Last year’s re-releases of Doom and Doom 2 from Bethesda were surprise hits, and now they’re playable at 60 frames per second, thanks to a new update. The re-releases caught players off guard, being announced and released simultaneously during the keynote at QuakeCon 2019.

The classic Doom re-releases were well received, but they did have some significant problems at launch. Both Doom and Doom 2 initially required players to sign in to a Bethesda account to play. Requiring an account to play a singleplayer game didn’t sit right with a lot of players, particularly considering that both Doom games came from an era long before such a thing was a fairly common practice. Fortunately, Bethesda quickly corrected the problem, saying that logging in was meant to be an option to gain rewards through its online Slayer’s Club rather than a requirement.

With the initial bumps smoothed over, Bethesda announced late last year that the ports would be getting some major updates, including a 60 fps upgrade and free add-on content. That all arrived today, along with quick saving and other quality-of-life updates, according to Bethesda. Doom’s frantic action makes it a perfect example of when running at 60 fps can enhance a game, especially compared to its original 35 fps. Add-ons are also launching with a bang today, as the update includes John Romero’s SIGIL campaign as well as two map packs that were released alongside Final Doom in 1996. Bethesda says it will be reaching out to the community to find and vet player-made add-ons for release later.

While Bethesda is bringing classic Doom games into the present, it’s also looking to the future of the franchise. Originally slated for release in November 2019, Doom Eternal was delayed and is now set to launch March 20 of this year. The demon-slaying FPS will expand on the Doom reboot from 2016 that put the series back on the map after the disappointing Doom 3. Clearly Bethesda is just as committed to resurrecting old Doom titles as they are developing new ones, though, as Doom Eternal includes the underrated Doom 64 as a pre-order bonus.

Doom is about as well-known as a video game franchise can get, to the point that first-person shooters were known as “Doom clones” for years after its release. It’s great to see Bethesda both expanding the series with new releases and bringing older entries up to speed for modern players.

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Doom is available now for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.

Source: Bethesda