Doom Eternal begins with Hell's invasion of Earth.
Doom Eternal begins with Hell's invasion of Earth.
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Doom Eternal — The opening fight scenes turn you into a demon slayer

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 2 min

The game designers at id Software throw you into the fire early on with Doom Eternal. You can see that in this video of my gameplay of the first 21 minutes or so of Bethesda’s big game, which debuts on March 20 on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Stadia.

You have to learn how to get competent with a shotgun early, and you learn the leveling system for improving your weapons, your firing modes, and how to collect resources.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.