id Software Confirms New Game From Texas and Frankfurt Teams After Layoffs
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said id Software is working on its next game, and the studio confirmed it, with Hugo Martin directing. Here is what is known so far.
id Software, the studio behind DOOM and Quake, has confirmed it is developing its next game. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma first mentioned it in a post on X, and the studio replied to confirm it. The studio was hit hard by the Xbox layoffs earlier this year, which raised concerns about its ability to keep functioning as a standalone developer.
What id Software has said
Sharma's post noted that Slaughter Mode arrives in Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations on Monday, and that "the team is already working on its next game," according to PC Gamer.
In its reply, id Software wrote: "We're incredibly excited about our next project, a new game from our teams in Texas and Frankfurt, with game direction once again by Hugo Martin. It'll be some time before we're ready to share more but we can't wait for you to see what we're working on."
The studio has not named the game, a platform or a release window. It has not said what franchise the project belongs to.
According to VGC, Martin has been at id since 2013. He was creative director on Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal, and game director on Doom: The Dark Ages.
Is it a new Doom game?
Not officially. Nintendo Life points to The Verge's Tom Warren, who said he reported in July that id was in the "early stages of a new Doom game" and that it is "now confirmed." That is Warren's reading. id's own statement does not say which series the game belongs to.
How the layoffs fit in
VGC reports that 136 workers lost their jobs at id in the Xbox layoffs, and that it was claimed id had been "relegated to support studio size." PC Gamer says the studio reportedly lost more than 130 employees in July. The two outlets give slightly different wording for the figure.
Nintendo Life notes that the studio later said its team was "about the same size" as when it made Doom (2016). PC Gamer quotes co-director Marty Stratton, who said in October that there was a "very deliberate effort" during the layoffs to make sure id was "incredibly viable" afterwards. He also said id is "working more closely with MachineGames than ever." PC Gamer says that has fed speculation about a collaboration on Wolfenstein 3, which Nintendo Life says Sharma also discussed. That remains speculation.
VGC adds that more than 20 former id developers have founded a new studio, Hidden Horses. It is crowdfunding a single-player FPS called Danger Pay.
What happens next
Don't expect a trailer soon. id has said it will be some time before it shares more, and VGC reads that as a sign of early development. The nearest id news is Slaughter Mode, a horde mode coming to Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations on Monday.
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Quick answers
Who is directing id Software's new game?
Hugo Martin, who also directed Doom: The Dark Ages. The work is being done by id's teams in Texas and Frankfurt.
Is the new game coming to Nintendo Switch 2?
Nothing has been announced. Nintendo Life says there has been no mention of Doom: The Dark Ages coming to Switch 2 either, and id has not named platforms for the new project.
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