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Laid Off Doom Devs Have Formed Their Own Studio to Make a New Shooter

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After Xbox kicked them to the curb in its July layoffs, more than 20 former Doom employees have set up a new studio called Hidden Horse.

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NewsGaming.net Seniors from the id Software (DOOM) studio join forces to found Hidden Horses, with a first FPS in preparation Last July, Xbox chose to separate more than a hundred people [...] Article Formers from the id Software (DOOM) studio join forces to found Hidden Horses, with a first FPS in preparation is available on NewsGaming.net

Over twenty former employees of id Software, involved in recent layoffs, have founded Hidden Horses, an independent firm owned by its own workers.

==History==Hidden Horses studio was founded by former id Software staff, the development of a Danger Pay shooter, inspiration from the movie Runner Man and Smash TV games.

Some of the developers laid off by Microsoft from id Software have founded a new company. The creators are already working on their first project: a brutal FPS inspired by the classic action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The news, "Those laid off from id Software have founded their own studio. They are developing a brutal FPS inspired by the film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger," was published by GRYOnline.pl on November 12, 2026.

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Eurogamer.es broke the news on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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