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• Doom Eternal has third-person cutscenes because it’s “more efficient”

  When people think back to Doom 2016, outside of all the ripping and tearing, one thing that comes to mind is when Doomslayer pulls a terminal apart rather than listen to exposition.

• “We're not making an immersive cinematic experience - we're making a video game” - why Doom Eternal has floating pickups

  In Doom 2016 you found new guns gripped in dead hands. Doomslayer ripped them from the corpses you found and then you’d have a new tool for your arsenal. Doom Eternal might be doing things a little differently.

• It’s “meant to be big and bold” - id Software responds to criticism of Doom Eternal’s UI

  Recently we put a video up that showed off a bunch of combat from Doom Eternal and one piece of criticism kept cropping up: people hated the UI.

• Bethesda E3 2019: Doom Eternal, Fallout 76, Rage 2, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, more - all the news here

  Bethesda streamed its fifth-annual E3 2019 presentation this week, and if you missed it, catch up on all the announcements out of the show right here.

• Developers don't want to show gameplay at E3 anymore, and who can blame them?

  Game developers try to show, not tell, when teaching you about how a game works. But on the stages of E3 this year, they haven’t been showing very much either.

• Doom Eternal won't have a traditional deathmatch multiplayer mode, and the team is "open" to crossplay

  Deathmatch mode won’t return for Doom Eternal, with the developers focusing on their new multiplayer mode instead.

• The Cyberpunk 2077 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Collector's Editions are ludicrous, plus other top E3 2019 game deals

  Update: After the Ubisoft and Square Enix conferences from last night, we’ve updated this page to include a few of the upcoming releases that were announced at the show. Don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about the bank-breaking £260 1st Class Edition edition of the Final Fantasy 7 remake! Yikes!

• Doom Eternal feels like you're constantly clenching your asscheeks

  Doom developer id Software might seem like it’s doubling down on story and character for Doom Eternal, but slick, violent combat still takes center stage.

• Doom Eternal will answer a few questions about the Doom Marine

  It’s no secret that id Software is placing a bigger emphasis on story in Doom Eternal.

• Bethesda's streaming tech, Orion, will improve game streaming for all services

  Bethesda has announced their latest developments in streaming tech during E3 2019.

• Doom Eternal gets a new trailer, a release date, and a new multiplayer mode detailed at E3

  Doom Eternal is looking pretty wild – and now we know exactly when we’ll be wading knee deep in the dead (again).

• Check out this quick Doom Eternal teaser ahead of E3 2019

  Bethesda will show off Doom Eternal this coming Sunday, but you can watch a super quick teaser in the meantime to hold you over.

• Doom only clicked for me once I understood the Doomslayer

  There are people out there – actual human beings – who think Gordon Freeman is one of the best video game characters of all time.

• Rage 2, Doom Eternal and other future Bethesda games are all coming to Steam

  Bethesda has officially confirmed that many of its anticipated future titles will be available on Steam.

• Bethesda E3 2019 showcase date confirmed

  The 5th annual Bethesda E3 presentation has been officially dated.

• Best of 2018: Doom Eternal: shredding the criticisms of Doom 2016 and perfecting the deadly dance

  It’s been a wild year for VG247, so to celebrate we’re going to be republishing some of our favourite work published in 2018 – opinion pieces, features, and interviews, that we’ve enjoyed writing and reading, and which we believe showcase some of our best work. Enjoy!

• Here’s how extra lives work in Doom Eternal

  During the QuakeCon trailers for Doom Eternal, the eagle-eyed among you may have noticed an extra life pickup. Here’s how it works.

• Doom Eternal running at 30fps on Switch is "no sacrifice to the experience," says id Software

  Doom Eternal, like Doom before it, will run at 30fps on Switch.

• Will Doom Eternal get mods? “No guarantees,” says executive producer Marty Stratton

  You can’t think of the original Doom without it conjuring up images of Brutal Doom or some of the excellent maps created by modders.