{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5e8e6176652bc179caaa7ead","clusterId":"c_f9763ce150c2658f3042a03d","slug":"id-software-s-id-tech-team-down-to-one-person-after-layoffs-report-says","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"id Software's id Tech Team Down to One Person After Layoffs, Report Says","summary":"Microsoft laid off about 4800 employees on July 6, including 1600 in the Xbox division. Id Software's Texas office reportedly reduced its id Tech engine team to one person, per Kotaku sources. The Texas layoffs included 96 id Software employees and 40 remote workers. Other studios such as Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Obsidian were also affected.","whyItMatters":"The near-total elimination of the Texas id Tech team raises questions about the future of id Software's proprietary engine, a foundational technology for first-person shooters that has been used in-house and licensed externally.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe id Tech engine, which powers DOOM: The Dark Ages (id Tech 8) and has been licensed to studios such as the developers of the original Call of Duty and Tango Gameworks\u0026#39; The Evil Within, is now in doubt after the Texas office\u0026#39;s engine team was reduced to a single employee. Kotaku reports that the Texas office\u0026#39;s id Tech team now has only one member, and sources say it is unclear whether the studio can patch the engine without the laid-off staff. The Frankfurt office may handle future engine work, but no plan has been confirmed. Microsoft plans additional layoffs this fiscal year.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Id Software's Texas office id Tech engine team reportedly down to one person after Microsoft's July 6 layoffs, per Kotaku. Nearly the entire engine team was laid off. Frankfurt office may take over, but uncertain.","twitterPost":"Id Software's id Tech engine team in Texas is reportedly down to one person after Microsoft's massive layoffs, per Kotaku. The engine behind DOOM and Quake faces an uncertain future.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Microsoft's July 6 layoffs reduced id Software's Texas-based id Tech engine team to one person, according to Kotaku. The engine has powered DOOM, Quake, and other major titles. The company's Frankfurt studio may take over, but no plan is confirmed.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260710-454353/\",\"title\":\"ID Software's id Tech Engine Team Down to One Person After Xbox Layoffs, Report Says\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4884,"outputTokens":2736,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783668701,"createdAt":"2026-07-10T07:23:46.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-10T07:27:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-10T07:23:46.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f9763ce150c2658f3042a03d","canonicalTitle":"『DOOM』を生んだ老舗id Software、本部の内製エンジン担当チームに“1人しか残ってない”と報じられる。XBOX大規模レイオフで「技術面」にも爪痕","representativeArticleId":"a_219410a011d70d524a216aca","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"id Software\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-10T05:30:25.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-10T05:30:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-10T07:27:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260710-454353/","title":"『DOOM』を生んだ老舗id Software、本部の内製エンジン担当チームに“1人しか残ってない”と報じられる。XBOX大規模レイオフで「技術面」にも爪痕"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["id Software"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}