#doom: the dark ages

Wolfenstein 3 and new id Software game confirmed, as Xbox boss somehow unrelatedly shouts about one person soon wielding "capabilities that once required entire nations"

Xbox have confirmed that Wolfenstein 3 is indeed in production at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle devs MachineGames and that Doom makers id Software have started work on their next game after losing a bunch of staff to the mass layoffs across Microsoft's gaming division this year. "A single person will soon be able to wield capabilities that once required entire nations," isn't part of the marketing spiel for either of those games. Instead, it's something Xbox CEO Asha Shama has bellowed amid a rant outlining how she sees the company's future. Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun · EN

Doom-Macher id Software bestätigen neues Spiel – und vieles deutet auf eine Fortsetzung hin

Das Studio hinter Doom und Quake hat offiziell bestätigt, an einem neuen Spiel zu arbeiten. Nach den massiven Entlassungen im vergangenen Sommer ist das zumindest überraschend. Und obwohl id Software den Titel noch geheim hält, gibt es bereits konkrete Hinweise darauf, welche seiner bekannten Spielereihen fortgesetzt wird. Mehr

Eurogamer DE · DE

Xbox CEO Announces A New Id Software Doom Game Is In The Works

Coming not long after its brutal layoffs, Id Software is already hard at work on the next entry in the Doom franchise.

The Gamer · EN

"We're doing great," says id Software boss, despite losing "about half of our studio" amid devastating Xbox cuts

Iconic Doom and Quake developer id Software was among the most heavily impacted Microsoft-owned studios during Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's devastating business "reset" earlier this year, with around 136 employees reportedly losing their jobs. Read more

Eurogamer · EN