Amid shakeups at Xbox, Doom developer id Software is reportedly losing half its staff.

"This is what insanity and despicable corporate greed looks like," said another artist.

As you've probably seen, Xbox has announced 3,200 job cuts as part of a major restructuring plan, with 1,600 of those cuts taking place today - including at popular Xbox studios and publishers such as Obsidian,

Sweeping Xbox Game Studios layoffs have hit id Software hard, reportedly cutting roughly 50% of the legendary Doom developer's team just as new campaign DLC drops.

"Just really sad"

Legendary first-person shooter studio id Software has reportedly lost roughly 50% of its workforce as part of Microsoft’s broader 3,200-person restructuring at Xbox. According to internal reports and affected staff members, over 90 positions were ...

A WARN notice confirms 136 layoffs at id Software. A former VFX artist says the Doom studio's engine team was decimated and speculates a move to Unreal Engine.

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 the team at id Software,

Her predecessor, Phil Spencer, spent much of his tenure acquiring studios, including id Software. Sharma has stressed that "while those businesses have created meaningful value, they did not grow at the pace we expected.