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Bethesda Game Studios and ZeniMax hit hard by Xbox layoffs, says union
Report: id Software hit with roughly 50% staff layoffs amid Xbox's 3,200 job cuts
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Chris Kerr
2h ago· 2 min readenNews
Summary
A report from Game Developer reveals that roughly half of id Software (the studio behind Doom: The Dark Ages) has been laid off during Xbox's latest mass layoffs. Anonymous sources estimate around 50% of the Texas-based studio's employees have been cut, with over 90 redundancies. The QA department was particularly hard hit. This comes as Xbox prepares to eliminate 3,200 roles in a broader 'reset' of its video game division.
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bskyReport: id Software hit with roughly 50% staff layoffs amid Xbox's 3,200 job cutsgamedeveloper.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledMultiple anonymous sources have told Game Developer that around 50 percent of employees at the Texas-based studio have been laid off.
One source told Game Developer the studio's QA department has been decimated by the cuts.
One laid off worker posting publicly on Linkedin corroborated those claims and expressed anger at the studio being torn apart in service of 'another "reorganisation" of assets.'
The news comes with Xbox preparing to 'reset' its video game division by eliminating 3,200 roles.
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