powerful Shield Saw, cut through a dark world of menace and secrets in id's largest and most expansive levels to date.
- Engine
- id Tech
- Franchise
- DOOM
- Genre(s)
- FPS, Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Platform(s)
- PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5
