# Doom developer id Software is reportedly losing half its staff - Engadget

> Doom developer id Software is reportedly losing half its staff Microsoft's mass layoffs may taken a sledgehammer to the famed FPS studio.

- **Source:** [Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/2209928/doom-developer-id-software-is-reportedly-losing-half-its-staff/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4d6ea0f5b8c00a6bc0e709)
- **Published:** 2026-07-07
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #microsoft #xbox #claude
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a4d6ea0f5b8c00a6bc0e709

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