Doom: The Dark Ages launched earlier this month, and when you’ve already completed the Doom Slayer’s prequel journey by means of Hell and a weird cosmic dimension, you do not have to cease ripping and/or tearing simply but. Bethesda and Kramer Guitars have partnered to create three guitars primarily based on the sport, and so they’re each bit as flashy and intense because the Slayer–but you will need to be fortunate to get one.
The three guitars, which look like functionally an identical and sport totally different Doom-related visible designs, are traditional Kramer, that includes a Floyd Rose bridge and a single humbucker. The model was well-known within the ’80s for its shred-friendly axes, and the aesthetic actually pairs properly with a sport as violent and excessive as Doom.
“The distinctive designs had been fastidiously utilized with a number of layers of paint throughout a number of weeks, and every concentrate on one of many highly effective weapons in your arsenal: the Atlan, Serrat the Dragon, and the Doom Slayer himself,” reads the official announcement. They had been created by illustrator Luke Preece, whose different work consists of Gears of Warfare: E-Day and artwork for bands like blink-182 and Metallica.
Now comes the bittersweet half: You cannot purchase these guitars. As an alternative, Xbox shall be giving them away through its Instagram accounts, with residents from the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands eligible to win. Alongside the three guitars, you may win a replica of Doom: The Dark Ages, the sport’s collector’s version, or special-edition Xbox controllers.
Doom: The Dark Ages is a superb addition to the legendary sequence, specializing in brutal counter-attacks and close-quarters chaos. In our Doom: The Dark Ages evaluation, Alessandro Barbosa referred to as it “a lastly tuned journey that delivers the facility fantasy of ripping and tearing by means of 1000’s of demons with out shedding an underlying complexity that makes every encounter participating to blast by means of.” For extra on Kramer Guitars, try this hot dog monstrosity, which Sweetwater has mercifully stopped providing.