Id Software Reportedly Had Ideas For Perfect Dark and a John Wick-Inspired Title Before Layoffs
Microsoft’s restructuring cut 136 id Software jobs, leaving its next-game plans uncertain after pitches for Fury, Perfect Dark and Doom were under review.
- Microsoft's restructuring of Xbox resulted in 136 layoffs at id Software earlier this week, reducing the studio from 185 employees to 49 and putting multiple game projects in doubt.
- Id Software was reportedly 'toying with different game ideas' when the cuts occurred, having just released Doom: The Dark Ages expansion Revelations only this week.
- Potential projects included a "John Wick-style" original game called Fury, a Perfect Dark reboot, and Ironwood, a robot survival concept; however, "No one appears to be working on Quake," GamesBeat added.
- Former principal VFX artist Derek Best said, "I'm still in shock at how brutal the layoff cuts were," noting that decades of studio knowledge were wiped out.
- With fewer than 50 developers remaining, id Software's ability to develop full-scale games has diminished significantly, raising questions about the studio's viability amid Microsoft's broader Xbox restructuring.
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During the layoffs at XBOX this week, id Software was hit hard, and reports say they had ideas for Perfect Dark and a game inspired by John Wick before the staff was cut. id Software was reportedly “toying with different game ideas” when Microsoft laid off over half of the studio. New reports from GamesBeat and Game Developer say that 136 full-time employees (40 were said to be remote) were laid off at id Software, and this has put some of the s…
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