John Romero and his wife Brenda started their game company ten years ago after creating the famous DOOM series. The couple built Romero Games from the ground up and worked hard on their latest secret project. Microsoft pulled the plug on their upcoming game without warning the team. The gaming giant also killed several other projects at different studios around the same time. Upper management made these harsh decisions without asking anyone at the smaller companies.
The publisher cut funding for Romero Games and many other developers across the industry. Company executives claimed these moves were part of a bigger business strategy. The cancellations had nothing to do with how well the teams were doing their jobs. All the projects were moving forward smoothly before getting axed. Workers at these studios had no idea what was coming.
Christoph Redl used to work as an artist for Romero Games before losing his job. He confirmed that Microsoft's massive layoffs caused his project to disappear. The entire workforce at Romero Games got fired when the publisher canceled their game. Turn 10 Studios lost more than 70 workers during the same brutal cuts. ZeniMax Online had to scrap their new online game and The Initiative studio closed down completely after Perfect Dark got cancelled.
The publisher cut funding for Romero Games and many other developers across the industry. Company executives claimed these moves were part of a bigger business strategy. The cancellations had nothing to do with how well the teams were doing their jobs. All the projects were moving forward smoothly before getting axed. Workers at these studios had no idea what was coming.
Christoph Redl used to work as an artist for Romero Games before losing his job. He confirmed that Microsoft's massive layoffs caused his project to disappear. The entire workforce at Romero Games got fired when the publisher canceled their game. Turn 10 Studios lost more than 70 workers during the same brutal cuts. ZeniMax Online had to scrap their new online game and The Initiative studio closed down completely after Perfect Dark got cancelled.
