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'Thank you so much for the best weekend ever': The id Software gang got together at QuakeCon, and it sure looks like everyone had a great time

I love a happy ending.

PC Gamer · Aug 10

Doom co-creator John Romero is "not going to stop making games" despite the state of the industry because "there's too much cool stuff to make"

John and Brenda Romero are in for the long haul

GamesRadar · Mar 27

'The industry's in a really horrible place,' Brenda Romero says: 'We were there in the '80s for the crash, and this is definitely crashier'

Romero Games managed to scrape through an ugly 2025, but its founders remain unsure about where it's all headed.

PC Gamer · Mar 27

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id Software's second FPS only brought in $5,000, and the studio might not have made Wolfenstein and Doom if the game hadn't made a dev fall out of his chair: 'That was just one of the craziest things in a videogame I'd ever seen'

Happy 35th birthday, id Software.

PC Gamer · Feb 2

Legendary FPS developer John Romero says his studio 'survived the cancellation of our huge game' and its shooter project 'will be new to people the way that going through Elden Ring was a really new experience'

Romero said he's "never played a game like it before—other than it's a shooter."

PC Gamer · Dec 10, 2025

Doom creator John Romero’s studio was closed just a day after meeting Microsoft

Another studio bites the dust as a result of Microsoft's spending cuts.

Destructoid · Jul 6, 2025

Romero Games reportedly met with Microsoft just a day before the publisher pulled funding for the studio, and there was 'no mention' of the decision that put over 100 people out of work

Romero Games is pursuing alternate sources of funding, but for the time being, it sounds like the dream is dead.

PC Gamer · Jul 6, 2025

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Romero Games' next project loses funding due to Xbox cuts — most of the studio is now laid off

Romero Games' next project is now on ice, with most of the studio being laid off after losing funding from Microsoft's cuts to Xbox.

Windows Central · Jul 3, 2025

Romero Games has lost funding for its next, unannounced game, with one staffer claiming the 'whole studio' has been laid off due to Microsoft cuts

Romero Games has announced that funding for its next game has been pulled, as multiple staffers claim the entire studio has been affected by Microsoft's mass layoffs.

TechRadar · Jul 3, 2025

Romero Games' new shooter loses funding, the studio may be closing, and it looks like Microsoft is to blame

Funding for Romero Games' new game, "along with several other unannounced projects at other studios," was cut off without warning yesterday.

PC Gamer · Jul 3, 2025

The games industry is so broken even FPS legend John Romero and his studio are struggling with funding, and now-former staff say it's Microsoft's fault: "Our whole studio is being let go because of the layoffs"

John Romero announced a new FPS game back in 2022, and said the devs were teaming up with "a major publisher"

GamesRadar · Jul 3, 2025

Even John Romero is worried about Joy-Con drift on Nintendo Switch 2, so here's hoping those "not Hall effect sticks" hold up better than the originals

Please don't rip and tear, analog stick sensors

GamesRadar · May 5, 2025

In 2 days, the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted will reveal the 25 most anticipated upcoming PC games

PC Gamer will reveal the voting results of a panel of industry luminaries, including Brenda Romero, Sid Meier, Tim Schafer, and more.

PC Gamer · Nov 28, 2023

PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted will reveal the 25 most exciting upcoming PC games on November 30

PC Gamer will reveal the voting results of a panel of games industry luminaries including Sid Meier, Tim Schafer, and Brenda Romero.

PC Gamer · Nov 14, 2023

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PC Gamer · Nov 3, 2023

John Romero and John Carmack are still buds and they're going to prove it by teaming up for a livestream celebrating Doom's 30th anniversary

And no, it's not weird: Romero says he and Carmack have remained friends throughout their post-Doom careers.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 19, 2022

Doom co-creator John Romero is working on an all-new FPS

The project will involve a 'major publisher' with an original IP.

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