The Latest Breaking News from DOOM

The Evercade will soon run DOOM, and it's even getting its own limited edition Nexus handheld

DOOM is officially coming to the Evercade in the form of a new cartridge collection and special edition Nexus handheld, but the latter is limited to 3000 units.

GamesRadar · Aug 7

It seems another studio has broken free of Xbox and gone independent, following Double Fine and other cuts

Alpha Dog Games, the creators behind the mobile DOOM spin-off, Mighty DOOM, have quietly announced that they've reformed after being closed down by Microsoft in 2024 and have broken away from Bethesda to regain independence as a studio.

Windows Central · Jul 20

Doom: The Dark Ages lead says claims that id Software has been "gutted" by layoffs are "not true," and its engine team is "very much alive and well"

"What matters the most is that the games are good," says Hugo Martin

GamesRadar · Jul 17

What's going on with Xbox's id Software? Here's why rumors of the DOOM studio's impending demise are completely premature.

While brutal, the cuts to id Software have been aggressively exaggerated in the wider discourse. From what I've learned, I'm confident the legendary DOOM studio will endure — id Tech as well.

Windows Central · Jul 10

Report: The layoffs at Xbox's DOOM studio id Software are even worse than we thought — devs at Bethesda's Austin office have been hit, too

A new report reveals that Microsoft's Xbox layoffs have hit DOOM dev id Software even harder than we first thought, with 136 workers cut from the studio.

Windows Central · Jul 8

Doom: The Dark Ages DLC lands to rave Steam reviews as id Software reportedly faces losing half its staff: "It may very well be the last piece of good Doom content that we ever get"

"It's like Dark Ages and Eternal had a child," one fan says

GamesRadar · Jul 8

Doom, Wolfenstein, and Quake will reportedly join Fallout and Elder Scrolls as Bethesda owner ZeniMax switches focus to its largest franchises amid Xbox restructure

Doom and Quake developer id Software is reportedly facing "significant" layoffs

GamesRadar · Jul 6

John Romero wishes Sandy Petersen well, says 20M Doom players weren’t pirates

John Romero and Notch push back on Sandy Petersen's piracy claims.

Dot Esports · Jun 30

Doom legend John Romero says the FPS game's 20 million shareware players "were not 'pirates' by default" and "history is messier than 'pirates killed the companies'"

John Romero's about to hope you're doing well

GamesRadar · Jun 29

“I played Doom before I was even into metal. A lot of my love of thrash comes from slaying beasts in Doom”: How Doom and its iconic soundtrack converted the next generation of metalheads

The 1993 shoot-’em-up was wildly violent and hugely successful. Thanks to Bobby Prince’s awesome soundtrack, it was also beloved by the metal crowd.

Metal Hammer · May 20