Xbox Layoffs Cost 136 id Software Workers Their Jobs, but the Studio Is Working on a New Game

136 id Software workers lost their jobs in Xbox layoffs. The studio behind the Doom series says it is already working on what comes next.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said on social media that id Software is working on its next game, following Doom: The Dark Ages and its recent expansion. Xbox confirmed the project, and id Software said the game comes from its teams in Texas and Frankfurt. Game direction, the role of setting the overall creative vision, is led by Hugo Martin.

id Software also said it will be some time before it is ready to share more about the new game. No release date has been announced.

For the people who left, the story has moved on in a different direction. More than 20 former id Software developers affected by the layoffs have formed a new studio called Hidden Horses. The team is crowdfunding its first project, a single-player first-person shooter called Danger Pay. A first-person shooter puts the player behind the character's eyes, and crowdfunding asks members of the public to pay toward a project before it is finished.

Hidden Horses has not yet said when Danger Pay could be released. The studio's campaign is the next thing to watch for anyone who wants to follow both paths: the team still inside id Software, and the group that started over outside it.