Doom Developer Id Software Is Reportedly Losing Half Its Staff

Amid shakeups at Xbox, Doom developer id Software is reportedly losing half its staff.

Xbox layoffs hit storied Texas-based id Software, developer of 'Doom'

The company is a tentpole of the Dallas game development scene.

Id Software creative director says claims the Doom developer was 'nerfed into the ground' by Xbox layoffs are untrue

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After Doom director Hugo Martin denied reports id Software had been gutted, "current and former employees" are disagreeing with his optimism

Hugo Martin, the director on the latest Doom trilogy, has denied reports that painted a bleak picture of id Software, but ...
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AI Became a Bogeyman to Gamers in 2025, but Developers Are Mixed on Its Potential

Gaming has become one of the biggest testing grounds for generative AI ethics. As the games industry has been riddled with layoffs and studio closures in recent years, another shadow emerged in 2025: ...
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Generative AI in game development: Optimizing the pipeline, safeguarding the craft

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has entered game development through the industrial back door: code assistance, localization pipelines, quality assurance automation, asset cleanup, and rapid ...