United Kingdom, May 21 -- 'Doom: The Dark Ages' has become the "biggest launch" in id Software history.

The dark fantasy-shooter launched on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC last week (15.05.25), and has already racked up 3 million players - making 'The Dark Ages' the biggest release ever for the studio.

On X (formerly Twitter), publisher Bethesda Softworks said: "Thank you for making 'Doom: The Dark Ages' the biggest launch in id's history - 7x faster to 3 million players than 'Doom Eternal'."

While 'Doom' is a Microsoft property, Xbox boss Phil Spencer previously said he and id Software Studio Director Marty Stratton were keen to keep the 'Doom' franchise available to all players, and so would release 'The Dark Ages' on PlayStat...