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Civvie Says Shooter Revival Made Possible By Staff Xbox Laid Off
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- YouTuber Civvie 11 criticizes Xbox management for recent layoffs exceeding 3,000 staff, expressing particular frustration over the treatment of id Software, creators of Doom.
- Civvie highlights id Software's significant influence on the gaming industry, especially through Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal, which revitalized the franchise and inspired a resurgence of action-heavy first-person shooters.
- Despite Microsoft avoiding studio closures, Civvie argues that id Software has been weakened and stripped of its creative passion under corporate pressures.
- Civvie, known for his historical reviews of classic shooters, sees the current state of id Software as emblematic of a broader industry trend where business priorities undermine creativity and studio autonomy.
- He condemns the corporate approach to game development as predatory and inevitable, driven by investor demands rather than artistic vision.
