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Report contradicts Microsoft's statements that id Software hasn't been shoved onto Unreal from id Tech: 'It's most likely going to end up in the trash can'

"Success is detached from your ability to keep a job."

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The Washington Post selects Doom as one of the 25 'most influential works of American culture'

id Software's seminal 1993 shooter takes its place alongside The Federalist Papers, Moby Dick, Robert Johnson's deal with the devil, and Lemonade.

PC Gamer

Laid-off id Software devs "cannot imagine a path forward where they make another game in id Tech," despite the Doom studio's claims

"They've just gotten rid of all the people who could ever fix, maintain, or change [id Tech]"

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"You'll never get another World of Warcraft or Morrowind in the current climate," id Software producer says as constant layoffs batter the industry

"The people who manage it today have no idea how it actually works"

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"There are no benefits to being owned by Microsoft," says Doom dev: "They have destroyed immense amounts of value that I don't even think that they're aware of"

Xbox layoffs hit id Software one day before releasing the acclaimed Dark Ages DLC

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Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations review

Fixes all my issues with The Dark Ages and injects plenty of Eternal's movement for the best demon-slaying action yet.

PC Gamer

id Software producer says 'you'll never get another WoW or Morrowind in the current climate' in the wake of Xbox layoffs

"These large publishers and monopolies have proven themselves terrible stewards."

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After "incomprehensible" Xbox layoffs, id Software producer says worker-owned studios are "the only path forward"

Microsoft is planning 3,200 layoffs total

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DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations Review round-up — This DLC recaptures the speed and challenge of DOOM: Eternal, making the game more awesome than ever

id Software recently released DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations, a DLC expansion to DOOM: The Dark Ages that's being highly praised by critics and fans for its new campaign and improved combat that brings back the faster-paced gameplay of previous DOOM games like DOOM: Eternal.

Windows Central

Elder Scrolls Online studio echoes id Software, claims to now be the same size it was 10 years ago following Xbox layoffs

As far as silver linings go, this one feels stepped-on.

PC Gamer

John Carmack responds to Microsoft laying off id Software staff, and his comments hit hard for fans who watched him help build DOOM from the ground up

In the wake of id Software's layoffs by Microsoft as part of its restructuring of Xbox's game studios, one of the studio's founders, John Carmack, took to social media to share his thoughts on the situation.

Windows Central

"We still have the crew we need": Xbox's DOOM dev id Software responds to layoffs, assures fans "we're going to keep building the great games and tech"

Xbox's DOOM studio id Software has officially responded to cuts at the developer, promising players that it will go on and continue working on new games.

Windows Central

id Software provides proof of life, says it 'still has the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for' after massive layoffs

"The team today is about the same size we were when making DOOM (2016)."

PC Gamer

"Our next steps are to mobilize": Bethesda union members are protesting Xbox's layoffs with a 'Save Our Devs' march next week after 440 ZeniMax cuts

Union workers at Bethesda are marching against Xbox layoffs at ZeniMax studios next week during a protest that will be held across four cities.

Windows Central

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Summary: what's happening at Xbox?

Everything we know about the "Xbox Reset," from Compulsion and Double Fine going independent to Bethesda layoffs and what it means for future Xbox games

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Xbox confirms there isn't just "1 person left in Texas" working on id Software's engine following mass layoffs, but "dozens" across "multiple locations"

A former dev claims the VFX team is down to one artist, however

GamesRadar

id Software co-founder says "my 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well" after the Doom maker lost 136 of its 185 staff to layoffs

"You can't rule out the possibility that executives are idiots, but that shouldn't be your default belief"

Windows Central

What's going on with Xbox's id Software? Here's why rumors of the DOOM studio's impending demise are completely premature.

While brutal, the cuts to id Software have been aggressively exaggerated in the wider discourse. From what I've learned, I'm confident the legendary DOOM studio will endure — id Tech as well.

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How do you put a price tag on a legacy like id Software's?

If Xbox can't find the value in owning the beating heart of the first-person shooter, perhaps it shouldn't be in the videogame business at all.

PC Gamer

John Carmack reacts to massive layoffs at id Software: 'My 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well'

"You can't rule out the possibility that executives are idiots, but that shouldn't be your default belief."

GamesRadar

"Probably dead forever": Team behind the incredible Doom and Wolfenstein engine reportedly reduced to 1 person following Xbox cuts

Id Software's been hit hard by layoffs

GamesRadar

"Great job Microsoft": Former id Software artist says the legendary dev has been "relegated to support studio size" after Xbox's strategy of "nuking a team into the dirt"

"A little over 12 years ended unceremoniously the day before the DLC launch we all crunched to get out the door"

PC Gamer

Xbox layoffs have likely killed another Perfect Dark reboot from the hollowed-out id Software, as well as a John Wick-style gun fu game

It's not even clear what kind of games the newly-carved up id Software can make.

GamesRadar

Pitches for a co-op Doom, a new Perfect Dark, and a John Wick-inspired cyberpunk game were cooking at id Software before Microsoft layoffs reportedly led to 136 job cuts

This comes a year after The Initiative was closed and its Perfect Dark game was canceled

Windows Central

DOOM dev id Software was "toying around" with game ideas before Xbox layoffs gutted it — a John Wick-style "Gun Fu" game and Perfect Dark were in consideration

Before this week's Xbox layoffs that gutted the studio, DOOM dev id Software was "toying around" with several experimental, non-DOOM game concepts.

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