> Multiple anonymous sources confirmed to Game Developer that over 90 of its 200-ish employees have been let go[...] Apogee/3D Realms founder Scott Miller said he received insider news that “most (if not all) coders” at the company had been cut.
> On top of seemingly firing the tech wizards that make the studio what it is, the move is a bit confusing given Microsoft’s stated objectives with its restructuring. id Software is one of the few studios at the company that has consistently released new games in its biggest series, having recently put out Doom: The Dark Ages. That entry reached 3 million players over its first week, marking the biggest-ever launch for id Software.
https://www.polygon.com/xbox-layoffs-id-software-doom
Asha Sharma made blog post about resetting xbox and about how a lot of their companies had 14 layers of management and needs flattening and pruning. So they'll tell everyone they'll fire middle management and then fire all the workers.
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