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
"We're doing great," says id Software boss, despite losing "about half of our studio" amid devastating Xbox cuts
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