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If you haven\u2019t played Doom<\/em> or Doom II<\/em> for a while \u2014 or ever \u2014 a new re-release that Bethesda surprise-dropped<\/a> (sorta<\/a>) on Thursday might be the perfect excuse to jump in to the classic games. The re-release, which combines both games into one package called Doom + Doom II<\/em> and is a free update for anyone who already owns Doom (1993)<\/em> or Doom II<\/em>, offers a long list of great new features \u2014 including a brand new single-player episode and online, cross-platform deathmatch multiplayer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n With Doom + Doom II, <\/em>you\u2019ll have access to both of those two games as well as extra single-player content like John Romero\u2019s Sigil<\/em> episode released in 2019<\/a> and Legacy of Rust<\/em>, which is a new Doom<\/em> episode created by \u201cindividuals from id Software, Nightdive Studios and MachineGames,\u201d according to Bethesda. You\u2019ll also be able to download single-player mods through a new in-game mod browser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On the multiplayer front, Bethesda has added 25 new maps for deathmatch, meaning you\u2019ll have up to 43 to pick from. The cross-platform deathmatch and co-op also support up to 16 players.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The combined package will support up to 4K resolution and 120fps if you\u2019re playing on PC, PlayStation, or Xbox Series X \/ S. There\u2019s also updated music for the games by Andrew Hulshult (who worked on the music for Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods DLC<\/em>), and you can switch back and forth between the newer tracks and older tracks whenever you like.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n There\u2019s a lot more I didn\u2019t touch on, and if you\u2019re at all interested in this package, I recommend scrolling through the extensive patch notes<\/a>. The game is available on PC (via Steam, the Windows Store, the Epic Games Store, and GOG), Xbox One, Xbox Series X \/ S, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n There was one other cool piece of retro Doom<\/em> news announced today, too: Limited Run Games is working on a re-release of Doom<\/em> on the SNES<\/a>. The game is set to release in 2025 \u2014 and, naturally, there will only be 666 copies made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n