'They Fundamentally Don't Understand Art' — Doom Dev Blasts Xbox After Microsoft 'Gutted' id Software With Layoffs
📍 Aftermath
{ "epilogue": "Following massive layoffs at id Software by Microsoft, a developer criticized Xbox, stating that the company does not understand the art of game development and had left studio morale at its lowest point. The developer also suggested that worker-owned studios represent the future of gaming.
The story subsequently quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage." }
Epilogue added 13d ago, after coverage quieted.
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