Doom co-creator John Romero weighs in on Xbox's cuts to id Software, underlines the importance of digital preservation and the studio's history
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"Doom co-creator John Romero weighs in on Xbox's cuts to id Software, underlines the importance of digital preservation and the studio's history" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (9)
- At least 90 employees laid off at Texas-based id Software amid Xbox cuts Chron · 5h ago
- Almost 50% of id Software employees laid off. Nearly all programmers fired ixbt.games · 5h ago
- id Software developer says Microsoft treated the team as "useless" despite best-in-class titles AltChar · 5h ago
- Doom developer id reportedly cut in half as part of Xbox layoffs The Verge · 5h ago
- Xbox reportedly cut half of id Software Windows Central · 5h ago
- DOOM Developer Id Software Loses 50% of Its Staff in Layoffs Insider Gaming · 5h ago
- "I know how devastating it is, and my heart's with all of you": Doom's John Romero responds to id Software reportedly losing half their team Rock Paper Shotgun · 5h ago
- Xbox Layoffs Cut id Software In Half As DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC Launches Pure Xbox · 5h ago
- Doom co-creator John Romero weighs in on Xbox's cuts to id Software, underlines the importance of digital preservation and the studio's history Eurogamer.net · 5h ago
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