New games from Doom and Wolfenstein studios announced by Xbox

Xbox is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month, and it has been showering fans with announcements. Xbox games such as Minecraft, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Gears E-Day received celebratory freebies. Beyond those free in-game items, players also got several exciting announcements from Bethesda-owned studios Id Software and MachineGames.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma posted on X this Thursday to discuss improvements coming to Xbox, and she also promoted the launch of Slaughter mode, an endless combat mode for Doom: The Dark Ages. In this mode, players fight through increasingly stronger hordes of randomly selected demons to earn a higher score and collect Skulls that can be exchanged for unique rewards. After each wave, they must decide whether to continue and risk all their progress or stop and try again later.

The Slaughter Mode update for Doom: The Dark Ages is scheduled for release on Monday, Nov. 16. It is free for players who own the Revelations DLC or who bought the premium edition or upgrade for Doom: The Dark Ages.

Id Software and MachineGames are working on new games

Doom: The Dark Ages developer Id Software responded to Sharma's post about the update and announced that its teams in Texas and Frankfurt are working on a new game. The mystery game appears to still be in the early stages of development, as Id Software could not share much, but it confirmed that it will be directed by Hugo Martin, who helmed The Dark Ages.

That was not the only new game revealed on Thursday. Sharma confirmed that Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production at MachineGames. This was expected, as studio head Jerk Gustafsson confirmed last year that the Wolfenstein reboot was always envisioned as a trilogy, but confirmation of development is still a big step beyond rumors and discussion.

Both announcements were short on details, so both games are likely still in the early stages of development. Still, it is good news for fans eager for more games from these studios. For now, more information will have to wait, but Doom: The Dark Ages' new game mode can keep players busy in the meantime.