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Months of Free Content Headed to ‘Doom’

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At Bethesda’s pre-E3 conference last night, we caught a glimpse at the company’s plans for the future of Doom. As expected, the support is focused exclusively on fostering an active community around the game’s multiplayer experience and SnapMap creation tool, with each of them getting months of free content updates.

In July, fans of the Doom multiplayer can look forward to trying two new game types, including a one-flag CTF mode called Exodus, and a multi-zone variant of King of the Hill called Sector. Three more free-for-all modes will follow later in the summer, all of them free-of-charge.

On the paid DLC front, next month will see the arrival of the awkwardly named ‘Unto the Evil’ pack and its premium contents, featuring three multiplayer maps (Offering, Cataclysm, Ritual), a playable Harvester demon, the new UAC EMG Pistol, Kinetic Mine, hack modules, and more ways to personalize the look of your marine.

The focus at id Software is to continue growing the capabilities of SnapMap, rather than contribute single-player content directly. In the coming months, this content will further explore the potential of the toolset with new construction modules, visual themes, props, weapons, items, logic options, and improvements to the existing functionality that’ll make it much easier for modders and aspiring designers to create new content for solo or cooperative play.

As a special E3 bonus, the first level of Doom will be available to play, in its entirety, for this week only. If you’re still on the fence about it, it’s time to hop off.

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‘Dead Mail’ Exclusive Images: SXSW Horror Movie Begins With a Blood-Stained Postal Box Delivery

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One of the genre films we’re looking forward to checking out at SXSW this year is Dead Mail, written and directed by Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy and premiering on March 9.

Meagan Navarro will be reviewing Dead Mail for Bloody Disgusting as part of her SXSW coverage, and she writes in her preview for the upcoming fest: “Dead Mail leans heavily into the ’80s analog aesthetic, delivering a unique crime thriller unafraid to get offbeat with its dark narrative. Expect its characters to be as atypical as Dead Mail‘s sense of style.”

In the SXSW 2024 horror film…

“On a desolate, Midwestern county road, a bound man crawls towards a remote postal box, managing to slide a blood-stained plea-for-help message into the slot before a panicking figure closes in behind him. The note makes its way to the county post office and onto the desk of Jasper, a seasoned and skilled “dead letter” investigator, responsible for investigating lost mail and returning it to its sender. As he investigates further, Jasper meets Trent, a strange yet unassuming man who has taken up residence at the men’s home where Jasper lives.

“When Trent unexpectedly shows up at Jasper’s office, it becomes clear he has a vested interest in the note, and will stop at nothing to retrieve it…”

Sterling Macer, Jr., John Fleck, Susan Priver, Micki Jackson, Tomas Boykin, and Nick Heyman star in Dead Mail. Preview the film with an exclusive image gallery below.

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