https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feedThis is a feed of the latest articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enCopyright (c) Rock Paper Shotgun a brand of IGN Entertainment, Inc.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:10:56 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-know-how-devastating-it-is-and-my-hearts-with-all-of-you-dooms-john-romero-responds-to-id-software-reportedly-losing-half-their-teamEdwin Evans-ThirlwellTue, 07 Jul 2026 14:32:23 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-know-how-devastating-it-is-and-my-hearts-with-all-of-you-dooms-john-romero-responds-to-id-software-reportedly-losing-half-their-teamShooter: First PersonXbox 360PCSEGA SaturnMidwayXbox OneNintendo GBAid SoftwareFirst personMacMultiplayer CooperativeLayoffsWindows PhoneMicrosoftShooterSingle PlayerBethesda SoftworksMultiplayer CompetitiveQuakeDoomHorrorPS4Nintendo SwitchAtariSegaPS5Xbox Series X/SDoom: The Dark AgesDOOM (2016)Activision<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/doom-the-dark-ages-slayer-header.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Xbox aren't closing or selling off Doom developers id Software as part of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/xbox-are-parting-ways-with-double-fine-arkane-undead-labs-compulsion-and-ninja-theory-in-the-course-of-thousands-of-layoffs">their latest business teardown</a>, but they are reportedly laying off around half the studio, with swinging cuts aimed at id's legendary technology team in particular. Even as out-going staff fulminate about the situation, studio co-founder John Romero has urged all concerned to preserve "code, assets, stories" and other historical artefacts that risk being wiped away during the restructure.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-know-how-devastating-it-is-and-my-hearts-with-all-of-you-dooms-john-romero-responds-to-id-software-reportedly-losing-half-their-team">Read more</a></p>https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/zenimaxs-pivot-to-big-series-amid-xbox-cuts-reportedly-isnt-a-death-knell-for-doom-quake-and-wolfensteinMark WarrenMon, 06 Jul 2026 14:51:09 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/zenimaxs-pivot-to-big-series-amid-xbox-cuts-reportedly-isnt-a-death-knell-for-doom-quake-and-wolfensteinCenega Czech s.r.o.Shooter: First PersonPCXbox 360PS3Raven SoftwareSEGA SaturnMidwayXbox OneMacid SoftwareFirst personMultiplayer CooperativeShooterSingle PlayerBethesda SoftworksWolfensteinMultiplayer CompetitiveHorrorPS4Nintendo SwitchDoom: The Dark AgesPS5SegaXbox Series X/SQuakeDOOM (2016)Activision<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/id-software-wall-to-wall-union-165-workers-vote-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Xbox have officially announced the scale of the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/xbox-are-parting-ways-with-double-fine-arkane-undead-labs-compulsion-and-ninja-theory-in-the-course-of-thousands-of-layoffs">mass layoffs and rejigging of their studio lineup</a> which have loomed on the horizon for the past couple of weeks. While Double Fine, Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, and Arkane all face futures outside of Xbox, the cuts and changes have also affected how a number of studios remaining under the Microsoft banner will operate going forwards.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/zenimaxs-pivot-to-big-series-amid-xbox-cuts-reportedly-isnt-a-death-knell-for-doom-quake-and-wolfenstein">Read more</a></p>