Id Software Dev Says It’s ‘Impossible’ To Make AAA Games Like Doom 2016 Following Mass Xbox Cuts
A lead developer at Id Software has criticised the mass Xbox layoffs, noting it’s ‘impossible’ to make games like DOOM (2016) with half the team.
A lead developer at Id Software has criticised the mass Xbox layoffs, noting it’s ‘impossible’ to make games like DOOM (2016) with half the team.
Following Hugo Martin’s comments that Id Software hasn’t been gutted by layoffs, a number of current and former employees have come out and disagreed with the DOOM director’s comments.
Hugo Martin, the director on DOOM: The Dark Ages, has denied reports that Id Software has been ‘nerfed into the ground’ as a result of the mass Xbox layoffs.
Id Software is reportedly in the early stages of a new DOOM game, after the studio was hit hard by layoffs.
Id Software co-founder John Carmack has responded to news of the studio’s layoffs this week.
id Software reportedly pitched numerous projects prior to layoffs at Xbox this week, including a John Wick-style IP and a new Perfect Dark game.
A former VFX artist at id Software has claimed the studio been ‘nuked into the dirt’ as a result of the mass layoffs across Xbox.
DOOM: The Dark Ages won’t have a multiplayer mode, game director Hugo Martin confirmed, check out the details for yourself here.
id Tech 8 is reportedly in development at id Software, according to a now-deleted reference on an employee’s LinkedIn profile.
id Software is hiring for a slew of positions across departments, including roles to help on a “long-running iconic action FPS”.