Dark Ages, Doom Eternal and Software

Doom: The Dark Ages is id Software's "biggest" game world ever: "It's a dramatic expansion for our world."
Five years on from the release of Doom Eternal, developer id Software is hard at work making the series' next instalment, Doom: The Dark Ages, bigger and better than its predecessors, and according to them,
id says DOOM: The Dark Ages is the biggest and best game the developer has ever made
DOOM: The Dark Ages is the biggest and best game that id Software has ever made, developer says the story is 'out of the Codex' during recent interviews.
Doom: The Dark Ages won't have any multiplayer modes because id Software wanted to focus on “levelling up the single-player experience”
Id Software’s “most ambitious game yet” finally drops the multiplayer, but at least the payoff seems worth it.
Doom: The Dark Ages Addresses Lack of Multiplayer
The Dark Ages talks about why the game won't include a multiplayer mode like the past few titles in the series.
Doom: The Dark Ages Launches In May And Looks Awesome (And Massive)
Dark Ages also features a bunch of difficulty sliders that will let you change how fast and hard the game is, making it easy for everyone to hop in and kill demons. Doom: The Dark Ages arrives on Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and Game Pass on May 15.
Doom: The Dark Ages explains no multiplayer as release date is confirmed
Doom: The Dark Ages developer id Software has explained the decision not to include multiplayer in the highly-anticipated prequel game. The upcoming shooter featured at yesterday's Xbox Developer Direct presentation as a May 15 release date for Xbox Series X/S, PC, PlayStation 5, and Game Pass was confirmed.
DOOM: The Dark Ages PC Requirements Revealed
DOOM: The Dark Ages will launch on May 15 with detailed PC requirements. Following yesterday's reveal that DOOM: The Dark Ages will shoot its way out on consoles and PC this May 15, we now also know the PC requirements needed to run the upcoming first-person shooter.
Doom: The Dark Ages' Shield Saw Has One Major Challenge to Overcome
Doom: The Dark Ages looks great so far, but the Shield Saw, one of its central mechanics, could be playing a risky game in some ways.
Doom: The Dark Ages has no multiplayer: 'Our campaigns are, to a great extent, what people come to the modern Doom games to play'
But it was also a very different world then, one without the countless assortment of multiplayer shooter options we can choose from today. So while it's a little surprising as a matter of principle (or perhaps just nostalgia) that Doom: The Dark Ages doesn't have any multiplayer at all, it's also understandable.
DOOM: The Dark Ages Drops Multiplayer In Favour Of 'Most Expansive' Campaign Ever
One thing, in particular, highlighted in the first round of previews - is the fact this game is a "strictly campaign" affair. In other words - don't expect multiplayer to feature. Here's exactly what Marty Stratton had to say about this ( via Eurogamer ):
Why There's No Multiplayer in Doom: The Dark Ages - IGN Daily Fix
Microsoft and Bethesda dropped some new details on the upcoming Doom: The Dark Ages yesterday, but one feature from the previous two games seems to be missing: multiplayer. The developers at id did confirm that the game only has a single-player campaign,
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