SHOCKING: 3 - What They Never Told You

Microsoft reportedly met with Romero Games just a day before pulling funding — and said absolutely nothing about what was coming

In a report coming out of Romero Games' native Ireland, it's said Microsoft met with the studio just a day before cutting its funding without warning.

Windows Central · Jul 7, 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

"We cough up a chunk of our soul": 32 game devs, from Doom's John Romero to Helldivers 2 and Palworld leads, explain what people get wrong about games

Sam Barlow, Metaphor: ReFantazio leads, ConcernedApe's business head, indie legends, and many more weigh in

GamesRadar · May 23, 2025

Quake finally makes it into the World Videogame Hall of Fame

Whaddaya mean it wasn't already in the Hall of Fame?

PC Gamer · May 9, 2025

FPS legend John Romero says it's a "huge honor" for Quake to join the World Video Game Hall of Fame alongside GoldenEye, the inescapable Tamagotchi, and an iconic '80s arcade classic

We can finally put the old PC versus console FPS debate to rest with GoldenEye and Quake joining the same day

GamesRadar · May 8, 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

The Switch 2 is here – here's what 28 game developers want from Nintendo's new console, from a "much better" eShop to less painful ports

John Romero, Sam Barlow, Bennett Foddy, David Szymanski, and many more devs weigh in

GamesRadar · May 4, 2025

John Romero's brutal megawad Sigil 2 has formally chainsawed its way into Bethesda's Doom + Doom 2 remaster

Doom's unofficial sixth episode is now considerably more official.

PC Gamer · Apr 13, 2025

Former Age of Empires 2 dev claims Microsoft demanded its first expansion should have a Korean faction, because 'StarCraft sold 3 million copies in Korea'

"Once someone simply repeats a previous argument, it's clear they are no longer functioning from logic or intelligence."

PC Gamer · Mar 22, 2025