{
  "id": 19534648,
  "title": "After being laid off by Microsoft, former Doom devs found new Smash TV-influenced FPS studio that isn't \"subject to investor demands\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/after-being-laid-off-by-microsoft-former-doom-devs-found-new-smash-tv",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-11T18:08:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-being-laid-off-by-microsoft-former-doom-devs-found-new-smash-tv-influenced-fps-studio-that-isnt-subject-to-investor-demands"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Back in July, Doom developers id Software laid off around a hundred people as part of wider Microsoft blood-letting . Now, a few of those devs have founded a new employee-owned studio, Hidden Horses. Their first project is Danger Pay , a single-player FPS influenced by ancient arcade blaster Smash TV (pictured) and dystopian movies such as deadly gameshow fable The Running Man – itself an…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}