December 10, 2025 at 9:04am PT Romero Games declined to comment on whether it had found a new publisher or received new funding. This article has been updated to reflect this.
Microsoft's brutal cost-cutting in 2025 has led to the axing of several first-party projects, such as the Perfect Dark reboot and a new game from the Elder Scrolls Online devs. However, the company also pulled the plug on some third-party projects it had backed, one of which was the new shooter from Romero Games. Led by Doom co-creator John Romero, the studio has been looking for a way to save or repurpose its project and prevent its doors from completely closing. Well, it seems like it's found a solution. Speaking on a panel at an event in Spain, Romero confirms that his new shooter has "survived" but has been "basically completely redesigned" as a smaller-scale "indie game."
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