Nor is it clear how long the beta will last: “We will be providing more information on the specific content and duration of the beta test at a later time,” the company adds.īethesda’s neither confirming nor denying it’ll have a public beta access phase, noting only that “Timing and availability of future beta programs for DOOM is to be determined. On Bethesda’s new Doom FAQ page, the availability statement offers no clues: “ DOOM beta won’t begin until a later, yet-to-be announced date,” writes Bethesda. It’ll include a copy of a key that essentially reserves your Doom beta spot for some as-yet obscure beta timeframe. Wolfenstein: The New Order will be available on May 20 in North America (May 23 in Europe) for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360. It’s developed by Sweden-based newcomer MachineGames, though newcomer in name only - the team comprises designers who worked on both The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (a surprise critical hit) and The Darkness (another surprise critical hit). The latter’s the latest Wolfenstein game: still a first-person shooter where you square off against occult Nazis in a steampunk-gothic setting.
If you want to see for yourself, Bethesda’s handing out Doom beta access to anyone who pre-orders Wolfenstein: The New Order.
Instead, id has suggested it’s more like a series rethink, though that was half a decade ago, so who knows what’s intended now. The company’s both denied the game was a sequel to Doom 3 or a series reboot.
And no, no guesses as to what lopping the number off signals. Instead, let’s call it Doom, because that’s what id Software does (in a promo pitch for up-and-comer Wolfenstein: The New Order - more on that in a moment). Here’s another: it’s no longer called “Doom 4.” Follow game formerly known as “Doom 4” lives.įor those paying no attention to the travails of Doom-the-franchise progenitor id Software - including its cornerstone member John Carmack’s recent departure - that may come as a surprise, since it fell off the map years ago.
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