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Doom co-creator John Romero weighs in on Xbox’s cuts to id Software, underlines the importance of digital preservation and the studio’s history Pre-Crime

Doom co-creator John Romero weighs in on Xbox’s cuts to id Software, underlines the importance of digital preservation and the studio’s history

"I know how devastating it is." Image credit: Bethesda Softworks Xbox's recently announced, division-wide layoffs are a disaster, and Doom studio id Software has been hit particularly hard right as it's launching The Dark Ages' expansion-sized DLC. Now, Doom co-creator and id Software co-founder John Romero has weighed in. "I'm…
bubmag
July 7, 2026
Doom Designer John Romero Says He Hopes People Are Preserving id Software’s History Amid Reported Xbox Bloodbath Pre-Crime

Doom Designer John Romero Says He Hopes People Are Preserving id Software’s History Amid Reported Xbox Bloodbath

Doom maker id Software is one of the studios facing cutbacks as part the most “significant” restructuring in Xbox’s history. Layoffs there sound particularly bad, and it’s unclear what the iconic studio’s future will hold. Amid the heartbreak, studio co-founder and original Doom designer John Romero shared his condolences and…
bubmag
July 7, 2026
‘My Heart’s With All of You’ — John Romero Says id Software Has ‘Done a Great Job’ Moving the Studio’s Legacy Forward and Hopes Someone Is Working to Preserve It All Amid Xbox Layoffs Pre-Crime

‘My Heart’s With All of You’ — John Romero Says id Software Has ‘Done a Great Job’ Moving the Studio’s Legacy Forward and Hopes Someone Is Working to Preserve It All Amid Xbox Layoffs

"The last few games showed real care, skill and respect for what those worlds mean to people." Updated : Jul 7, 2026 11:49am UTC John Romero has commented on the layoffs that have impacted Microsoft-owned id Software as part of sweeping cuts to the Xbox business. Yesterday, Microsoft gaming boss…
bubmag
July 7, 2026
Synopsys pulls back from chip fab software to chase AI design margins Pre-Crime

Synopsys pulls back from chip fab software to chase AI design margins

Synopsys, the US chip design software giant, is preparing to walk away from the manufacturing control software that helps run the world’s semiconductor fabs, and to redirect the engineers behind it towards the far more lucrative business of AI chip design. The plan, reported by Reuters and attributed to six people briefed on…
bubmag
July 7, 2026
Stop judging games by their sales figures, says Tekken’s Katsuhiro Harada: “That’s exactly what you’d expect from someone who’s never actually developed games” Pre-Crime

Stop judging games by their sales figures, says Tekken’s Katsuhiro Harada: “That’s exactly what you’d expect from someone who’s never actually developed games”

"Dark Souls didn’t suddenly become a massive success overnight" Image credit: Bandai Namco I don't think anybody reading these hallowed pages really judges games by their sales figures, but it's nice to hear that perspective affirmed by no less a Legendary Fightguy than Katsuhiro Harada, the former face of Tekken.…
bubmag
July 6, 2026
Los agentes de IA ponen en riesgo 234.000 millones de dólares del gasto empresarial en SaaS, según Gartner Pre-Crime

Los agentes de IA ponen en riesgo 234.000 millones de dólares del gasto empresarial en SaaS, según Gartner

La IA agentiva está llamada a cuestionar los modelos de negocio tradicionales del software empresarial, poniendo en riesgo hasta 234.000 millones de dólares en gasto en software como servicio (SaaS) para 2030, a medida que estos sistemas interactúan cada vez más de forma directa con las aplicaciones corporativas, según Gartner.…
bubmag
July 3, 2026