Romero Games Denies Closure, Seeks New Publishing Partners – WGB

Just last week, Romero Games, founded by DOOM co-creator John Romero and his wife Brenda Romero, was in serious trouble following its writer pulling funding. Employees members had been laid off, and the sport the workforce was creating was cancelled. The way forward for the studio was left doubtful, and since then stories have even steered the studio had closed. Romero Video games has formally dispelled these rumours in a brand new assertion.

Talking on X, the studio posted a fast bullet-point missive addressing the current information. It begins by confirming what we already knew: funding was pulled and the sport cancelled, and that “attributable to confidentiality agreements, we can’t disclose the writer’s identification, although some could infer it from public info.”

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Stated writer is sort of definitely Microsoft which went on yet one more budget-cutting spree final week, shutting down The Initiative, cancelling Everwild and Zenimax Online Studio’s in-development game, and shedding an unknown quantity of individuals. A few of Romero’s personal laid-off employees members confirmed Microsoft was the writer in query.

“Consequently, we now need to reassess your complete staffing of our studio,” says Romero Video games.

However now for some excellent news: “Romero video games isn’t closed, and we’re doing all the pieces in our energy to make sure it doesn’t come to that.”

The publish goes on to say that Romero Video games has been contacted by a number of publishers who’re “involved in serving to deliver the sport throughout the end line”.

This, after all, destroys my little idea which was that, given Romero’s historical past, the studio is likely to be working with Microsoft on one thing DOOM associated. If one other writer is ready to step in, which means the sport isn’t tied to a Microsoft IP.

Personally, I believe it could be hilarious if Sony or Nintendo determined to leap in and publish the sport as a substitute.

Different folks within the feedback on X have urged Romero to crowdfund as a substitute and self-publish the venture.