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Id Software Confirms It Is Working on a New Game
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced that id Software is making a new game.
The studio has not said what the game is, but it is widely believed to be another Doom title.
The game is being developed at id Software studios in Texas and Frankfurt, with veteran developer Hugo Martin directing.
Id Software said it is excited about the project but has not said when it will reveal more.
Earlier this year, the studio lost half its staff in layoffs tied to an Xbox business reset.
The layoffs affected other Xbox studios around the world, too.
The announcement points to a new project despite the staff cuts, while the studio's latest released game is Doom: The Dark Ages, from 2025.
Its next announced update, adding a wave-based Slaughter mode, is due November 16.
Id Software says it is working on a new game, directed by Hugo Martin.
The studio said teams in Texas and Frankfurt are developing the project.
Id Software did not identify the game as a Doom title, though both reports say it is believed to be another Doom game.
The studio said it will be some time before it is ready to share more.
The announcement follows layoffs at id Software as part of an Xbox restructuring earlier in 2026.
- Who
- Id Software is developing the game, with Hugo Martin directing it.
- What
- The studio confirmed it is working on a new game. It has not said whether it is a Doom title.
- When
- Id Software announced the project on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- The game is being developed by the studio’s teams in Texas and Frankfurt.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Xbox restructuring included layoffs at id Software, and sources told Kotaku the studio had no new games greenlit at the time.
Id Software co-director Marty Stratton said the studio was “incredibly viable,” according to Kotaku.
Id Software confirmed it was working on a new game directed by Hugo Martin.
A new Slaughter Mode update for Doom: The Dark Ages was scheduled to arrive.
- Director
- Hugo Martin
- Development locations
- Texas and Frankfurt
- Announcement date
- November 12, 2026
- Latest game
- Doom: The Dark Ages, released in 2025
- Upcoming update
- Slaughter Mode, scheduled for November 16, 2026
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What people are saying
We're incredibly excited about our next project, a new game from our teams in Texas and Frankfurt, with game direction once again by Hugo Martin.
It'll be some time before we're ready to share more but we can't wait for you to see what we're working on.
incredibly viable
doing great
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Few studios have shaped the first-person shooter genre as much as @idSoftware. Slaughter Mode comes to DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations on Monday, and the team is already working on its next game.
I reported in July that id were in the “early stages of a new Doom game” and now it’s confirmed. “It’ll be some time before we’re ready to share more.”