Right now that’s almost all we know, other than the fact that CEO Todd Hollenshead is saying that they’re bringing the franchise to Earth… a very strong indication that Doom 4 will follow on from Doom 3 and be a retelling of Doom 2.
This being id Software, we can expect incredible graphics … but will we see a return of the still replayable Doom and Doom 2 gameplay, or a repeat of the slower more mundane Doom 3 gameplay?
They proved with Doom 3 that they can do graphics and atmosphere like no one else, but here’s hoping they heard the combined criticisms of most everyone that played Doom 3 so that Doom 4 will be a landmark game, rather than a fun but flawed graphical showpiece.
No idea yet when the game will be coming out, and keeping in mind how long Doom 3 took, we’re almost certainly talking years. You can bet on a PC release and, given id’s current direction, whatever powerful consoles are around when the game is done. That’ll probably be PS3 and 360, but who can really say at this point?