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Doom Developer id Software Reportedly Loses Roughly Half Its Staff To Layoffs
Game Informer • • technology
Key Points:
- Xbox's recent layoffs have significantly impacted its gaming division, with 3,200 employees affected and 1,600 laid off immediately, including roughly half of the staff at id Software, the studio behind Doom.
- id Software’s QA department was particularly hard hit, and although most employees unionized last December, it is unclear how many union members were laid off.
- id Software, known for pioneering first-person shooters with titles like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake, recently released Doom: The Dark Ages and its narrative expansion Revelations.
- The layoffs are part of a broader Xbox restructuring affecting Bethesda/ZeniMax and its subsidiaries, with some studios becoming independent and others sold to new owners.
- id co-founder John Romero expressed sympathy for the affected employees, acknowledging the emotional impact of leaving a studio with such a storied legacy.
