Slayers Club streams DOOM anniversary

Bethesda Softworks streamed a one-year anniversary Slayers Club broadcast for *DOOM: The Dark Ages* on May 14, putting game director Hugo Martin back in front of the community for another long-form play session. The event was carried on the Slayers Club channel and archived publicly on YouTube, where the listing described it as a celebration of the game’s first year. The archive said Martin played a Ripatorium 2.0 community custom encounter called “Waltz of the Archdemons.” The stream fits a format Bethesda and id Software have used repeatedly for *DOOM: The Dark Ages*: developer-led gameplay, live chat and regular community-facing programming. ### Why was this stream framed as a one-year anniversary? May 15, 2025 was the game’s release date, according to Slayers Club’s launch post for *DOOM: The Dark Ages*. That makes the May 14, 2026 stream an anniversary-adjacent event timed to the game’s first year on the market. The launch post said the game arrived on Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro, Windows PC, Battle.net and GeForce NOW. (youtube.com) The YouTube archive itself called the broadcast a “One Year Anniversary Stream,” which is the clearest statement of intent from the publisher-facing channel. Bethesda’s listing also said the stream was hosted with Hugo Martin, identifying him as the central on-camera figure for the session. ### What did Hugo Martin actually do on the broadcast? Hugo Martin was billed in the archive description as playing “the Ripatorium 2.0 Community Custom Encounter, ‘Waltz of the Archdemons.’” The listing included a set of creator credits and encounter codes tied to named community contributors, including Horde Mode Gaming, Spectral Slayer, SoapToGo, Samir and SneakyJaycool. (slayersclub.bethesda.net) (youtube.com) The same archive text laid out the encounter setting as “Harbor of Souls” with a “13 Minute Timer,” suggesting the anniversary stream was built around a specific challenge run rather than a general retrospective. Bethesda’s YouTube page also showed the video as a streamed event with live chat replay available after the broadcast. ### How does this fit the broader Slayers Club format? (youtube.com) Previous *Slayers Club Live* videos show Martin appearing in serialized sessions tied to *DOOM: The Dark Ages*, including chapter-based playthroughs and community encounter spotlights. Public YouTube listings for earlier episodes describe him playing through custom setups while offering design commentary. (youtube.com) The Slayers Club site describes itself as the official fan club and website for id Software, giving Bethesda a dedicated home for DOOM community programming outside a one-off marketing beat. Its news page also continues to carry updates, release notes and crossover items for *DOOM: The Dark Ages*. ### What was public in the archive besides the video itself? (youtube.com) The YouTube archive showed 17,680 views when it was crawled and identified the upload as a Bethesda Softworks video under the Slayers Club Live banner. The description text highlighted the custom encounter and listed the contributing creators by name. Bethesda’s surrounding promotional material also points viewers toward in-game rewards tied to watching *DOOM: The Dark Ages* streams. (slayersclub.bethesda.net) A Slayers Club post says players can earn a DOOM Slayer Guardian skin by watching any *DOOM: The Dark Ages* Twitch stream between May 12 and June 2 after linking a Bethesda.net account to Twitch. (youtube.com) ### Where can players watch or follow what comes next? The YouTube archive remains public on Bethesda Softworks’ channel, and the Slayers Club site links fans to ongoing DOOM news and community updates. The official game page continues to describe *DOOM: The Dark Ages* as the single-player prequel to *DOOM* (2016) and *DOOM Eternal*. June 2 is the next concrete date attached to this cycle. (slayersclub.bethesda.net) Bethesda’s Twitch Drop post says that is the deadline for viewers to watch eligible *DOOM: The Dark Ages* streams and unlock the DOOM Slayer Guardian reward. (youtube.com)