The news was initially confirmed in a statement signed by Brenda Romero and posted on X. “Last night, we learned that our publisher has canceled funding for our game along with several other unannounced projects at other studios,

John Romero's Romero Games just released a statement saying that the project the studio has been working on has been defunded. Microsoft's funding of the project was unknown till now, but the timing suggests that Romero Games was part of the massive cuts that the company made yesterday.

John Romero and Brenda Romero of Romero Games shared a joint statement on Thursday via Bluesky, confirming that the studio's project and future were uncertain following the loss of funding from a major publisher.

And all of this is after more layoffs and shutdown 18 months ago which closed Arkan Austin, Alpha Dog Games and the developer of Xbox’s best game in a while, Hi-Fi Rush’s Tango Gameworks, which had to be saved by another company.

Xbox Layoffs Rock Gaming Industry as Perfect Dark and Everwild Get Cancelled Microsoft's gaming division is facing a massive shake-up, and fans of Xbox exclusi

Microsoft has reportedly cancelled Everwild, an in-development game from UK-based Sea of Thieves developer Rare, and potentially other projects amid a round of layoffs that will see the company lose upwards of 9000 employees.