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Published Nov 13, 2026, 6:56 AM EST
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Xbox has great news for Doom and Wolfenstein fans
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Xbox is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month, and it's been spoiling fans left and right. Xbox games like Minecraft, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Gears E-Day, and more received celebratory freebies. Beyond the awesome free in-game items, players were lucky enough to get a few exciting announcements coming from Bethesda-owned studios, Id Software and MachineGames.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma took to X this Thursday to discuss improvements coming to Xbox, but that's not all. Sharma promoted the launch of Slaughter mode, an endless combat mode for Doom: The Dark Ages. In this mode, gamers will fight through increasingly stronger hordes of randomly selected demons to get a higher score and collect Skulls that can be exchanged for unique rewards. After each wave, they must decide whether to continue and risk all their progress or give up and try again later.
The Slaughter Mode update for Doom: The Dark Ages is scheduled to be released on Monday, Nov. 16. It is free for players who own the Revelations DLC or those who got the premium edition or upgrade for Doom: The Dark Ages.
Id Software and MachineGames are working on new games
Doom: The Dark Ages developer Id Software responded to Sharma's post about the update and announced that its teams in Texas and Frankfurt are working on a new game. It seems like the mystery game is still in the early stages of development, as Id Software was not able to share much, but it did confirm that it will be directed by Hugo Martin, who helmed The Dark Ages.
That wasn't the only new game reveal that we got on Thursday. Sharma confirmed that Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production at MachineGames. This was expected, as last year, studio head Jerk Gustafsson confirmed that the Wolfenstein reboot was always envisioned as a trilogy. However, confirmation of development is still a huge leap from mere rumors and discussion.
Both game announcements were short on details, so it's likely that they're still in the early stages of development. Nevertheless, it's great news for fans who were looking forward to more games from these studios. For now, we will have to wait to learn more, but thankfully, we have Doom: The Dark Ages' new game mode to keep us busy.
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