<s>
Doom	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
2016	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
id	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
series	I-Application
since	O
2004	O
's	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
space	O
marine	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Doom	B-Application
Slayer	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
battles	O
demonic	O
forces	O
from	O
Hell	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
unleashed	O
by	O
the	O
Union	B-Application
Aerospace	I-Application
Corporation	I-Application
within	O
their	O
energy-mining	O
facility	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
returns	O
to	O
a	O
faster	O
pace	O
with	O
more	O
open-ended	O
levels	O
,	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
than	O
the	O
slower	O
survival	O
horror	O
approach	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
version	O
underwent	O
an	O
extensive	O
development	O
cycle	O
with	O
different	O
builds	O
and	O
designs	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
restarted	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
revealed	O
as	O
simply	O
Doom	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
tested	O
by	O
customers	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
2014	O
Bethesda	O
game	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Order	I-Application
and	O
also	O
by	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Panic	O
Button	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
received	O
considerable	O
praise	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
crediting	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
recapturing	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Doom	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
of	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
drew	O
the	O
most	O
significant	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Doom	B-Application
Eternal	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
executive	O
producer	O
Marty	O
Stratton	O
,	O
the	O
key	O
principles	O
of	O
Dooms	B-Application
single-player	O
mode	O
are	O
"	O
badass	O
demons	O
,	O
big	O
effing	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
moving	O
really	O
fast	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
perform	O
movements	O
such	O
as	O
double	O
jumps	O
and	O
ledge	O
climbs	O
throughout	O
levels	O
of	O
industrial	O
and	O
corporate	O
fields	O
of	O
a	O
Union	B-Application
Aerospace	I-Application
Corporation	I-Application
(	O
UAC	O
)	O
research	O
facility	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
and	O
then	O
levels	O
of	O
Hell	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
puts	O
emphasis	O
upon	O
momentum	O
and	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
approach	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
push-forward	O
combat	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
discourages	O
players	O
from	O
taking	O
cover	O
behind	O
obstacles	O
or	O
resting	O
to	O
regain	O
health	O
while	O
playing	O
from	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
Slayer	O
's	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
enemies	O
also	O
return	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Revenant	B-Application
,	O
Demon	O
(	O
or	O
Pinky	O
)	O
,	O
Mancubus	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Cyberdemon	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
also	O
redesigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dooms	B-Application
campaign	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
be	O
at	O
least	O
13	O
hours	O
long	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Ultra-Nightmare	O
"	O
difficulty	O
level	O
features	O
permadeath	B-Application
,	O
which	O
causes	O
the	O
savegame	O
to	O
be	O
lost	O
once	O
the	O
player	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
collectibles	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Dooms	B-Application
progression	O
system	O
,	O
including	O
weapon	O
mods	O
,	O
rune	O
powers	O
,	O
and	O
Praetor	O
Suit	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
contains	O
a	O
hidden	O
lever	O
which	O
opens	O
an	O
area	O
extracted	O
from	O
a	O
classic	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
or	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dooms	B-Application
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
several	O
modes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
and	O
its	O
variation	O
"	O
Soul	O
Harvest	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Freeze	O
Tag	O
,	O
Warpath	O
(	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Hill	O
with	O
a	O
moving	O
'	O
hill	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
Domination	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Clan	O
Arena	O
"	O
(	O
team	O
last	O
man	O
standing	O
with	O
no	O
pickups	O
)	O
,	O
exist	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
demons	O
available	O
initially	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
different	O
abilities	O
:	O
the	O
Revenant	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Baron	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Mancubus	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Prowler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Update	O
6.66	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Doom	B-Application
's	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Update	O
6.66	O
features	O
a	O
revised	O
progression	O
system	O
,	O
all	O
three	O
DLC	B-Protocol
bundled	O
into	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
'	O
rune	O
 '	O
system	O
(	O
replacing	O
the	O
Hack	O
Module	O
system	O
)	O
and	O
enhanced	O
kill	O
notifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Doom	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
built-in	O
level	O
creation	O
tool	O
called	O
"	O
SnapMap	O
"	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
edit	O
maps	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
structure	O
and	O
game	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
stats	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
own	O
movement	O
speed	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
modified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
players	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
wish	O
to	O
create	O
extensively	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
conductor	O
which	O
automatically	O
generates	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
year	O
2149	O
in	O
a	O
research	O
facility	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
Hellas	O
Planitia	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Union	B-Application
Aerospace	I-Application
Corporation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
facility	O
is	O
run	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Samuel	O
Hayden	O
,	O
a	O
UAC	O
scientist	O
whose	O
mind	O
now	O
inhabits	O
an	O
android	B-Application
body	O
after	O
having	O
lost	O
his	O
original	O
to	O
brain	O
cancer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
them	O
is	O
a	O
sarcophagus	O
containing	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
Slayer	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
armor	O
,	O
the	O
Praetor	O
Suit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
desperation	O
,	O
Hayden	O
releases	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
Slayer	O
from	O
his	O
sarcophagus	O
to	O
repel	O
the	O
demonic	O
invasion	O
and	O
close	O
the	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Doom	B-Application
Slayer	O
recovers	O
his	O
Praetor	O
Suit	O
and	O
fights	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
overrun	O
facility	O
,	O
guided	O
by	O
the	O
self-aware	O
AI	B-Application
VEGA	O
,	O
which	O
controls	O
the	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
tracks	O
Pierce	O
up	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
uses	O
an	O
Argent	O
accumulator	O
to	O
open	O
an	O
explosive	O
rift	B-Device
into	O
Hell	O
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
Tower	O
and	O
sending	O
the	O
Slayer	O
back	O
to	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
a	O
teleporter	O
,	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
Slayer	O
returns	O
to	O
Mars	B-Application
and	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
a	O
tram	O
leading	O
to	O
Hayden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arriving	O
at	O
VEGA	O
's	O
facility	O
in	O
the	O
frozen	O
north	O
,	O
he	O
makes	O
a	O
backup	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
he	O
confronts	O
Pierce	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
betrayed	O
and	O
transformed	O
by	O
the	O
demons	O
into	O
the	O
monstrous	O
Spider	B-Application
Mastermind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
Slayer	O
's	O
return	O
to	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
Hayden	O
confiscates	O
the	O
Crucible	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
his	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
keep	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
Slayer	O
from	O
interfering	O
with	O
his	O
plans	O
,	O
Hayden	O
teleports	O
him	O
to	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
location	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
will	B-Application
meet	I-Application
again	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Carmack	O
,	O
co-founder	O
of	O
and	O
then	O
lead	O
developer	O
at	O
id	O
Software	O
,	O
indicated	O
that	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
QuakeCon	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Id	O
Software	O
CEO	O
Todd	O
Hollenshead	O
suggested	O
that	O
like	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
on	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carmack	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
feature	O
gameplay	O
more	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
games	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Carmack	O
claimed	O
that	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
would	O
look	O
"	O
three	O
times	O
better	O
"	O
than	O
Rage	B-Application
even	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
60	O
that	O
Rage	B-Application
was	O
targeting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carmack	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
id	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
5	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
Hollenshead	O
said	O
that	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
"	O
deep	O
in	O
development	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asked	O
whether	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
a	O
reboot	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
his	O
response	O
was	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
reboot	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
sort	O
of	O
a	O
reboot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
ZeniMax	O
Media	O
,	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
acquired	O
id	O
Software	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
future	O
id	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
including	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carmack	O
added	O
that	O
,	O
once	O
Rage	B-Application
was	O
complete	O
,	O
its	O
development	O
team	O
would	O
move	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
might	O
also	O
feature	O
dedicated	O
servers	O
unlike	O
Rage	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2011	O
QuakeCon	O
,	O
Carmack	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
Doom	B-Application
would	O
be	O
using	O
a	O
new	O
scripting	O
language	O
based	O
on	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
super-script	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
superset	O
of	O
C++	B-Language
with	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
scheduling	O
and	O
type	B-Language
safety	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
a	O
reboot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Carmack	O
left	O
id	O
Software	O
to	O
commit	O
to	O
his	O
work	O
at	O
Oculus	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
published	O
an	O
exposé	O
describing	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
as	O
trapped	O
in	O
"	O
development	O
hell	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
connections	O
to	O
id	O
,	O
the	O
article	O
claimed	O
that	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
had	O
suffered	O
under	O
mismanagement	O
and	O
that	O
development	O
was	O
completely	O
restarted	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
sources	O
described	O
the	O
pre-2011	O
version	O
—	O
which	O
was	O
to	O
portray	O
the	O
uprising	O
of	O
Hell	O
on	O
Earth	O
—	O
as	O
heavily	O
scripted	O
and	O
cinematic	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Hollenshead	O
initially	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
team	O
was	O
doing	O
something	O
that	O
fans	O
would	O
be	O
happy	O
with	O
,	O
id	O
's	O
Willits	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
character	O
in	O
QuakeCon	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Marty	O
Stratton	O
criticized	O
Doom	B-Application
4s	I-Application
lack	O
of	O
personality	O
as	O
id	O
's	O
primary	O
reason	O
to	O
cancel	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
pointed	O
out	O
its	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
product	O
that	O
id	O
thought	O
people	O
wanted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2016	O
video	O
documentary	O
by	O
Noclip	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
creative	O
director	O
Hugo	O
Martin	O
described	O
the	O
"	O
Hell	O
on	O
Earth	O
"	O
premise	O
as	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
like	O
Robert	O
Zemeckis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creative	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
prototype	O
,	O
Kevin	O
Cloud	O
,	O
said	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
interview	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
far	O
as	O
the	O
upper-level	O
creative	O
direction	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
me	O
driving	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
redesign	O
began	O
,	O
Willits	O
revealed	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
that	O
Doom	B-Application
was	O
still	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
was	O
presented	O
at	O
E3	O
2014	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
QuakeCon	O
and	O
Doom	B-Application
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Id	O
Software	O
executive	O
producer	O
Marty	O
Stratton	O
,	O
the	O
host	O
of	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
had	O
been	O
renamed	O
Doom	B-Application
as	O
"	O
it	O
’s	O
an	O
origin	O
game	O
,	O
reimagining	O
everything	O
about	O
the	O
originals	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
light	O
of	O
Crytek	O
's	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Tiago	O
Sousa	O
,	O
head	O
R&D	O
graphics	O
engineer	O
at	O
Crytek	O
,	O
was	O
leaving	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
id	B-Operating_System
Tech	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
engine	O
team	O
as	O
a	O
lead	O
programmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
released	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
to	O
promote	O
gameplay	O
being	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
;	O
the	O
trailer	O
depicted	O
the	O
double-barreled	O
shotgun	O
and	O
the	O
Revenant	B-Application
,	O
a	O
monster	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
id	O
felt	O
the	O
greatest	O
challenge	O
was	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
other	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
and	O
Battlefield	O
,	O
as	O
younger	O
players	O
were	O
less	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
older	O
Doom	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Stratton	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
Earth	O
and	O
that	O
,	O
unlike	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
comic	O
and	O
"	O
very	O
juvenile	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dooms	B-Application
world	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
have	O
personality	O
and	O
be	O
"	O
over	O
the	O
top	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
UAC	O
industrial	O
field	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
massive	O
underbelly	O
of	O
the	O
corporation	O
,	O
the	O
UAC	O
corporate	O
field	O
zone	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
much	O
cleaner	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
splattered	O
goriness	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
zones	O
to	O
prevent	O
repetition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
beta	O
,	O
a	O
cinematic	O
trailer	O
directed	O
by	O
Joe	O
Kosinski	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
evoke	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
three	O
core	O
pillars	O
:	O
incessant	O
combat	O
,	O
terrifying	O
demons	O
,	O
and	O
powerful	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dooms	B-Application
multiplayer	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Certain	O
Affinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SnapMap	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Escalation	O
Studios	O
and	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
powerful	O
,	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
content	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
id	O
legacies	O
,	O
and	O
target	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
no	O
experience	O
or	O
expertise	O
in	O
traditional	O
modding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Doom	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Mick	O
Gordon	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
contributions	O
by	O
Richard	O
Devine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
unique	O
electronic	O
sound	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
still	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
sounding	O
like	O
Doom	B-Application
"	O
;	O
Gordon	O
then	O
gradually	O
started	O
adding	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
guitar	O
elements	O
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
desired	O
tone	O
and	O
feel	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
Gordon	O
used	O
seven	O
-	O
and	O
eight-string	O
guitars	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
music	O
a	O
lower	O
tone	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
a	O
nine-string	O
guitar	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
theme	O
,	O
a	O
variation	O
on	O
Bobby	O
Prince	O
's	O
"	O
E1M1	O
"	O
/	O
"	O
At	O
DOOM	B-Application
's	O
Gate	O
"	O
theme	O
;	O
Gordon	O
would	O
eventually	O
admit	O
that	O
using	O
a	O
nine-string	O
was	O
"	O
kinda	O
stupid	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
excess	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
eventually	O
sold	O
the	O
guitar	O
to	O
Fredrik	O
Thordendal	O
from	O
Meshuggah	O
,	O
"	O
even	O
he	O
ca	O
n't	O
find	O
a	O
use	O
for	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
contains	O
numerous	O
easter	O
eggs	O
:	O
some	O
songs	O
reference	O
themes	O
or	O
sounds	O
from	O
older	O
Doom	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
others	O
contain	O
backmasking	O
(	O
"	O
Jesus	O
loves	O
you	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
images	O
of	O
pentagrams	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
666	O
embedded	O
into	O
the	O
sound	O
via	O
steganography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
widely	O
praised	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
Best	O
Music	O
/	O
Sound	O
Design	O
award	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2016	O
;	O
Gordon	O
,	O
joined	O
by	O
Periphery	O
drummer	O
Matt	O
Halpern	O
and	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
composer	O
Sascha	O
Dikiciyan	O
(	O
aka	O
Sonic	O
Mayhem	O
)	O
,	O
performed	O
a	O
short	O
medley	O
of	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
"	O
Rip	O
and	O
Tear	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
BFG	O
Division	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Quake	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
"	O
Descent	O
Into	O
Cerberon	O
"	O
live	O
at	O
the	O
awards	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
revealed	O
that	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Order	I-Application
on	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
supportable	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
worldwide	O
;	O
an	O
exception	O
was	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
franchise	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
uncensored	O
in	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
partnered	O
with	O
Arrow	O
Schmidt	O
Peterson	O
Motorsports	O
for	O
a	O
special	O
promotion	O
that	O
had	O
Mikhail	O
Aleshin	O
driving	O
a	O
Doom-styled	O
car	O
at	O
the	O
Indianapolis	O
500	O
racing	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
owners	O
to	O
pre-order	O
;	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
also	O
get	O
the	O
two	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
figurine	O
of	O
the	O
Revenant	B-Application
–	O
a	O
demon	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
–	O
and	O
a	O
metal	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2016	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
announced	O
its	O
division	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
VR	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
support	O
for	O
the	O
newly-released	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
an	O
unspecified	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
announced	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
titled	O
Unto	O
the	O
Evil	O
,	O
whose	O
features	O
include	O
three	O
maps	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
demon	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Harvester	O
"	O
,	O
guns	O
,	O
equipment	O
item	O
,	O
taunts	O
,	O
and	O
armor	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patches	O
for	O
Doom	B-Application
were	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
;	O
these	O
patches	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
photo	O
mode	O
,	O
classic	O
weapon	O
pose	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Vulkan	B-Application
API	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vulkan	B-Application
patch	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
enable	O
playable	O
frame	O
rates	O
on	O
older	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
which	O
unlocked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
premium	O
multiplayer	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
to	O
all	O
owners	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
revamping	O
the	O
progression	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
via	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
that	O
Doom	B-Application
would	O
release	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
during	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
introduced	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
of	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
for	O
aiming	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
Switch	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Months	O
after	O
Doom	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
Zen	O
Studios	O
developed	O
a	O
virtual	O
pinball	B-Application
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Bethesda	O
Pinball	B-Application
collection	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
free-to-play	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2017	O
Bethesda	O
announced	O
Doom	B-Application
VFR	O
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
adaptation	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
and	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
headsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Doom	B-Application
VFR	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
 '	O
last	O
survivor	O
who	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
killed	O
,	O
gets	O
his	O
consciousness	O
uploaded	O
into	O
an	O
artificial	O
network	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
defeating	O
the	O
demons	O
and	O
restoring	O
the	O
facility	O
's	O
operations	O
,	O
having	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
electronic	O
devices	O
and	O
weapons	O
at	O
his	O
disposal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hines	O
added	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
not	O
into	O
violent	O
,	O
bloody	O
games	O
...	O
Doom	B-Application
probably	O
not	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
you.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
beta	O
was	O
negatively	O
received	O
by	O
players	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
when	O
the	O
beta	O
was	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
writer	O
Adam	O
Smith	O
found	O
the	O
beta	O
both	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Quake	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
and	O
not	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
Doom	B-Application
itself	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
weapon	O
loadout	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
regarding	O
the	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
whereas	O
criticism	O
was	O
predominantly	O
toward	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
believed	O
that	O
Doom	B-Application
was	O
a	O
successful	O
return	O
to	O
form	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
wide	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
scores	O
of	O
85/100	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
87/100	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
edition	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
professional	O
reviewers	O
,	O
garnering	O
a	O
79/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
:	O
most	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
job	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
also	O
conceding	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
well	O
optimized	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
for	O
previous	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
users	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alec	O
Meer	O
of	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
favorably	O
compared	O
Doom	B-Application
to	O
the	O
2014	O
game	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Order	I-Application
,	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
that	O
Dooms	B-Application
quality	O
surpassed	O
that	O
of	O
Wolfenstein	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
fast	O
pace	O
and	O
solid	O
gunplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
White	O
in	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
commended	O
id	O
Software	O
for	O
Dooms	B-Application
delivery	O
of	O
performance	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
weapon	O
design	O
for	O
Dooms	B-Application
continuity	O
to	O
introduce	O
new	B-Application
weapons	I-Application
at	O
a	O
perfect	O
speed	O
so	O
that	O
gamers	O
always	O
play	O
with	O
something	O
new	O
and	O
exciting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bombs	O
Brad	O
Shoemaker	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
glory	O
kills	O
 '	O
generating	O
small	O
amounts	O
of	O
health	O
and	O
armor	O
"	O
makes	O
them	O
an	O
essential	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
give-and-take	O
of	O
Dooms	B-Application
super	O
fast	O
combat	O
;	O
do	O
you	O
dart	O
into	O
the	O
fray	O
for	O
a	O
glory	O
kill	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
little	O
health	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
risk	O
getting	O
mobbed	O
by	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
enemies	O
around	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Davenport	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
modification	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
views	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
reasons	O
why	O
Doom	B-Application
is	I-Application
still	O
a	O
recognizable	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julian	O
Benson	O
from	O
Kotaku	O
wrote	O
that	O
Dooms	B-Application
multiplayer	O
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
modern	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
was	O
placed	O
1st	O
in	O
the	O
GamesRadar	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
FPS	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
behind	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
67%	O
more	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
entry	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
also	O
behind	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Dooms	B-Application
sales	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
reached	O
500,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
by	O
late	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
rose	O
to	O
number	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
charts	O
,	O
overtaking	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
the	O
later-released	O
Overwatch	B-Application
,	O
and	O
remained	O
number	O
one	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
Doom	B-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
Switch	O
game	O
,	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
in	O
multiple	O
lists	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
media	O
outlets	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
being	O
featured	O
in	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
lists	O
and	O
articles	O
including	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
The	O
Escapist	O
,	O
The	O
A.V.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
E3	O
2018	O
press	O
conference	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Doom	B-Application
Eternal	I-Application
;	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
Quakecon	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
id	B-Operating_System
Tech	I-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
