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Digital Foundry highlights 'Doom: The Dark Ages' as having the best game graphics of 2025, among other visually impressive titles like Death Stranding 2 and Metroid Prime 4.
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Digital Foundry highlights 'Doom: The Dark Ages' as having the best game graphics of 2025, among other visually impressive titles like Death Stranding 2 and Metroid Prime 4.

Doom: The Dark Ages for PS5 has received Update 2 with new skins, bug fixes, and a new Ripatorium arena, and is currently discounted to $44.99, making it an attractive buy before Black Friday, which may offer even lower prices. The game has received positive reviews, and players can choose to buy now or wait for potentially better deals.
QuakeCon 2025 announced the return of classic FPS franchises Heretic and Hexen with modern enhancements, updates for Doom: The Dark Ages including new Ripatorium mode and bug fixes, a new mod launcher for Doom Eternal, and significant discounts on Bethesda titles, along with free Slayer skins for Doom: The Dark Ages.
The latest update for DOOM: The Dark Ages introduces the Ripatorium endless arena mode, new Slayer skins, benchmark demo, and various gameplay, level, and bug fixes to enhance player experience.

Today is the last day to get Doom: The Dark Ages for free on Steam with the purchase of select ASUS ROG gaming accessories on Amazon, including monitors, mice, and keyboards, as part of a special promotion ahead of Prime Day.

The article highlights the top 10 video games of 2025 so far, emphasizing the strong lineup of titles like Doom: The Dark Ages, and discusses upcoming major releases that could shape the year's gaming landscape, with a focus on diverse genres and innovative gameplay experiences.
Update 1 for DOOM: The Dark Ages introduces gameplay balance refinements, audio improvements, bug fixes, and new features such as extended Empowered shots for the Dragon’s Autocannon, along with various UI and cinematic fixes to enhance the player experience.

The article recommends six metal albums that match the brutal, demonic vibe of Doom: The Dark Ages, highlighting bands like Whitechapel, Orbit Culture, Trivium, and Dimmu Borgir, and emphasizing their intense, dark, and epic soundtracks perfect for fans of the game's dark medieval setting.

The upcoming Xbox Games Showcase on June 9 is expected to reveal major announcements including the release date for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, a new Doom game called Dark Ages, and a potential Halo: Combat Evolved remaster for PS5. Microsoft's new strategy, Project Latitude, aims to bring more Xbox games to rival platforms like PS5 and Nintendo Switch. Other anticipated reveals include updates on Fable, Starfield, and new hardware, with the event rumored to feature 30 games over two hours.

Rumors suggest that the upcoming Xbox Showcase will reveal two major titles: Gears of War 6, exclusive to Xbox and PC, and Doom: The Dark Ages, which may also launch on PS5 in 2025 as part of Xbox's Project Latitude initiative to bring first-party games to rival consoles.