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After being laid off by Microsoft, former Doom devs found new Smash TV-influenced FPS studio that isn't "subject to investor demands"

Back in July, Doom developers id Software laid off around a hundred people as part of wider Microsoft blood-letting . Now, a few of those devs have founded a new employee-owned studio, Hidden Horses. Their first project is Danger Pay , a single-player FPS influenced by ancient arcade blaster Smash TV (pictured) and…

Source: Rock Paper Shotgun••3 h ago
After being laid off by Microsoft, former Doom devs found new Smash TV-influenced FPS studio that isn't "subject to investor demands"
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  2. Criador de Doom retoma jogo cancelado pela Xbox após encontrar nova publisherAdrenaline · Cancellation
  3. Doom Creator John Romero Revives Xbox-Canceled Game At New PublisherPolygon · Cancellation
  4. id Software co-director says the Doom developer is 'working more closely with MachineGames than ever' after Xbox laid off 'about half of our studio'PC Gamer
  5. Xbox's Doom, Wolfenstein Developers Working 'More Closely Than Ever' Following Xbox 'Reset' LayoffsIGN · Industry

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