Doom and Quake studio id Software reportedly gutted, leaving standalone capabilities in doubt and newly revealed game ideas dead
Eurogamer · 4 min read · studios
A WARN notice confirms Microsoft laid off 136 of id Software's 185 employees (96 in Texas, 40 remote), leaving 49 staff. Former employees described the cuts as a "bloodbath" that wiped out decades of institutional knowledge and all in-development game pitches.
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