At E3 2018, Bethesda revealed the existence of the shooter sequel, Doom Eternal. Based on what was revealed at the show, it sounds like this is going to be a new Doom game rather than a remaster or a remake. The Doom team talked about how they listened to what fans asked for and added more demons, a more powerful Doom guy, and a vision of what Hell on Earth looks like to this game.
To be fair, that doesn’t mean that this is guaranteed to be a brand-new Doom game – it’s not called Doom II after all – and there is a possibility that this could retread some familiar ground. At the very least, though, we feel that this has to be some kind of expansion or some piece of previously unseen content related to Doom.
As for what the Eternal part of the title refers to, that’s like both a tongue-in-cheek meta reference (Doom forever!) as well as some kind of comment on the vision of Hell on Earth that we saw in the trailer. Based on that footage, it seems likely that the war against the demons of Hell isn’t going well and that the battle against them is going to be waging on for quite some time. Either that, or it’s just a word they thought sounded cool after the word “Doom.”
Regardless, it certainly seems like we’re going to be getting more from Doom in the near future besides some multiplayer updates. We’ll know for sure what Doom Eternal is and what it has in store when the game gets its proper reveal at QuakeCon 2018 which runs from August 9th through August 12th in Dallas, TX.
Can’t wait until then? Well, you can always dive into those aforementioned Doom multiplayer updates or take advantage of the game’s surprisingly excellent arcade mode that adds a point counter to your every action.
We’ll bring you more on Doom Eternal as we get it.