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id Software provides proof of life, says it 'still has the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for' after massive layoffs
By Morgan Park Published
NEWS "The team today is about the same size we were when making DOOM (2016)."

Bethesda union staff to march outside studios over Xbox layoffs: 'The company wants us to accept this as a done deal and quietly disappear'
By Harvey Randall Published
News "We need to show management right now that we mean business."

How do you put a price tag on a legacy like id Software's?
By Wes Fenlon Published
Hell world If Xbox can't find the value in owning the beating heart of the first-person shooter, perhaps it shouldn't be in the videogame business at all.

John Carmack reacts to massive layoffs at id Software: 'My 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well'
By Morgan Park Published
NEWS "You can't rule out the possibility that executives are idiots, but that shouldn't be your default belief."

Xbox layoffs have likely killed another Perfect Dark reboot from the hollowed-out id Software, as well as a John Wick-style gun fu game
By Harvey Randall Published
News It's not even clear what kind of games the newly-carved up id Software can make.

WoW's game director thinks its UI overhaul has been 'successful so far,' even if it's 'not perfect'
By Harvey Randall Published
News "Things will only continue to get better from here."

An alleged member of a hacking group was caught, thanks to one hated Windows feature
By James Bentley Published
News Good news and bad news then?

Laid-off id Software artist says Microsoft is 'nuking the team into the dirt' and is now the size of a 'support studio'
By Morgan Park Published
NEWS "This is what insanity and despicable corporate greed looks like," said another artist.
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