The new Doom, being developed in Richardson by Id Software, looks pretty good so far. But one part of it that doesn't look so hot is the game's cover art. I mean, it's fine ... I guess. It's just ...

There’s plenty of other stuff to play. Doom is a franchise with style and a strong sense of purpose. So why in the living hell is this the cover art? That art is painfully boring and dull.

Michael McWhertor is a journalist with more than 17 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment. Box art snobs who bristled at the generic, space marine ...

And I would especially insist you do this if, like me, you spent a good portion of the 1990s playing now classic first-person shooters like DOOM ... a 40K-perfect rock-goth mix, a punchy art ...

Along with the reveal of a new trailer and release date for Bethesda's upcoming Doom reboot earlier this week, fans also got to see what the game's cover art will look like when it arrives in May.