Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Activision and id Software today confirmed the Xbox version of Doom 3 and the PC expansion, Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil, will ship during the week of April 4, 2005.

The Xbox version of Doom 3 ($49.99) features the full single-player campaign from the PC version, has Xbox Live support, and, yes, contains the anticipated online two-player cooperative campaign. The Doom 3 Limited Collector's Edition ($59.99) includes all that, plus Ultimate Doom and Doom II, each of which are playable in single-player, split-screen co-op, or two- to four-player deathmatch on one Xbox.

The PC expansion, Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil, co-developed by Nerve Software and id Software, starts two years after the end of Doom 3 in a forgotten, remote UAC Mars research facility. While using weapons such as the physics-defying "grabber" and the double-barreled shotgun, players encounter new locations, puzzles and powers (such as the ability to slow time) while confronting new demons, zombies and Hell's deadly Hunters.