Report: Roughly half of the id Software team have been laid off
in newsletterGame Developer · 3 min read · studios
id Software has laid off approximately 50% of staff—over 90 employees—with the QA department particularly decimated. Bethesda is restructuring around five core franchises: Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, Doom, and Quake.
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BethesdaCompulsion GamesDOOM: The Dark AgesDoomDouble FineFalloutJill BraffMicrosoftNinja TheoryObsidianQuakeThe Elder ScrollsUndead LabsWolfensteinXboxZenimaxid Software
Appeared in 2026-07-07.