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Kaan Serin

Doom: The Dark Ages' chainsaw-shield sounds like the most metal weapon since Gears of War's Lancer, and thankfully, it's equipped "at all times"

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Doom: The Dark Ages looks to be significantly less high-tech than Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal, what with its medieval dark fantasy setting and all, but its chainsaw-shield is still shaping up to be the most badass shooter weapon since Gears of War's Lancer, and we'll thankfully be using it "at all times."

The Doom prequel was announced last week at the Xbox Game Showcase where we got blisteringly quick looks at Doom Guy's updated arsenal, which includes the aptly named Skull Crusher (because it shoots crushed skull debris) and a rideable metal dragon. But nothing made me giddy with excitement like the Shield Saw - "a chainsaw and shield."

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