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As part of its July 2026 wave of Xbox job cuts, Microsoft laid off a reported 136 developers from id Software, a studio whose name is synonymous with expertise in shooter design and engineering. Today, "approximately 20" of those former id developers announced the formation of Hidden Horses, an employee-owned game studio boasting "over 250 collective years" of game dev experience between its co-founders.
