US EditionRomero Games Employee Says 'Whole Studio' Subject to Layoffs After Microsoft Pulls Funding for New Shooter From Doom Co-Creator John Romero
- Romero Games, led by Doom co-creator John Romero, faced layoffs on July 3, 2025, after its funding was cut by its publisher, Bethesda, a Microsoft subsidiary.
- The layoffs resulted from a deliberate choice by senior leadership at the publishing company, which Romero Games was neither aware of nor able to influence, catching the studio off guard.
- Romero Games consistently achieved every development milestone punctually, earned strong commendations, and successfully cleared all internal review stages while creating a brand-new first-person shooter based on a unique intellectual property.
- John Romero expressed that his team is the finest group he has collaborated with, while Brenda Romero called the funding cancellation devastating.
- As a result, Romero Games’ entire workforce was laid off, joining over 9,000 global job cuts at Microsoft this week, and the studio seeks support for its affected team.
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Romero Games Employee Says 'Whole Studio' Subject to Layoffs After Microsoft Pulls Funding for New Shooter from Doom Co-Creator John Romero
Romero Games, the studio founded by Doom co-creator John Romero and Brenda Romero, has said it has been left "heartbroken" after discovering that funding for its next project has been pulled, reportedly as part of Microsoft's latest cuts, leaving the game and its team at risk.
Not Even the Doom Creator’s Next Game Survives the Xbox Axe – Romero Games Now Faces an Uncertain Future - theGeek.games
Even the newest project from John Romero, the father of Doom, hasn’t escaped Microsoft’s sweeping cuts, and now his studio hangs in limbo. Microsoft has pulled funding from the next title at Romero Games, founded by John and Brenda Romero. The shockwaves from Microsoft’s recent moves are still reverberating through the games industry: more than 9,000 employees have been let go, including many at Xbox, while high-profile titles like Perfect Dar…
Romero Games has lost funding for its next, unannounced game, with one staffer claiming the 'whole studio' has been laid off due to Microsoft cuts
Romero Games has announced that funding for its next game has been pulled, as multiple staffers claim the entire studio has been affected by Microsoft's mass layoffs.
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