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Id Software confirms it’s working on a new game after layoffs
Id Software is working on a new game, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has confirmed, following the release of Doom: The Dark Ages and its expansion. The announcement signals that the studio remains involved in developing a new project despite recent layoffs and claims that it had been reduced to a support studio.
The project is being made by teams in Texas and Frankfurt, with Hugo Martin directing. Id Software says it will be some time before it can share more, suggesting development is at an early stage; 136 Xbox workers reportedly lost their jobs, including more than 20 former id developers who have since formed a studio called Hidden Horses.
In short
- Id Software has begun work on a new game.
- Hugo Martin is directing the project.
- 136 Xbox workers reportedly lost their jobs.
Explained simply
id Software is a game studio based in Texas, best known for creating the Doom series, in which players fight their way through levels of science-fiction action. Its recent game, Doom: The Dark Ages, was followed by an expansion, and the studio has also worked with teams in Frankfurt.
Hugo Martin, a long-time Doom developer, is directing the new project. The work follows layoffs affecting Xbox, the company that owns id Software; among those who lost their jobs were more than 20 former id developers, who have since formed a studio called Hidden Horses.
The project is at an early stage, so its subject and release date are not yet known. It matters because id Software’s continued game development helps clarify the studio’s role after the job cuts and reports that it had become mainly a support team.