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Doom studio is "doing great" despite Xbox cutting half its staff, studio head insists
A total of 3,200 jobs will be cut at Xbox by the end of this fiscal year as part of an extensive restructuring. One of the casualties already is id Software, which has lost somewhere in the region of half its staff. That said, if you ask current leadership, everything at the Doom and Quake studio...
"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
John Romero's Next Shooter Survived the Microsoft Purge, Now He's Taking Inspiration From The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
John Romero, the legendary game designer who co-founded id Software has had a career spanning five decades. During that time he’s enjoyed the highest of highs, such as his seminal work on Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake, and the lowest of lows, most recently when his current studio Romero Games had...
WWE 2K26’s final Ringside Pass launches today, adding four more wrestlers including Earthquake and Typhoon
The sixth and final Ringside Pass for WWE 2K26 launches today, bringing an end to the game’s previously announced content roadmap. Ringside Pass Season 6 adds four more playable superstars – Raw member and The 946 leader Royce Keys, Mexican AAA luchador Octagón Jr, and the classic tag team The...
WWE 2K26’s final Ringside Pass launches today, adding four more wrestlers including Earthquake and Typhoon
Season 6 is joined by the previously announced Street Fighter crossover DLC
Aion 2 quakes in fright as its Ludra raid swoops in next week with free login goodies
Aion 2 doesn’t care whether or not you have plans for November 4th, because it’s going to drop a big honking raid on that date no matter what. The giant dragon Ludra is returning to this newly launched sequel, and NCsoft is sprucing up the raid’s arrival with in-game events and login rewards. The...
'We probably sold millions of boards because of that game, and it was magnificent': 3dfx cofounder gives Quake a 'great deal of credit for our overall success'
It's now been 30 years since the first Voodoo card.
PS5 games are now running on the Xbox One through more unusual emulation
A PS5 emulator has been ported to the Xbox One, with Quake II and Marvel Cosmic Invasion demonstrated on Microsoft's older console. Following its appearance on Xbox Series X, the AI-assisted KytyPS5 port highlights the growing possibilities of console emulation through Xbox Developer Mode, although...
Influencer Gracie Bon responds after backlash for posing with Panama earthquake rubble
Influencer Gracie Bon has responded after coming under fire for appearing to turn an earthquake in Panama into a photo shoot, with plenty of viewers urging her to help.
Legendary FPS level designer Richard 'Levelord' Gray passes away at 68
Gray famously worked on Duke Nukem 3D levels before exiting 3D Realms to form Ritual Entertainment, which developed SiN, expansions for Quake, and more.
Famous And Innovative Duke Nukem, Quake Level Designer ‘Levelord’ Has Died
News of Richard Gray's death was shared online by his wife
Project S.U.N.D.I.A.L. Opens Its Closed Beta for a Gritty 2D Extraction Shooter
Ice Quake Studios has officially opened the closed beta for Project S.U.N.D.I.A.L., a 2D pixel art extraction shooter, on Steam. The post Project S.U.N.D.I.A.L. Opens Its Closed Beta for a Gritty 2D Extraction Shooter appeared first on COGconnected.
Project SUNDIAL is a 2-D top-down PvPvE extraction shooter set in a ruined Europe
There are a lot of PvPvE extraction shooters floating around there, but what if you prefer yours to look and feel a little more retro than most? Then you might be the kind of person who would be interested in Project S.U.N.D.I.A.L., an upcoming game by publisher/developer Ice Quake that basically...
Yet another free fan level pack for Quake has arrived, and this one's all about a feature rarely seen in id Software's classic shooter
2026 has been a truly astonishing year for Quake mapping, with both fans and professional game developers delivering some incredible death arenas for id Software's 1996 FPS. We've had the enormous Quake Brutalist Jam 3, numerous map packs celebrating Quake's 30 anniversary, and even a new official...
Yet another free fan level pack for Quake has arrived, and this one's all about a feature rarely seen in id Software's classic shooter
Quake Rooftops Jam takes a bird's eye view to level design.
Quake Champions eliminates its free-to-play monetization elements in favor of a $10 box price
You would be forgiven for letting Quake Champions, the free-to-play PvP arena shooter from id Software that released in 2022, slip through the mental cracks. This one never seemed to really catch fire, and by most player accounts was a sort of passing fancy kind of game, which seems to be reflected...
Bethesda Ditches Divisive Quake Game's Free-To-Play Model in Final Update
Bethesda has announced a surprise final update that makes Quake Champions a paid title on Steam
Quake Champions update removes all microtransactions and F2P elements
Quake Champions first launched way back in 2017, before going free-to-play in 2018. Now, eight years on, Quake Champions is no longer a free-to-play game. Quake Champions update removes all microtransactions and F2P elements first appeared on KitGuru.
Quake Champions is No Longer Free-to-Play, Cosmetics Unlocked For Everyone
The multiplayer shooter now has a price tag of $10, and id Software has confirmed that it has no plans to develop any new content for it.
Quake Champions ditches free-to-play and kills off its Microsoft Store version eight years after its original release
In an unusual move, developer id Software's free-to-play shooter Quake Champions is transitioning into a paid product, eight years after its original release. As part of the same move, the Microsoft studio is killing off the Microsoft Store version, meaning it's now only available on Steam. Read...
4 years after full launch, Quake Champions is a paid game on Steam with no microtransactions
It's a big day for anyone who was avoiding Quake Champions due to its live-service elements. Four years after the FPS first left early access, it's become a completely paid-for game on Steam with no microtransactions and all the characters unlocked for everyone. The announcement calls this "a new...
4 years after full launch, Quake Champions is a paid game on Steam with no microtransactions
The changes come amid ongoing restructuring at Xbox
Quake Champions goes from free to paid, with no more content updates planned
Seems like Bethesda Softworks are ready to say goodbye to Quake Champions as this is seemingly the final major update, and it's now a paid game. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/quake-champions-goes-from-free-to-paid-with-no-more-content-updates-planned/
Quake Champions goes from free to paid, with no more content updates planned
Seems like Bethesda Softworks are ready to say goodbye to Quake Champions as this is seemingly the final major update, and it's now a paid game. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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