Despite a rocky 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma officially reveals that id Software, known for mega FPS franchises like Doom and Quake, is hard at work on the studio’s next big game. The news comes as a bright spot for the studio and the Xbox brand as a whole, which has certainly experienced plenty of turmoil and disappointing news so far in 2026.
Two days after the launch of the Revelations expansion for Doom: The Dark Ages, Xbox announced another round of mass layoffs, which included id Software. While not impacted quite as hard as other areas of the Xbox ecosystem, like Halo Studios, id Software’s layoffs concerned fans, with some saying that the studio was in trouble. In fact, an official statement was put out to reassure concerned fans that the company was still as big as it was when it released Doom back in 2016 and planned to continue with QuakeCon later in August. Thankfully, the message was true, as id Software is now hard at work on new content for Doom: The Dark Ages and a brand-new game entirely.
The Next Game From id Software
In a Tweet, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma addressed the future of id Software, confirming that the studio is currently working on its next big game. Praising the studio as one that has had a major influence on the first-person shooter genre in general, Sharma also went on to reconfirm that the campaign expansion DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations is getting additional DLC on Monday, November 16 with a special Slaughter Mode. Better yet, the update will be free for Revelation owners.
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Not to be outdone, the official id Software account provided a bit more context to the news. While the team was described as being incredibly excited about the new project, it will be a collaboration between both branches of id Software, the studios in Texas and Frankfurt, Germany. For those curious, the new game is being led by Doom: The Dark Ages director Hugo Martin. In fact, Martin has been director on all the three modern Doom games, even serving as writer on the past two games.
Following the launch of the Revelations expansion for Doom: The Dark Ages back in July, fans will be able to take all the new gear with them into the Slaughter Mode, including the Chain Spear. With 19 arenas to battle through, Slaughter Mode randomizes each round with different enemies, changing the strategy players will need each time. Finishing rounds increase the overall value of the entire run, with various checkpoints allowing players to secure what they’ve earned or risk it with escalating challenges for even more. These rewards earn players new ranks, including profile frames, character and weapon skins, tracks from the official OST, and more. There are also weekly challenges that can be completed as well.
While the news should certainly satisfy longtime fans of the studio, it’s been a rough few months for the studio in general. Following the layoffs, many former id Software employees banded together to start their own studio, recently announcing themselves as Hidden Horses with a Kickstarter coming soon to help fund their first official title known as Danger Pay. Relying on their extensive FPS experience and shared history, the team calls Danger Pay a high-octane single-player first-person shooter experience centered around a deadly game show that takes influences from Smash TV and The Running Man.
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July 7, 2026
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, In-Game Purchases
