Legendary FPS developer John Romero says his studio 'survived the cancellation of our huge game' and its shooter project 'will be new to people the way that going through Elden Ring was a really new experience'
June 11, 2026
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Legendary FPS developer John Romero says his studio ‘survived the cancellation of our huge game’ and its shooter project ‘will be new to people the way that going through Elden Ring was a really new experience’

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In July, Romero Games, the game studio founded by industry legends Brenda and John Romero, announced in the midst of Microsoft’s mass layoffs of over 9,000 employees that it had lost funding for its in-development shooter project. While the developer said days later that it was “doing everything in our power to ensure” it stayed…

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Legendary FPS developer John Romero says his studio ‘survived the cancellation of our huge game’ and its shooter project ‘will be new to people the way that going through Elden Ring was a really new experience’

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In July, Romero Games, the game studio founded by industry legends Brenda and John Romero, announced in the midst of Microsoft’s mass layoffs of over 9,000 employees that it had lost funding for its in-development shooter project. While the developer said days later that it was “doing everything in our power to ensure” it stayed…

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Not even the UK government knows why Rockstar fired more than 30 employees in October: MP says that after meeting with the studio, ‘I did not leave informed on exactly what these 31 people had done to warrant their immediate dismissal’

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Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games fired more than 30 employees in October for reasons that still aren’t entirely clear. Rockstar says the employees were leaking confidential information in a public forum, but the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain called it “plain and simple union busting.” It was a big enough deal that…

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Build a Bright Future in Frostpunk 2: Fractured Utopias

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Category: ID@Xbox December 10, 2025 Build a Bright Future in Frostpunk 2: Fractured Utopias Alex Boiret – Lead Narrative Designer, 11 bit Studios Build a Bright Future* in Frostpunk 2’s Fractured Utopias!(*definitions of ‘Bright Future’ may vary – ask your local faction representative). Since the launch of Frostpunk 2, attention has mostly been on the…

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Build a Bright Future in Frostpunk 2: Fractured Utopias

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Category: ID@Xbox December 10, 2025 Build a Bright Future in Frostpunk 2: Fractured Utopias Alex Boiret – Lead Narrative Designer, 11 bit Studios Build a Bright Future* in Frostpunk 2’s Fractured Utopias!(*definitions of ‘Bright Future’ may vary – ask your local faction representative). Since the launch of Frostpunk 2, attention has mostly been on the…

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A Conversation with Nolan Bushnell, Part 2 PART 2 OF 2 – Competition Thru Amazon Alexa – By Michael Thomasson and Todd Friedman with Ryan Burger

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In issue #12, we started an interview with Nolan Bushnell that took us up to the VCS akaAtari 2600. Todd Friedman had also done a recent interview that we brought part of into this article. We pick up when competition in the home video game space kicks up with the IIntellivision, Colecovision, Chuck E Cheese…

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The demo of Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth is only a bite-size piece of what’s to come, but I’m already in love with its world

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Everyone grows up with those characters they just love. For me, Moomins were among that lot, so anything to do with those beloved white creatures has a special place in my heart. When Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley released, I was practically first in line to play, and with the announcement of Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth, I…

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