Good news for shooter fans: Bethesda has released information on some of the multiplayer modes to be featured in its upcoming release of DOOM. In a Feb. 22 blog post, Gary Steinman, global content lead at Bethesda, leaked some juicy details about a brand new multiplayer mode: Warpath.
Warpath is DOOM‘s take on the popular “king of the hill”-style modes, in which teams or players have to capture a specific area on the map and hold it for as long as possible against opponents. But of course, DOOM will be putting its own unique twist on this now-common standby. Like in other king-of-the-hill modes found in other games, the capture point will move based on a timer – Steinman indicated that it would follow a path around the map along a “clearly marked path.” But on the other side of the map, moving in the opposite direction, is a demon rune that will turn players into one of the series’ well-known hellbeasts – an item Steinman described in the post as “game-changing.”
Xbox One owners who pre-order a digital copy of id Software’s DOOM through the Xbox Store will also receive a free copy of the original DOOM and sequel DOOM 2, Microsoft has announced.
Codes to download the games will be sent to customers who pre-order within seven to 10 days of their order being placed and can be played on both Xbox 360 and Xbox One through the console’s backwards compatibility feature. Microsoft says the offer will only be available “for a limited time”.
Pre-ordering the game digitally through the Xbox Store costs $59.99.
In addition to the free games, customers who pre-order also receive the Demon Multiplay Pack which includes a “unique Demon-themed armour set”, three id logo patterns which can be applied to armour and weapons, six exclusive metallic paint colours, and six Hack Module which act as “one-use consumable perks”.
Previous games such as Dark Souls 3, Just Cause 3, Rainbow Six Siege, and Fallout 4 have all launched with at least one game from their respective series as a free backwards compatible bonus for pre-order customers.