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Play ‘DOOM: The Dark Ages’ in Classic ‘Doom’ With ‘DOOM Darkfall’ Mod
Last year, classic Doom fans received a cool mod inspired by DOOM: The Dark Ages and its Saw Shield. Now, modding group Darkfall have gone one step further and created a whole DOOM: The Dark Ages-inspired mod for Doom and Doom II, complete with the gameplay, weapons, Saw Shield, melee items & more.
Currently in the second pre-alpha, the DOOM Darkfall mod does have a few placeholders in it at the moment, so it’s still very much WIP. However, the mod does allow you to perform glory kills, sports the Saw Shield, the Skull Crusher gun that chews up skulls and spits out the results as some badass flechette launcher, a new shotgun, a flail that allows you to get medieval with some combo work, the accompanying medieval architecture and so on.
Heck, the team is even doing up new music for the mod, courtesy of composer SatouVA. You can preview a track here.
To get this mod running, you’ll need the original Doom and Doom II wads, as well as use GZDoom. You can find the instructions on the Darkfall MODDB page.
DOOM: The Dark Ages arrives May 15 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and the PC via Steam. It’ll also be available on Xbox Game Pass.
Thanks to DSOGaming for the heads up.
For those keen on following up on our mid-year best-of list for video games, iam8bit and Yacht Club Games are teaming up in a new collection for Mina the Hollower, which not only brings the game’s iconic soundtrack by Jake Kaufman and Yuzo Koshiro to vinyl, but also offers fans some cool merchandise.
Available for pre-order now at iam8bit, the Mina the Hollower Collection includes the soundtrack on 3xLP ($64.99), a notebook ($19.99) and a Keychain Blind Box ($14.99). Those fans looking to have it all can pick up the entire collection in a vinyl bundle with the Mina the Hollower: Bone Up Bundle Edition. All products are available for pre-order today through August 17, with plans to ship in Q4 2026.
The Mina the Hollower vinyl soundtrack is pressed on rich Velvet Purple Splatter Vinyl, and features retro-inspired zoetrope artwork designed by Nimit Malava. The soundtrack also comes with a pair of special 3D glasses that enhances the cover art, paying homage to the retro nostalgia of the old-school, chip-tastic tracks composed by Yacht Club Games’ Jake Kaufman and Yuzo Koshiro.
iam8bit also offers up a series of collectible keychains as part of a Blind Box set. Those who purchase will receive one of six randomized Mina designs rendered in high-quality, squishy PVC rubber, with a Secret Chase Rare in the mix for some lucky buyers. Keychains are available to purchase individually or bundled in a set of three, and purchasing the bundle guarantees three unique keychains.
Lastly, there’s the Mina the Hollower Notebook, a 240-page notebook that replicates Mina’s in-game journal and is brought to life in a forest green faux-leather, with beautiful gold embellishments on its cover.
As mentioned, for completionists, you can grab the entire collection in the Mina the Hollower: Bone Up Bundle Edition, ($89.99). The bundle comes with the soundtrack, one Keychain Blind Box and Notebook.
And if you haven’t jumped into Mina the Hollower, you can find the game on PC via Steam and GOG, PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2.
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