If you watched E3 this year, chances are you were just as surprised as everyone else when Bethesda announced plans to bring DOOM to the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo's third party relations haven't been sky-high in recent years, and DOOM is certainly a far-cry from what the company usually lets fly…

Good news Nintendo lovers who also like shooting off the face of demons, DOOM, Bethesda's remake of the popular series is coming to Nintendo Switch. What, how and when is the release date I hear you asked? DOOM is set to come to the handheld/tv console from November 10th, 2017…

Bethesda have released a new gameplay trailer showing of content which will be available in Update 5 for DOOM and a release date for Bloodfall. Some of the main additions are a new competitive mode where teams fight for control of a ball and score in the opponent's goal called…

It can’t be easy being Id Software. The creators of DOOM, Wolfenstein and Quake are basically responsible for the entire first-person shooter genre as we know it and that’s a hell of a legacy to live up to. The England football team are proof enough that just because you invented…

DOOM is tantalisingly close right now and Bethesda have added to the speculation by releasing another video, this time showcasing the multiplayer character customisation present within their upcoming first-person shooter. The latest video showcases weapon and armour customisation for the multiplayer component of the game. There is a wide variety of…

A DOOM themed Thrustmaster Y-350X gaming headset is coming for both Xbox One and Windows PC. Thanks to a partnership between Bethesda, makers of DOOM and Thrustmaster, a 7.1 surround sound themed headset will be available from May 13th. The Y-350X features 60 mm drivers, boosted bass and includes the…

Welcome to the first instalment of our new bi-weekly podcast. The VGU Podcast will give us some time off from writing about the news and allow us to talk to you directly about it, as well as what we are currently playing and what else we have been up to…

Bethesda’s upcoming DOOM reboot will launch worldwide on the 13th May this year however, you may not have to wait that long to be ploughing through demons and monsters like a knife through butter. An open beta has been confirmed to start on the 15th April and run through to…

Some people like to play with ponies, cats and dogs. Others prefer to play with giant guns that blow people’s heads wide open. If you are in the latter category, then you must at some point picked up and played DOOM. This franchise, to this day, is one of the…

Oh my god this looks awesome. Sorry, composure. Seriously though, this latest Doom multiplayer trailer looks freaking sweet. ID Software's montage of pain shows off the suite of weaponry at the player's disposal including shotguns, energy weapons, railguns and rocket launchers. We also get a peak at the kind of…

Those of you who are frame rate mad will be happy to hear that you can at least play the latest DOOM title. id software confirmed in a recent interview with VideoGamer.com that DOOM will run at a full 1080p/60fps on the Playstation 4, PC and Xbox One. Lead project programmer…

Bethesda have finally publicly shown their upcoming continuation of the Doom franchise at their 2015 media briefing. The title was previously shown behind closed doors at an event earlier this year. The new DOOM is built on the IDtech 6 engine. The game features a double jump, mantling of objects,…

With Silent Hills being canned, us horror fans are disappointed to know that we won't be getting our dose of psychological horror at this year's E3. Never fear though my friends, there are still a handful of games to look forward to at this year's convention. Whilst none of them could…

In the midst of the E3 celebrations, iD Software and Bethesda have given us a short teaser trailer of DOOM, the latest entry in a series that holds a place in many gamer's hearts. A full reveal will appear at the fan convention Quakecon in a few weeks time, but in…

The resistance has gathered, and the time to rise up and strike the Nazi forces has come! In this final trailer for Wolfenstein: The New Order, titled ‘House of the Rising Sun’, B.J. Blazkowicz and his group of resistance fighters unite to take on the powerful Nazi legions, and rewrite…

QuakeCon 2014 has been announced for an earlier-than-usual July date on the official website. QuakeCon is the one of the biggest LAN events in the world, where fans come every year with their own PCs to meet up and play, as well as enjoy the big news from the makes…

id Software is saying farewell to one of its founding fathers today, as lead programmer and co-creator of games such as Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Quake is resigning from the company. John Carmack recently joined Oculus VR, makers of the highly anticipated VR headset the Oculus Rift, as CTO back…

Doom piano is a curious project that combines music with pixelated bloodshed. Simply put, the creators have taken a piano  - which they bought for £30 - and wired up each key to control a certain aspect of Doom, be it back, forward, left, right, or fire. Doom piano was…