Doom Dev Says “We’re Doing Great” After Half The Studio Was Just Laid Off

Doom developer id Software was among the numerous Microsoft-owned game studios that cut staff recently as part of the big Xbox "reset." What's the vibe like internally at the studio in the wake of that? Studio co-director Marty Stratton said in a recent interview, "We're doing great." He said he wasn't trying to "handwave" the layoffs, and isn't shying away from acknowledging that "half of our studio" was laid off, IGN reported . Stratton said the layoffs were part of a "deliberate effort" to ensure id Software would succeed.