Broderick Heckman

Plagued with self-doubt following the DOOM Eternal E3 teaser , we caught up with Hines after Bethesda's showcase event to ask him if he was indeed teasing the newly announced DOOM game to us during our interview. He responded and said that his use of "hell on Earth" wasn't meant to intentionally tease DOOM Eternal . He was just used as a casual expression because, you know, that's what it The physical rewards include a full-sized wearable DOOM Slayer Helmet replica. There is also a playable cassette tape and downloadable codes for digital copies of Mick Gordon’s DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal original soundtracks. The package also contains a DOOM lore book and "Gift of Argent Power" Lithogr Even without Sony this year, E3 2019 continued to deliver big trailers, major surprises, and a wealth of new information regarding many of the biggest and highly anticipated releases from companies like Bethesda, Ubisoft, Microsoft, and more. Unlike last year, not a lot of studios opted to show gameplay in their trailers, meaning the majority of what people saw at the show was CG. Whether that's due to the upcoming next generation of consoles or the hesitancy to show something too early is anyone's gu So what have we learned? When developers or publishers use casual phrases that might be related to their franchises, there's a good chance most of the time that it means nothing. That said, Hines did tell me tonight that he thinks Bethesda might be on the BRINK of something new, so, you never know Bethesda's big reveal of **Doom Eternal ** at QuakeCon 2018 came with a surprise addition that players can invade each other's campaigns as demonic creatures. Although the leading Doomguy is still the focus of id Software's latest game, QuakeCon showed off an impressive array of deadly demons to do battle w During the extensive presentation, id Software's Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin explained how the new 'Invasions' mode will work in Doom Eternal . As well as going it alone to take down Doomguy, gamers can team up with their friends to form a Slayer Hunting Party of deadly demons. Stratton and Martin didn't divulge how many players can take part in these hunting parties, but it sounds an awful lot like Doom 's own spin on battle roy Would it really be a DOOM sequel without a few new demonic friends to maim and mutilate? While there are undoubtedly a few original creations in the mix, of particular interest to hardcore fans is the reintroduction of a few old budd At the beginning of the Square Enix E3 2019 presentation, fans received an extended look at the highly anticipated Final Fantasy 7 Remake . A lengthy trailer also provided another glimpse at the game including the new combat mechanics , boss battles, and previously unrevealed characters like Tifa Lockhart and Sephiroth. Midgar was also featured heavily in the footage, including some sweeping wide shots that seem to hint the city will play a bigger role in the story this time aro Earlier this month, DualShockers got to spend some one-on-one time with a pre-beta build of Rage 2 . Starting at an early part in the game, we took the controller and were let loose on the world. Playing as Walker 30 years after the original RAGE 's asteroid hit, there were no limits or boundaries in where we could or couldn't go. The game is recognizably a marriage of developer Avalanche Studios' world-building and physics and id Software's combat logic. It's awes "Whether or not folks realize it, this is the hell on Earth time for us with E3," Hines told us during our conversation at PAX East. Many other outlets saw this "hell on Earth" comment specifically and thought it was a surefire tease that Hines was casually dropping into our conversation to let fans know that a new DOOM game would indeed be appearing at E3. Turns out, news Hines wasn't playing four-dimensional chess in the middle of our conversat A few months back at PAX East, we had the opportunity to speak to Bethesda's Pete Hines about the company's future plans and what they had lined up for E3. In the course of our conversation, Hines ended up using a frequent expression that grabbed headlines and caused many to think that he was potentially teasing a new game. That didn't happen -- at least not purposefu Bethesda’s response was to offer a measly 500 Atoms of in-game currency, worth around $5, to affected players. The website was then updated to state that the bags were in fact nylon and that the "bag is not a correct representation of the produ Is this a story we really needed to follow-up on? Not really. This is more just me being petty and proving to other outlets and readers that claimed I had missed an obvious tease from Hines that I hadn't missed anyth DOOM 2016's multiplayer received heavy criticism, with many players dismissing it as highly derivative and lacking in meaningful innovation. But Eternal seems set on surmounting that obstacle with a new way to experience DOOM multipla