Bethesda devs watch speedrunner complete Doom Eternal in just 27 minutes Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Bethesda devs watch speedrunner complete Doom Eternal in just 27 minutes Sonic doom. News by Vikki Blake Contributor Updated on 19 Apr 2020 37 comments The creative team behind the latest instalment of Bethesda's Doom series are thinking of new ways to treat speedrunners after watching the current world record holder get through Doom Eternal in less than half an hour. IGN sat down executive producer Marty Stratton, director Hugo Martin, lead level designer Jerry Keehan, and lead game programmer Evan Eubanks to watch speedrunner Xamide complete the game in an astonishing - and record-setting - 27 minutes. While, naturally, many a corner was cut - including level collision exploits that enabled Xamide to skip many encounters as well as running at a blistering 250fps - the player's efficiency affected the team in a variety of ways, including pondering on the idea of including special easter eggs for speedrunners. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings "It'd be fun to just mess with them," said director Martin, while executive producer Stratton suggests "adding an unskippable, exposition-heavy cutscene that only triggers when you fling yourself up into the skybox the way Xamide does to pass over large chunks of the levels" (thanks, PCGN). As Tom recently reported, Bethesda recently trumpeted the launch of Doom Eternal by announcing it earned the series' best ever opening week sales. Here in the UK, shops began selling boxed copies of Doom Eternal early in a bid to shift stock before stores were shut down. As we reported at the rime, physical sales of Doom Eternal's boxed version were down around a third on those for Doom's 2016 reboot, though it's likely the rise in digital console sales made up much of this. How many copies Doom Eternal sold altogether, Bethesda isn't saying. But it was enough the game doubled the launch weekend revenue of Doom's 2016 reboot. Watch on YouTube Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store