Romero Games Employee Says 'Whole Studio' Subject to Layoffs After Microsoft Pulls Funding for New Shooter From Doom Co-Creator John Romero
- Romero Games, led by Doom co-creator John Romero, announced layoffs after funding was pulled for their new FPS project on July 3, 2025.
- The funding cut came from a strategic, high-level decision by the publisher, Bethesda, a Microsoft subsidiary, beyond the studio's control or visibility.
- Romero Games had met every milestone and consistently received praise while working on an original IP shooter with Unreal Engine 5, before layoffs began.
- Microsoft made over 9,000 job cuts this week affecting multiple Xbox studios, with Romero Games losing its full staff including artist Christoph Redl.
- The studio now seeks help for its displaced team and evaluates next steps amid the wider Microsoft Xbox cuts impacting several unannounced projects.
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Romero Games Employee Says 'Whole Studio' Subject to Layoffs After Microsoft Pulls Funding for New Shooter from Doom Co-Creator John Romero
Romero Games, the studio founded by Doom co-creator John Romero and Brenda Romero, has said it has been left "heartbroken" after discovering that funding for its next project has been pulled, reportedly as part of Microsoft's latest cuts, leaving the game and its team at risk.
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Even the newest project from John Romero, the father of Doom, hasn’t escaped Microsoft’s sweeping cuts, and now his studio hangs in limbo. Microsoft has pulled funding from the next title at Romero Games, founded by John and Brenda Romero. The shockwaves from Microsoft’s recent moves are still reverberating through the games industry: more than 9,000 employees have been let go, including many at Xbox, while high-profile titles like Perfect Dar…
Romero Games has lost funding for its next, unannounced game, with one staffer claiming the 'whole studio' has been laid off due to Microsoft cuts
Romero Games has announced that funding for its next game has been pulled, as multiple staffers claim the entire studio has been affected by Microsoft's mass layoffs.
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