"You Can't Rule Out The Possibility That Executives Are Idiots" - John Carmack On Microsoft's Gutting Of id Software
"The game isn’t over yet, and I hope the studio rallies through". While we predominantly cover retro gaming here at Time Extension, we often cast our gaze across other sectors of the industry –…
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Doom Studio id Software Tries to Ease Concerns After Xbox Layoffs
The layoffs at id Software were deep enough to cause some to wonder whether the studio could survive following Microsoft's controversial dec

Doom Studio id Software Tries to Ease Concerns After Xbox Layoffs
The layoffs at id Software were deep enough to cause some to wonder whether the studio could survive following Microsoft's controversial dec

Id Software co-founder John Carmack "can’t muster anger or outrage" over Xbox gutting the Doom studio, but does say it'll "dampen the mood of the founder reunion"
Aw shucks. That's a bummer. I'm not angry about it, though. Surely this had to happen, just like the execs said it did. I'm paraphrasing qui

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