# Latest Xbox layoffs hit id Software as Doom: The Dark Ages' DLC launches, around half of the staff potentially cut

> Xbox is cutting 3200 jobs between now and the end of financial year 2027, with studios like Undead Labs and Compulsion Games going independent as others also try to navigate an uncertain future.

- **Source:** [Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-july-2026-id-software?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4cef9faaeb65a91633f880)
- **Published:** 2026-07-07
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #xbox
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a4cef9faaeb65a91633f880

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