First reported by PC Gamer
Bethesda Game Studios and ZeniMax hit hard by Xbox layoffs, says union
Id Software pitched Perfect Dark game and John Wick-style IP before Xbox layoffs hit 136 staff
Id Software, the studio behind Doom and Quake, pitched a new Perfect Dark game and a John Wick-style original IP before being hit by significant staff cuts as part of Xbox's sweeping layoffs. As many as 136 workers were affected, with one former employee claiming the studio has been 'relegated to support studio size.' According to a GamesBeat report, Id Software was vulnerable to cuts because it was between major projects.
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one former employee claiming it has been 'relegated to support studio size'
Id Software was vulnerable to cuts because it was between major projects
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The Quake studio is also said to have pitched a John Wick-style original IP
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