Doom: The Dark Ages releases on May 15, Bethesda announced during a segment in today’sXbox Developer Directshowcase.

That’s thanks largely to the versatility of the new Shield Saw.

And, Bethesda noted, this means strafing is a viable strategy again.

Doom: The Dark Ages

The studio noted that each has its own suite of abilities and minibosses to fight.

That means you won’t have to read through the codex to understand the game’s lore.

To that end this is also a campaign-only game, the studio confirmed, without a multiplayer mode.

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The soundtrack will be composed by Finishing Move.

Just after the stream, pre-orders went live, including a collector’s bundle for $200.

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