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Id Software confirms layoffs reduced the team to its size 'when making DOOM (2016)'

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4 outlets - including AllKeyShop, PCGamesN and Shacknews and 1 more - are covering this story. Microsoft Reshapes ZeniMax Media in Sweeping Xbox Overhaul The broader gaming industry continues to navigate intense corporate consolidation and sudden organizational shifts. Recent structural updates introduced by Xbox leadership have dire…

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id Software Returns to Doom 2016 Headcount After Xbox Layoffs
AllKeyShop Jul 11, 16:12 UTC

id Software Returns to Doom 2016 Headcount After Xbox Layoffs

Microsoft Reshapes ZeniMax Media in Sweeping Xbox Overhaul The broader gaming industry continues to navigate intense corporate consolidation and sudden organizational shifts. Recent structural updates introduced by Xbox leadership have dire…

Doom dev Id is now "about the same size we were when making Doom 2016" after layoffs
PCGamesN Jul 11, 09:55 UTC

Doom dev Id is now "about the same size we were when making Doom 2016" after layoffs

A message from Id Software thanks fans for their support, but says it is still big enough “to build the games and tech we’re known for.”

Id Software confirms layoffs reduced the team to its size 'when making DOOM (2016)'
Shacknews Jul 11, 01:40 UTC

Id Software confirms layoffs reduced the team to its size 'when making DOOM (2016)'

Id Software thanked fans for their support, promised to look after those impacted, and stressed it would still be at QuakeCon 2026.

My Nintendo News Jul 10, 19:27 UTC

ID software says team about same size as Doom 2016 team and they will continue on

The acclaimed team at ID Software were another team that was gutted by Microsoft in a series of changes to benefit the Xbox business going into the future. The team has now put out a statement announcing that while the studio was impacted b…