Hey all! We're thrilled to announce that our Free Weekend for DOOM on Steam has begun! Play the first two levels of the campaign, plus all of multiplayer and SnapMap game modes. That includes the brand new Update 6.66, which unlocks all DLC content for free, revamps the game's progression, and adds bug fixes and improvements. For full patch details, be sure to read our DOOM FAQ . Steam Free Wee…
Based on your feedback, Team Deathmatch & Deathmatch will be back as their own DOOM MP playlists starting Friday, December 16. They will join the existing Team Play Mix and FFA Play Mix playlists. As always, thank you all for your continued feedback and support. We look forward to hearing your thoughts after the playlist update on Friday.
Update: 12/15 Based on your feedback, Team Deathmatch & Deathmatch will be back as their own DOOM MP playlists starting Friday, December 16, to join Team Play Mix and FFA Play Mix. Thank you for your continued feedback and support! -- Today, we’ve released Bloodfall (a day early!), the next multiplayer DLC for DOOM. Bloodfall is the third and final DLC pack, bringing three new diverse maps, a…
Today we are releasing Free Update 5, delivering even more of your top-requested features for DOOM. (We anticipate the update will be available at 12pm ET. Servers will be offline during the maintenance window and will reopen at approximately 4pm ET.) Read on for the full list of fixes, improvements and features for Free Update 5. Free Update 5 Release Notes Multiplayer · Added new game mode, I…
Hell Followed, the second DLC multiplayer content pack for DOOM, is out now! Adding even more to the game’s fast-paced multiplayer, Hell Followed includes three new maps, the new Reaper weapon, new Hack Modules and Taunts, and Threat Pulse, a new equipment item that scans for nearby enemies. We’re also adding the fan-favorite Cacodemon as a new player-controlled demon for multiplayer. Transform…
DOOM's Free Update 4 is available now and brings a bunch of exciting new additions to the game, including Arcade Mode, new multiplayer modes, and classic DOOM modules in SnapMap! Here's a list of what's new: Single Player Arcade Mode Return to the critically-acclaimed single player campaign in this new game mode that has you competing against your friends and players from around the world for t…
Created by Mick Gordon, the DOOM Original Soundtrack includes completely rearranged and composed tracks from the game, one new track from id Software’s Chris Hite, a new remixed track from id Software’s Chad Mossholder, and a few other surprises for the fans. Spanning 31 tracks and 128 minutes, the soundtrack is organized into four distinct chapters (I. DOGMA, II. DEMIGOD, III. DAKHMA, IV. DOOM…
DOOM's Free Update 3 is now live! The new update includes the much requested multiplayer features including Deathmatch and the ability to set up private matches. Here are the full release notes for today's update. Multiplayer New Features Deathmatch – New Deathmatch free-for-all multiplayer mode now available. Private Matches – Players are now able to create their own private matches in multipl…
Today we are releasing Free Update 3 for DOOM! The new update includes Deathmatch and Private Matches for multiplayer, as well as some fixes and improvements. Maintenance will begin today at 12pm ET -- we'll let you know as soon as the servers reopen. We'll be providing release notes shortly. Thanks for your patience!
Update: Maintenance has completed. We'll be performing server maintenance today at 12pm ET, expected to last a couple hours. To clarify, this is strictly a server maintenance period, and does not include Free Update 3, which will launch next week. The Multiplayer and SnapMap servers will be offline during this time. We'll provide an update as soon as they are back online. Thanks for your patience!
Today we've released a rebalance patch for select DOOM multiplayer weapons. Many of these changes are based on your feedback, so be sure to let us know what you think after giving the tweaked weapons a try. There is no download for this update, simply log in and you should see the changes upon loading multiplayer. -- Here are the rebalance changes: Rocket Launcher The last pass on this made it…
DOOM’s first premium DLC, Unto the Evil, is now available. Unto the Evil brings three new diverse maps to DOOM multiplayer, in addition to a new weapon, a new playable demon and more. id Software is also introducing the PartyPlay system, which allows anyone to play any of the new maps from Unto the Evil, as long as you party up with a friend who owns the DLC. Similarly, if you own the DLC, the…
The latest free update for DOOM is now live! Here are the patch notes for DOOM's Update 2. DOOM Update #2 Release Notes Single Player Fixes and Optimizations · Fixed an issue where performance gradually decreased in the Polar Core level · Fixed an issue where the Gauss Cannon’s charged mod alt-fire did less damage than the base fire damage · Fixed an issue where players were unable to unlock th…
We've got a lot of news to share with you this morning, so let's get right to it. DOOM's Free Update 2 launches tomorrow, July 29! The free update kicks off with two new multiplayer modes, Sector and Exodus. Sector is a capture and hold mode while Exodus brings capture the flag to DOOM. We're also adding Hell modules and environments to DOOM SnapMap, plus new objects like Launch Pads, and last…
We've updated the DOOM Demo on Steam to support Vulkan! When launching DOOM from Steam, you’ll be prompted with a new menu to choose either OpenGL or Vulkan. To play with Vulkan, select the second menu option. You can also switch between OpenGL and Vulkan in game via the Advanced Settings options menu. The game will restart whenever you switch between OpenGL and Vulkan. Please be sure to update…
Vulkan support is now live for DOOM on PC. Below are some frequently asked questions, along with links to download the most recent drivers. Please also note that Steam controller support has also been included in this patch, so we've included some FAQs relating to it below as well. Please be sure to update your drivers to these new version: NVIDIA: 368.69 - Download the latest NVDIA drivers: .…
DOOM Update #1 Release Notes New Features and Optimizations General · Added Classic DOOM weapon placement/view model option (all modes) Campaign · Added Photo Mode (You’ll find the new Photo Mode toggle in the game settings. It is · available through the pause menu once you are loaded into a map via Mission Select) MP · Updated weapon balance (live as of June 10, 2016) · Clan Arena and Freeze T…
As of May 13, 2016, the latest driver numbers for both NVIDIA and AMD cards can be found below: · NVIDIA: 35.10 - Download the latest NVIDIA drivers here · AMD: 16.5.2 - Download the latest AMD drivers here LINK. Please note that NVIDIA driver version 365.19 will also be available for download soon.
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