Doom: The Dark Ages leak confirms May release date

Doom: The Dark Ages will be released on May 15, 2025. The leak, published by the French videogame website Gamekult, confirmed the game’s release date, which is expected to be officially announced during Xbox’s Developer Direct 2025 event.

Doom: The Dark Ages is among the most anticipated games of the year. The shooter’s developer, id Software, is expected to release the game in 2025. Recent leaks confirmed the game’s release date as gamers wait for the game to be available for purchase.

Leak confirms Doom: The Dark Ages release date

A leak by Gamekult confirmed that Doom: The Dark Ages will be released on May 15, 2025. Resetera’s Alexzan captured the premature article published by the French videogame website before it was taken down. Alexzan said their Feedly RSS feeds captured the article’s title and first paragraph. The title in French translated to “DOOM: The Dark Ages will decimate the infernal legions on May 15, 2025.”

The article’s first paragraph also provided more information about the release by stating that the news was “ revealed at the new Xbox Developer_Direct this afternoon.”

Alexzan said that the article’s validity was reinforced by having an actual date and author name under its title. He also mentioned that the leak was likely due to an error that resulted in the article being published earlier than expected since Gamekult is a reputable video game journalism website.

The first paragraph of Gamekult’s article also backed up the user’s claim by stating that the information was released from Xbox’s Developer Direct that particular afternoon. The leak also confirmed rumors from other game leakers who predicted its May release.

Xbox’s Developer Direct 2025 event is planned for January 23, 2025, two days after the article was published. The event will start at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time and will feature many announcements from Xbox. Developers will provide updates for highly anticipated games and release trailers that give gamers more details on the gameplay and narratives.

id Software, the game studio behind the Doom franchise, is expected to provide updates about the newest game months after Bethesda released the initial trailer. 

Doom: The Dark Ages is set to release for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC.

id Software confirmed that the first-person shooter game will be the medieval prequel of its commercially successful games, DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal. Gamers will once again take on the role of “DOOM Slayer” and endlessly fight the demons and horrors from hell. The game is set to explore the origins of the DOOM Slayer and fill in the gaps from the previous games, which barely covered the character’s backstory.

Gamers debate Doom: The Dark Ages’ upcoming release

Gamers online expressed joy after the Doom: The Dark Ages leaks were revealed. Most gamers said they were positively surprised that the game was coming out soon and that Xbox would have games during the first six months of the year. The gamers stated that they couldn’t wait to buy and play the game after waiting since it was first revealed in July 2024.

Some gamers also said that the release meant that Microsoft could finally fulfill its promise of having one big release each quarter.

However, some gamers were skeptical, stating they would wait to confirm the news after the Xbox Developer Direct event. Others also questioned the selected release date, saying that it clashed with the release of other prominent games that may overshadow the release of Doom: The Dark Ages.

Another section wants to know if the release will be simultaneous or if Microsoft will do an Xbox launch first before releasing the game on the other featured platforms.

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