id Software is ‘already working on its next game,’ says Asha Sharma

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The Doom developer was recently hit by layoffs by parent company Xbox.

Donovan Erskine November 12, 2026 12:47 PM Xbox Game Studios 1

Doom: The Dark Ages launched in 2025, but developer id Software suffered significant layoffs earlier this year at the hands of Xbox. Now, the studio has officially begun work on its next game.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma made the announcement as part of Xbox’s 25th anniversary celebration. “Few studios have shaped the first-person shooter genre as much as @idSoftware,” she wrote. “Slaughter Mode comes to DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations on Monday, and the team is already working on its next game.”

Few studios have shaped the first-person shooter genre as much as @idSoftware. Slaughter Mode comes to DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations on Monday, and the team is already working on its next game. https://t.co/lkLlQ6Umo2

— ASHA (@asha_shar) November 12, 2026

id Software confirmed that its next game is being developed by its teams in Texas and Frankfurt. It will be directed by Hugo Martin. 

id Software lost a significant portion of its team in the Xbox layoffs this summer. Following the layoffs, the studio said its team had been reduced to roughly the same size as when it made 2016’s Doom.

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