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title: "Report: Roughly half of the id Software team have been laid off"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/report-roughly-half-of-the-id-software-team-have-been-laid-off-bmpthmtr3
source_url: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-around-half-of-the-id-software-team-have-been-laid-off
type: article
source: "Game Developer"
published: 2026-07-07T12:23:28.312Z
updated: 2026-07-09T21:33:03.478Z
tags: ["game-development", "gaming", "xbox"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
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# Report: Roughly half of the id Software team have been laid off

**[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Around 50% of id Software employees — over 90 people — have reportedly been laid off as part of Xbox's broader restructuring that eliminates 3,200 roles across its video game division. The studio's QA department was particularly hard hit. Bethesda president Jill Braff confirmed in an internal email that the company is shifting focus to its strongest franchises: Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, Doom, and Quake. No studios are being shuttered, but the reorganization marks a significant structural change for ZeniMax-owned studios.

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