{"id":1657295,"date":"2026-08-08T18:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qY52BbAdCvRq6Wk5BqH59c"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:30:55","slug":"bethesda-40th-anniversary-sale-knocks-50-off-doom-the-dark-ages-revelations-just-a-month-after-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/bethesda-40th-anniversary-sale-knocks-50-off-doom-the-dark-ages-revelations-just-a-month-after-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethesda 40th anniversary sale knocks 50% off Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations just a month after launch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bethesda is currently running a 40th anniversary sale on Steam<\/a> until August 13, just in time for this year’s QuakeCon. The sale covers the studio’s entire catalogue, including the offerings of subsidiaries id and Arkane.<\/p>\n

That’s where the real heat is, if you ask me: The recently-released Doom: The Dark Ages expansion, Revelations, is on sale for 50% off<\/a>, 10 bucks to a typical 20. If you’ve missed out on the main game as well, Dark Ages itself is 67% off<\/a>, or $23.<\/p>\n

It’s been a month since Revelation’s July 7 release, and it’s a beast of a shooter. Former PCG guides writer Rory Norris awarded it a 90% in his review<\/a>, while staff writer Morgan Park, who was more cold on Dark Ages’<\/a> base game, argued that Revelations redeems the whole endeavor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aside from Revelations, there’s bound to be something in here to strike your fancy\u2060\u2014it’s hard to argue against 10 buck Skyrim, if you somehow don’t already have it. I’m a huge Arkane freak, personally, so the studio’s whole catalogue for $54<\/a> gets a hearty recommendation from me. <\/p>\n

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is weirdly not discounted in this sale, possibly related to its publishing and copyright situation, but it’s also only $10. So taking the plunge on the bundle probably comes out in the wash versus buying things piecemeal.<\/p>\n

The sale is an undeniably great opportunity from a customer perspective, but comes at a fraught time for Bethesda. The studio and its subsidiaries were hit hard by Microsoft’s “reset” at Xbox: Layoffs at Bethesda<\/a> Game Studios, Zenimax Online, and id Software<\/a>, while Arkane is getting spun off<\/a> with an uncertain future. It also makes me nervous to see a game as good as Revelations get a 50% off discount after just one month\u2060\u2014you’d think Bethesda would have protected its value with a more token discount if it was selling really well.<\/p>\n

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