{"rewrite":{"id":"r_71477dbdcd2d46c686497faf","clusterId":"c_c06e8134c8927c8952f4c32e","slug":"john-romero-signs-new-publisher-for-fps-after-microsoft-cut-funding","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"John Romero Signs New Publisher For FPS After Microsoft Cut Funding","summary":"John Romero told Video Games Chronicle at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 that his Ireland-based Romero Games has signed a new publishing deal for its in-development FPS. The studio announced the Unreal Engine 5 new-IP shooter in 2022, then lost its Microsoft publishing agreement in 2025. The team fell from around 110 people to 5, and now stands at 15 to 16 after rehiring 10 former department leads. Title, release timing, platforms, and the publisher's name remain undisclosed.","whyItMatters":"A studio that lost its publisher and most of its staff is still building, and Romero is now doing design work in Unreal Editor himself rather than running a large team.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe project that survives is not the one announced in 2022. Romero Games keeps the rights to the old project\u0026#39;s IP, art, and code, but is not finishing that game as planned. It is being redesigned as a smaller FPS suited to the current team, reusing characters and weapons from the earlier work.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new publisher reportedly sets no content demands and leaves creative decisions to the developers. Romero says the current status is going very smoothly. Where the game lands, and when, is still unstated.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Romero Games lost Microsoft's money and went from about 110 people to 5. The new publisher deal arrives with 15 to 16 staff, and the title, platforms and publisher name are still undisclosed.","twitterPost":"Romero Games rebuilt from 5 people to 15 or 16 by rehiring its own former department leads, and the new publisher is unnamed.","threadsPost":"Romero Games is back to 15 or 16 people because John Romero rehired 10 former department leads after the Microsoft deal ended. The new publishing deal covers a team rebuilt from about 110 to 5, and the publisher, title and platforms stay undisclosed.","newsletterBlurb":"John Romero says Romero Games has signed a new publishing deal for its Unreal Engine 5 FPS, after Microsoft ended the previous agreement in 2025. The team dropped from around 110 people to 5 and now numbers 15 to 16, including 10 rehired department leads. The game is being redesigned for that smaller team rather than finished as originally planned.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999901/20261102009/\",\"title\":\"John Romero's new FPS signs a deal with a new publisher; development continues with a small team after Microsoft's funding was cut off\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5155,"outputTokens":753,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793593748,"createdAt":"2026-11-02T04:24:29.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-02T04:28:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-02T04:28:00.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c06e8134c8927c8952f4c32e","canonicalTitle":"ジョン・ロメロ氏の新作FPS，新たなパブリッシャと契約成立。Microsoftの資金提供打ち切りを経て，小規模チームで開発継続","representativeArticleId":"a_40d0aae97090a1bcc3241a53","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Romero Games\"],\"people\":[\"John Romero\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-02T03:43:35.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-02T03:43:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-02T04:28:02.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999901/20261102009/","title":"ジョン・ロメロ氏の新作FPS，新たなパブリッシャと契約成立。Microsoftの資金提供打ち切りを経て，小規模チームで開発継続"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Romero Games"],"people":["John Romero"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["John Romero discussed the new publishing deal in an interview with Video Games Chronicle at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026.","Romero Games announced a new-IP FPS using Unreal Engine 5 in 2022.","Microsoft terminated its publishing agreement with Romero Games in 2025.","The development team fell from around 110 people to 5, and now stands at 15 to 16 after rehiring 10 former department leads.","The new publisher reportedly gives the team creative freedom and makes no content demands."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["romero-games","john-romero"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"romero-games","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":5,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"john-romero","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":0,"overall":"green","story_count":3,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}