{"id":2174476,"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2174476"},"modified":"2026-10-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:00:00","slug":"doom-the-dark-ages-revelations-getting-new-slaughter-mode-as-free-update-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2174476","title":{"rendered":"Doom: The Dark Ages &#8211; Revelations Getting New &#8216;Slaughter Mode&#8217; as Free Update Next Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-3246540067 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-2044616299 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Doom: The Dark Ages developer id Software has announced a new free update coming to the first-person shooter&#8217;s Revelations DLC next month: an endless single-player &#8220;Slaughter Mode.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As announced on today&#8217;s Slayers Club Live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/JJ8DudnArmg?si=PcBlKTSwPWg-vMVQ\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">livestream<\/a> with Doom: The Dark Ages game director Hugo Martin, Slaughter Mode will be &#8220;an endless single player mode where players fight through escalating demon waves across multiple arenas, earning cosmetics and their personal best in round\/score.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/10\/01\/slaughter-mode-logo-icon-1790880972816.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/a><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">The logo and icon for Doom: The Dark Ages &#8211; Revelations&#8217;s upcoming free Slaughter Mode update.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Though id didn&#8217;t give a specific launch date for the Slaughter Mode update, we can probably rule out November 19! And if you haven&#8217;t played the <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/doom-the-dark-ages-review\">stellar<\/a> The Dark Ages yet, or its <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/doom-the-dark-ages-revelations-review\">excellent expansion<\/a>, Revelations, now&#8217;s the time! <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Fortunately, id Software carries on after <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/id-software-issues-statement-following-xbox-layoffs-says-its-back-to-the-size-it-was-when-it-made-2016s-doom\">layoffs hit the studio<\/a> earlier this year, which prompted id co-founders John Romero and John Carmack to each <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/my-hearts-with-all-of-you-john-romero-says-id-software-has-done-a-great-job-moving-the-studios-legacy-forward-and-hopes-someone-is-working-to-preserve-it-all-amid-xbox-layoffs\">separately<\/a> <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/to-continue-being-produced-long-term-games-need-to-succeed-not-just-be-beloved-john-carmack-responds-to-id-software-layoffs\">comment<\/a> on the staff reductions, which in turn prompted a response from both <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/id-software-issues-statement-following-xbox-layoffs-says-its-back-to-the-size-it-was-when-it-made-2016s-doom\">the studio<\/a> and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/id-software-creative-director-says-claims-the-doom-developer-was-nerfed-into-the-ground-by-xbox-layoffs-are-untrue\">Martin himself<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"jsx-2511205168 preferred-source\"><strong class=\"jsx-2511205168\">Get IGN&#8217;s Biggest Stories FIRST. Set Us as Your Source.<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.ign.com\" class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--secondary jsx-3027214138 icon-button contained centered large\" title=\"Add Source\" aria-label=\"Add Source\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ign-icon icon-google jsx-2750866048 jsx-3701596282\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-google\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/Google.9e99a9d7.svg?cors=0\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 large\">Add Source<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Doom: The Dark Ages developer id Software has announced a new free update coming to the first-person shooter&#8217;s Revelations DLC next month: an endless single-player &#8220;Slaughter Mode.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As announced on today&#8217;s Slayers Club Live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/JJ8DudnArmg?si=PcBlKTSwPWg-vMVQ\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">livestream<\/a> with Doom: The Dark Ages game director Hugo Martin, Slaughter Mode will be &#8220;an endless single player mode where players fight through escalating demon waves across multiple arenas, earning cosmetics and their personal best in round\/score.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/10\/01\/slaughter-mode-logo-icon-1790880972816.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/a><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">The logo and icon for Doom: The Dark Ages &#8211; Revelations&#8217;s upcoming free Slaughter Mode update.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Though id didn&#8217;t give a specific launch date for the Slaughter Mode update, we can probably rule out November 19! And if you haven&#8217;t played the <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/doom-the-dark-ages-review\">stellar<\/a> The Dark Ages yet, or its <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/doom-the-dark-ages-revelations-review\">excellent expansion<\/a>, Revelations, now&#8217;s the time! <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Fortunately, id Software carries on after <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/id-software-issues-statement-following-xbox-layoffs-says-its-back-to-the-size-it-was-when-it-made-2016s-doom\">layoffs hit the studio<\/a> earlier this year, which prompted id co-founders John Romero and John Carmack to each <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/my-hearts-with-all-of-you-john-romero-says-id-software-has-done-a-great-job-moving-the-studios-legacy-forward-and-hopes-someone-is-working-to-preserve-it-all-amid-xbox-layoffs\">separately<\/a> <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/to-continue-being-produced-long-term-games-need-to-succeed-not-just-be-beloved-john-carmack-responds-to-id-software-layoffs\">comment<\/a> on the staff reductions, which in turn prompted a response from both <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/id-software-issues-statement-following-xbox-layoffs-says-its-back-to-the-size-it-was-when-it-made-2016s-doom\">the studio<\/a> and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/id-software-creative-director-says-claims-the-doom-developer-was-nerfed-into-the-ground-by-xbox-layoffs-are-untrue\">Martin himself<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doom: The Dark Ages developer id Software has announced a new free update coming to the first-person shooter&#8217;s Revelations DLC next month: an endless single-player &#8220;Slaughter Mode.&#8221; As announced on today&#8217;s Slayers Club Live livestream with Doom: The Dark Ages game director Hugo Martin, Slaughter Mode will be &#8220;an endless single player mode where players [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,243],"class_list":["post-2174476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-ign-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2174476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2174476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2174476\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2174476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2174476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2174476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}