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New Doom Game Seemingly Announced In The Weirdest Way After Half The Studio Was Laid Off

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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced that id Software is officially working on a new game, believed to be another Doom title. A group of Id Software developers affected by Xbox's mass layoffs have formed an independent, employee-owned studio called Hidden Horses. Covered by 5 outlets: 4 are centre, 1 are not rated.

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  1. Rock Paper Shotgun No political lean US
    Wolfenstein 3 and new id Software game confirmed, as Xbox boss somehow unrelatedly shouts about one person soon wielding "capabilities that once required entire nations"

    Xbox have confirmed that Wolfenstein 3 is indeed in production at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle devs MachineGames and that Doom makers id Software have started work on their next game after losing a bunch of staff to the mass layoffs across Microsoft's gaming division...

  2. GameSpot Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    New Doom Game Seemingly Announced In The Weirdest Way After Half The Studio Was Laid Off

    Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced that id Software is officially working on a new game, believed to be another Doom title. This is happening after Sharma oversaw id Software losing half of its staff to layoffs that were part of the Xbox "reset." Id Software replied to...

  3. VGChartz No political lean US
    Laid Off id Software Employees Form Indie Studio Hidden Horses

    A team of over 20 developers that were recently laid off from id Software have formed a new independent employee-owned studio, Hidden Horses. The studio will be launching a Kickstarter campaign to help fund its first game, Danger Pay , a single-player high-octane action...

  4. Metro Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    Laid off Doom devs have formed their own studio to make a new shooter
  5. Gamesindustry Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Laid-off Id Software devs form employee-owned studio Hidden Horses

    A group of Id Software developers affected by Xbox's mass layoffs have formed an independent, employee-owned studio called Hidden Horses.

  6. Gamesradar Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Laid off Id Software devs form their own studio and don't hold back in their announcement

    "It's just wild the talent that they let go"

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