Doom: The Dark Ages Hits 3 Million Players Right Away, And The Majority Of Them Are On Game Pass Apparently

Eddie Makuch
5/21/2025

Bethesda has announced that Doom: The Dark Ages has become developer id Software's "biggest launch" in the company's 34-year history dating back to 1991.The game reached 3 million players, and did so seven times faster than Doom Eternal. Bethesda did not share any sales numbers, however, nor do we know how much was spent on development, marketing, and other expenses. Developers are known to closely guard these kinds of details, which makes it challenging to unpack the overall success of a given game.Another key thing to consider here is that Doom: The Dark Ages launched on Game Pass, whereas the previous games in the trilogy, Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal (2020) did not. According to Ampere Analysis, of the 3 million total players for Doom: The Dark Ages, 2 million came from Game Pass.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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