{"id":1143494,"date":"2026-02-06T11:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5cTqZVLidX6zeG4p54GwTe"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:04:13","slug":"i-think-only-the-shotguns-are-the-same-says-doom-the-dark-ages-director-otherwise-the-guns-are-brand-new-or-significantly-transformed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/i-think-only-the-shotguns-are-the-same-says-doom-the-dark-ages-director-otherwise-the-guns-are-brand-new-or-significantly-transformed\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I think only the shotguns are the same,’ says Doom: The Dark Ages director, otherwise the guns are brand-new or significantly transformed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Speaking to Doom: The Dark Ages game director Hugo Martin and producer Marty Stratton for our Doom cover story in the upcoming issue 408 (396 in the US) of PC Gamer’s print magazine<\/a>, the two had plenty to say about the FPS’ arsenal.<\/p>\n

“I think only the shotguns are the same,” Martin said of the guns in The Dark Ages. “The plasma is so different, so the rest are brand new. That was by design, really making sure that we were giving you new tools to master.”<\/p>\n

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“You got to have your classics, it’s a Doom game,” Martin continued. “You got to have a plasma rifle. You got to have the shotguns. But then what else can we make? So we started every gun from scratch.” Here’s a breakdown of the guns we talked about or that I’ve otherwise clocked in The Dark Ages’ trailers:<\/p>\n