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Latest Xbox layoffs hit id Software as Doom: The Dark Ages' DLC launches, around half of the staff potentially cut

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Xbox Cuts Gut id Software During DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC Launch
AllKeyShop Jul 7, 18:19 UTC

Xbox Cuts Gut id Software During DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC Launch

The release of the DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations DLC has been overshadowed by an unprecedented industry event as Microsoft cut thousands of jobs across Xbox and DOOM's developer id Software by half. The post Xbox Cuts Gut id Software Duri…

Purexbox Jul 7, 15:03 UTC

Xbox Layoffs Cut id Software In Half As DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC Launches

"Xbox decided half the team was deemed useless". DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations , the first major DLC for the bombastic shooter, launches today onto Xbox Series consoles (along with PC and PS5). It should have been a day of celebration for…

Latest Xbox layoffs hit id Software as Doom: The Dark Ages' DLC launches, around half of the staff potentially cut
Eurogamer Jul 7, 10:26 UTC

Latest Xbox layoffs hit id Software as Doom: The Dark Ages' DLC launches, around half of the staff potentially cut

Xbox is cutting 3200 jobs between now and the end of financial year 2027, with studios like Undead Labs and Compulsion Games going independent as others also try to navigate an uncertain future. Moreover, ZeniMax's entire division - which i…