It’s weird to consider that the first anniversary ofDoom Eternal’s launch is quickly approaching. March 2020 may as well have happened on a different timeline, for many people. Yet whileDoom Eternal’s launch may seem far away, support for Doom Eternal from id Software maintains its momentum.Doom Eternal’sAncient GodsDLC is still being worked on. In fact, publisher Bethesda has now confirmed that a major reveal for theAncient Gods - Part Twois coming out soon.
Sunday afternoon Bethesda posted to the officialDoomTwitter account that a teaser trailer forDoom Eternal’s concluding chapter of theAncient GodsDLCis almost here. The trailer will officially drop on March 15, which is just one week away. To be clear, this is an announcement for a teaser trailer. It’s not explicitly for a full trailer or a release date trailer, but only for a teaser. Bethesda’s clearly going to build up slowly to the DLC’s eventual release.
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As for why Bethesda is teasing a teaser trailer rather than just releasing the trailer now, there’s a good reason for that. Achievements for theAncient Gods - Part TwoDLC have accidentally leaked, leading to a wave of speculation and excitement fromDoom Eternalfans. Rather than let the community’s expectations get out of control, Bethesda’s controlling the message. A teaser trailer is coming soon and it’s fans' own fault for having to wait since they spread the leak.
If today’s teaser was in response to the leak, then the planned lead-up to theAncient Gods - Part TwoDLC’s releaseis still a way off yet. If all went according to plan, the teaser trailer would hopefully have surprised fans, building up excitement for the release of a full trailer down the road. Now fans will have to wait that much longer, but at least they can have confidence in the DLC’s pending release.
Going by that speculative schedule, if the teaser trailer is coming next week then something bigger is likely to arrive in the following week or two. That lines up particularly well with the rumored Microsoft event where the company addresses itsnow-concluding acquisition of ZeniMax Media, which includes Bethesda and id Software.
Regardless of whetherDoom Eternal’s upcoming DLC is showcased at therumored upcoming Microsoft/ZeniMax event, a release date can’t be far off. Barring any surprises, theAncient Gods - Part Twocould be out within the month. For now, fans just have to wait and enjoy the teasers.
Doom Eternalis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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