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DOOM dev id Software was “toying around” with game ideas before Xbox layoffs gutted it — a John Wick-style “Gun Fu” game and Perfect Dark were in consideration

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming, Xbox

While the ZeniMax and Bethesda studio id Software is best known for its DOOM games — including both the classic titles as well as the modern installments DOOM 2016, DOOM Eternal, and DOOM: The Dark Ages — it’s explored other properties and ideas in the past, and...

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

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming, Xbox

Earlier this week, Microsoft initiated a large wave of 4,800 layoffs that hit the firm’s Xbox and gaming divisions particularly hard, with four studio divestitures and 3,200 cuts — 1,600 immediate, and 1,600 more coming in the next 12 months — striking in...

A stacked $223 LEGO game collection on Steam is discounted to $9, and every title is Steam‑verified for smooth play on Deck and other handhelds

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming

I’ve managed to just about avoid the Steam sale relatively unscathed, but alas this insane deal from Green Man Gaming has just had me double dipping on some of my favorite family games. Right now, you can get 7 full Lego games and additional DLC for $9.00, and...

Xbox’s RPG studio Obsidian is making a new Fallout game with Bethesda and Fallout: New Vegas’ game director — and it’s canceled an Avowed sequel to do it

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming, Xbox

Shortly after it was reported that Xbox’s RPG studio Obsidian Entertainment lost 25% of its workforce to Microsoft’s mass Xbox layoffs earlier this week, it’s come to light that the developer has moved on from other projects to work on a new Fallout...

Xbox’s Obsidian has reportedly lost a quarter of its workers to Microsoft’s layoffs — the Fallout: New Vegas dev has a “huge list of projects” it’s not sure how to continue [UPDATED]

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming, Xbox

Original article: This week’s huge wave of 4,800 layoffs across Microsoft have brought the largest ever series of cuts to Xbox in the brand’s history, with 3,200 roles axed and four studios split away from the company (and with Microsoft also reportedly in...

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DOOM dev id Software was “toying around” with game ideas before Xbox layoffs gutted it — a John Wick-style “Gun Fu” game and Perfect Dark were in consideration

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 stacked $223 LEGO game collection on Steam is discounted to $9, and every title is Steam‑verified for smooth play on Deck and other handhelds

Xbox’s RPG studio Obsidian is making a new Fallout game with Bethesda and Fallout: New Vegas’ game director — and it’s canceled an Avowed sequel to do it

Xbox’s Obsidian has reportedly lost a quarter of its workers to Microsoft’s layoffs — the Fallout: New Vegas dev has a “huge list of projects” it’s not sure how to continue [UPDATED]

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