Doom Eternal unleashes new teaser for upcoming expansion at QuakeCon!

August 10th 2020, 4:46pm

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

While unfortunately all events – including QuakeCon, which is currently underway – are now virtual only for safety reasons, it doesn't mean there aren't newsworthy stories coming out of them. Case in point, the upcoming DOOM ETERNAL expansion, titled "THE ANCIENT GODS, PART 1", which is set to expand the lore and mythos, while also adding more monsters to kill and weapons to kill them with. Which sounds good to me! You can watch said teaser (ahead of the full trailer) at the top of the article!

Here's the official description of the game:

Players once again take on the role of the Doom Slayer, an ancient warrior who battles the demonic forces of Hell, from a first-person perspective. The game continues its predecessor's emphasis on "push-forward" combat, encouraging the player to aggressively engage enemies in order to acquire health, ammo, and armor. The player has access to various firearms, such as the Combat Shotgun, Super Shotgun, Heavy Cannon, Rocket Launcher, Plasma Rifle, BFG 9000, and Ballista. Melee weapons such as a chainsaw, the "Crucible Blade" energy sword and a retractable arm-blade called the "Doomblade" can also be used. The arm-blade provides the opportunity for a larger variety of quick and violent "glory kill" executions, which drop extra health. The Super Shotgun is now equipped with the "Meat Hook", a ranged accessory which grabs on to enemies and slingshots the player towards them, functioning as a grappling hook, useful both in combat scenarios and environmental navigation. The Doom Slayer's armor now includes a shoulder-mounted Equipment Launcher with the ability to lob grenades and ice bombs. Additionally the Flame Belch is a flame thrower, which causes the enemies set on fire with it to drop armor pickups. Finally, killing enemies with the chainsaw will drop ammunition. New movement mechanics such as wall-climbing, dash moves, and horizontal bars to swing from have also been introduced.

Meanwhile, the full trailer for the DLC will premiere during Gamescom 2020’s opening night on August 27 at 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET., and the expansion itself will be available on console and PC later this year!

So what do you think? Fans of the remake series series? If so, how's this expansion looking so far? Either way, sound off below!