id Software, fresh from completing Doom: The Dark Ages DLC, was exploring ambitious new projects before Microsoft's layoffs hit, including a new Perfect Dark game and a John Wick-inspired noir sci-fi title. The studio's future now hangs in the balance. These projects' fates are uncertain as the studio's workforce was drastically reduced.
id Software co-founder John Romero expresses sorrow for the 95 staff laid off at the studio and commends the team for advancing its legacy. With the Doom: The Dark Ages expansion releasing this week, Romero hopes someone is preserving the studio's history amid Microsoft's sweeping Xbox layoffs. The move is part of a broader restructuring seeing 3,200 staff let go.
As Doom: The Dark Ages' Revelations DLC releases today, id Software faces unprecedented turmoil with approximately half of its staff laid off. Xbox's sweeping 3200 job cuts by FY2027 have hit ZeniMax's division hard, including major losses at id Software. The community reacts with a mix of disappointment and unsurprise at the timing, coinciding with the DLC launch.
Grand Theft Auto 6, originally slated for May 2025, has undergone multiple delays, pushing its release to November 19, 2026. Despite fan anxieties and pressures, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick expresses confidence in the final date. The game's prolonged development has heightened expectations, eclipsing contemporaries like Doom: The Dark Ages and Elden Ring: Nightreign.
Attendees at QuakeCon 2024 share positive impressions of Doom: The Dark Ages, revealing exciting gameplay details and new features for the highly anticipated 2025 release.
