Former Id Software Developer Describes Layoffs as "a Bloodbath"
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New details on layoffs at id Software — over 70% of the staff have been laid off, but the id Tech engine will not be abandoned
Information continues to emerge about the situation at id Software in light of the XBOX restructuring. Among other things, it has become known that the layoffs at the studio were far more extensive than initially anticipated.
The successful studios with game hits, which were not completely closed or rejected by Microsoft, are also affected by the company's harsh cuts.
Official Documents Reveal over 500 Layoffs at Bethesda and Id Software Following Xbox Restructuring.
Legal notices filed in Maryland and Texas confirm, for the first time, the extent of layoffs at several Bethesda studios, totaling at least 537 jobs. The first official documents related to the Xbox restructuring are now known and reveal the scale of layoffs at some of Bethesda's studios. The WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notices submitted to labor authorities in Maryland and Texas confirm, for now, the elimination of at l…
Former id Software developer describes layoffs as "a bloodbath"
Xbox has hit the big reset button, and while it might be to try and save the business overall, it's come at a major cost to people's livelihoods. Bethesda has been hit hard by the layoffs, with id Software particularly losing at least half of its remaining developers, putting the Doom franchise's future in serious jeopardy. Now, a new report from GamesBeat gives us more details, from some former employees who worked at id Software. One employee…
id Software loses a large part of the team as part of the Xbox releases. Obsidian overturns the "Avowed" successor for a new "Fallout".
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