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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.

Windows Central · Jul 8

Laid-off id Software artist says Microsoft is 'nuking the team into the dirt' and is now the size of a 'support studio'

"This is what insanity and despicable corporate greed looks like," said another artist.

PC Gamer · Jul 8

Report: The layoffs at Xbox's DOOM studio id Software are even worse than we thought — devs at Bethesda's Austin office have been hit, too

A new report reveals that Microsoft's Xbox layoffs have hit DOOM dev id Software even harder than we first thought, with 136 workers cut from the studio.

Windows Central · Jul 8

"We hope our pain was worth it": As Microsoft's Xbox layoffs axe half of id Software, one DOOM dev has a scathing message for anyone "celebrating" them

Following Microsoft's mass Xbox layoffs that have resulted in half of id Software being cut, a DOOM dev has biting words for those "celebrating" them.

Windows Central · Jul 7

Id Software veteran of over 20 years absolutely rips and tears into Microsoft after devastating layoffs: "XBOX decided half the team was no longer needed"

"Just really sad"

GamesRadar · Jul 7

John Romero has a private collection of "critically important" id Software history "including materials and assets that, as far as I know, id itself no longer has"

Thank goodness someone does

GamesRadar · Jul 7

How is id Software supposed to keep making DOOM after Xbox reportedly laid off half the studio?

Reported Xbox layoffs have reportedly affected around half of id Software, prompting concerns over the future of DOOM, the studio's acclaimed id Tech engine, and whether the legendary FPS developer can continue operating at the same level.

Windows Central · Jul 7

John Romero commiserates with ousted id devs as around half the studio reported axed, says he hopes someone is preserving its work like he did before he left

"I know what it feels like to leave id while id goes on."

PC Gamer · Jul 7

Doom developer id Software "is essentially dead," Duke Nukem 3D co-creator says after layoffs reportedly cut almost half of the studio

George Broussard says Microsoft is getting "decent PR for being 'good guys'" by not shutting studios, but that these studios face new struggles

GamesRadar · Jul 7

Doom creator John Romero praises the devs who carried on id Software's legacy as Microsoft reportedly lays off half of the studio: "The last few games showed real care, skill, and respect"

Romero's own team had funding pulled – reportedly from Microsoft – a year ago

GamesRadar · Jul 7