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It seemed so far away for us. The title was pretty well developed at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Best PS5 Games Of 2024 (So Far) | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption>\n<p class=\"youtube-watch\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Watch This Video on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y-XGB8_bQ3s\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-link-external\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">158k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>The studio is now seeking alternative funding in order to finish up the game.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Update #2 [<time class=\"dated \" datetime=\"2025-07-04T23:15:00+00:00\" data-format=\"D jS M Y, g:ia\">Sat 5th Jul 2025, 12:15am<\/time>]:<\/strong> The doors have closed on Galway-based Romero Games and over 100 staff are job-less after Xbox pulled funding on the studio\u2019s latest game.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s according to Irish publication <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/100-staff-laid-off-galway-romero-games-6753674-Jul2025\/\">The Journal<\/a>, which matches previous reports on the topic.<\/p>\n<p>While the details are still murky, it\u2019s believed that Microsoft subsidiary Bethesda was signed on to publish this brand new first-person shooter from legendary DOOM designer John Romero and his team.<\/p>\n<p>However, it pulled funding this week as part of a wider cost-cutting exercise which saw multiple games cancelled, one studio shuttered, and many out of work.<\/p>\n<p>There is some small semblance of hope that Romero Games <em>could<\/em> source new funding and resume operations in the future, but for now, it\u2019s shut up shop.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Update #1 [<time class=\"dated \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T17:00:00+00:00\" data-format=\"D jS M Y, g:ia\">Thu 3rd Jul 2025, 6pm<\/time>]:<\/strong> According to the resumes of affected developers at Romero Games, the entire studio has been laid off in the aftermath of this week\u2019s Xbox news.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple staffers across a variety of disciplines \u2013 from art through to programming \u2013 have posted about the situation, with several saying the entire team has been let go.<\/p>\n<p>One ex-employee in particular said it\u2019s \u201cdevastated the studio is closing due to cutbacks from the publisher\u201d.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original Story:<\/strong> An upcoming project from the legendary DOOM designer John Romero and his team has been cancelled as part of the wider Xbox cuts which have rocked the industry this week.<\/p>\n<p>The removal of funding \u2013 which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/bethesda-cancels-funding-multiple-projects-studios\/\">Insider Gaming<\/a> reports would have been published by Microsoft subsidiary Bethesda, presumably on PS5 as well as other platforms \u2013 has resulted in layoffs at developer Romero Games.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/romerogamesltd\/status\/1940716112922190248\">it said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis absolutely isn\u2019t a reflection of our team\u2019s work, performance, or the quality of the project itself. We hit every milestone on time, every time, consistently received high praise, and easily passed all our internal gates. We are incredibly proud of the work being done, and of the talented team behind it. The best we\u2019ve worked with.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The studio is now scrambling to learn what to do next. It also mentioned that \u201cseveral other unannounced projects at other studios\u201d have been affected as well.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/romerogamesltd\/status\/1940716112922190248 @ 2025-07-03T12:49:45+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udda4 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GM2KA6FkAd\">pic.twitter.com\/GM2KA6FkAd<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Romero Games Ltd. (@romerogamesltd) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/romerogamesltd\/status\/1940716112922190248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It added:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis was a strategic decision made at a high level within the publisher, well above our visibility or control. We deeply wish there had been something, anything, we could have done to prevent this outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It seems like layoffs have already hit Romero Games as a result of the cancellation, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/christophredl94\/status\/1940719223472640128\">artist Cristoph Redl among those confirming he\u2019s lost his job<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/christophredl94\/status\/1940719223472640128 @ 2025-07-03T12:49:45+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unfortunately, due to the recent Xbox layoffs, I\u2019ve lost my position at Romero Games.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m now actively looking for new opportunities as a Prop Artist, Hard Surface Artist, or 3D Artist.<br \/>I&#8217;m open to both in-house and remote roles and excited to bring my skills to a new team. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7vhj4bZ10b\">https:\/\/t.co\/7vhj4bZ10b<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Christoph Redl (@christophredl94) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/christophredl94\/status\/1940719223472640128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This week Microsoft laid off more than 9,000 employees worldwide, with the Xbox division hit particularly hard.<\/p>\n<p>Among the disruption, the company cancelled high-profile first-party games like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-one\/everwild\" class=\"external\">Everwild<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-series-x\/perfect_dark\" class=\"external\">Perfect Dark<\/a>, both of which would have likely released on the PS5.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, division head Phil Spencer is staying put, despite rumours of him retiring. 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He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/get2sammyb.bsky.social\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span> Bluesky<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('get2sammyb');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_A686B52F2C54F1\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">100<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721880\" data-author=\"users\/310171\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721880\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721880\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"thefourfoldroot1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721880\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>thefourfoldroot1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T12:33:11+00:00\">Thu, 1:33pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I can understand, sadly, closing projects which aren\u2019t performing, but to cancel ones that are and which seem far through the dev process\u2026it just seems incredibly short sighted. Did MS need to hit some milestone before a particular time for bonuses or investor relations? It makes no sense from any other perspective.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721881\" data-author=\"users\/164633\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721881\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721881\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/164633\/avatar.jpg?v=1651045379\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Polley001\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721881\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Polley001<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T12:34:15+00:00\">Thu, 1:34pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s necessarily correct to say that the project is canceled as the post seems to imply that it could be saved were they to receive the necessary funding from elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>That aside, this situation absolutely sucks. Hope everyone affected can find a solution fast.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721882\" data-author=\"users\/345518\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721882\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721882\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/345518\/avatar.jpg?v=1727684894\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"1UP-HUSKY\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721882\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1UP-HUSKY<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T12:35:20+00:00\">Thu, 1:35pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>As sad as this all is, there is potential here for PlayStation. Reel in the talents, set up small studios and let them create smaller passion projects.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721883\" data-author=\"users\/295726\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721883\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721883\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/295726\/avatar.jpg?v=1630766511\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bionic-Spencer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721883\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bionic-Spencer<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T12:36:03+00:00\">Thu, 1:36pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>It\u2019s going to be a long time before everything calms down. And to think Microsoft argued that they were going to bring stability to the games industry with their gigantic purchases of Activision and Bethesda. They just thought they would gain complete control of the industry and all these layoffs and pulling of funds is because they failed. It\u2019s a real shame that so many folk are losing their livelihoods because of a greedy corporate company that thought they could steamroll in and make us all play games how they wanted.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">26<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721886\" data-author=\"users\/342504\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721886\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721886\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342504\/avatar.jpg?v=1721653637\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oram77\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721886\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oram77<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T12:37:15+00:00\">Thu, 1:37pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>This really has been an awful week for game devs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721897\" data-author=\"users\/141493\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721897\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721897\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"StrickenBiged\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721897\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>StrickenBiged<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T12:44:15+00:00\">Thu, 1:44pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Judging by what\u2019s getting the cut, Xbox isn\u2019t taking anything remotely resembling a risk with any of its projects. We can all look forward to future Bethesda, ABK, and Xbox properties becoming hollowed out, repetitive, bland, and stale. How sad.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721909\" data-author=\"users\/59826\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721909\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721909\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/59826\/avatar.jpg?v=1589475907\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"lacerz\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721909\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>lacerz<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T12:48:31+00:00\">Thu, 1:48pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Microsoft and Xbox have become disrupters in the gaming industry. What a massive blow to gaming Microsoft\/Xbox have dealt all of us.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721913\" data-author=\"users\/318754\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721913\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721913\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/318754\/avatar.jpg?v=1725985217\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"barios80\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721913\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>barios80<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T12:49:13+00:00\">Thu, 1:49pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Sony, despite not having the amount of money at their disposal, maybe can teach Microsoft on how to run their studios<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721915\" data-author=\"users\/331863\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721915\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721915\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/331863\/avatar.jpg?v=1715712519\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ainu20\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721915\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ainu20<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T12:49:49+00:00\">Thu, 1:49pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>The damage Microsoft has done to this industry is starting to approach Embracer levels. And I&#8217;m pretty sure this isn&#8217;t the last cancellation we&#8217;re going to hear about. It turns out having them buy up half the industry wasn&#8217;t all that great after all, who could&#8217;ve seen that coming?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721927\" data-author=\"users\/315167\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721927\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721927\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/315167\/avatar.jpg?v=1662309556\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dom_31\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721927\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dom_31<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T12:54:53+00:00\">Thu, 1:54pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t know squat about these kinds of things but all those buyouts sure as hell don&#8217;t seem to pay off so far&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721932\" data-author=\"users\/346142\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721932\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8721932\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"lazarus11\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721932\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>lazarus11<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T12:58:38+00:00\">Thu, 1:58pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Microsoft ,destroying the games industry , one buyout at a time<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721935\" data-author=\"users\/239206\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721935\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721935\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/239206\/avatar.jpg?v=1563250336\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"commentlife\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721935\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>commentlife<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:00:56+00:00\">Thu, 2pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>The industry is in roughhhhhhh shape right now. Burn it all down and rebuild, I say! Put the industry back in the hands of people who actually care about the hobby and know what the heck they\u2019re doing. I saw something on PCGamer that EA has set a user target of like 100,000,000 people for Battlefield 6. These suits are too out of touch for this to continue.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment removed\" id=\"comment8721946\" data-author=\"users\/355839\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721946\" data-dislikes=\"3\" data-id=\"8721946\" data-status=\"4\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liamsufc1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721946\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liamsufc1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:06:59+00:00\">Thu, 2:06pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Removed &#8211; inappropriate<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721948\" data-author=\"users\/96119\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721948\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721948\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/96119\/avatar.jpg?v=1730924273\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Haruki_NLI\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721948\">14<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Haruki_NLI<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:07:28+00:00\">Thu, 2:07pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t be shocked to hear that whatever Toys For Bob was working on is canned too.<\/p>\n<p>Even after going independant after suffering layoffs, they still partner up with Microsoft for their next game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721952\" data-author=\"users\/355839\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721952\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721952\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liamsufc1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721952\">15<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liamsufc1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:08:41+00:00\">Thu, 2:08pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Ainu20 don&#8217;t make me laugh sony have let more people go! Keep hating<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment removed\" id=\"comment8721959\" data-author=\"users\/355839\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721959\" data-dislikes=\"2\" data-id=\"8721959\" data-status=\"4\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liamsufc1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721959\">16<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liamsufc1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:11:58+00:00\">Thu, 2:11pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Removed &#8211; inappropriate<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721977\" data-author=\"users\/293562\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721977\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721977\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/293562\/avatar.jpg?v=1626845372\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"UnusedBabyWipes\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721977\">17<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UnusedBabyWipes<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:18:01+00:00\">Thu, 2:18pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Microsoft is the one making us their bitch now.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721985\" data-author=\"users\/2928\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721985\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721985\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/2928\/avatar.jpg?v=1500995276\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"spoonard\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721985\">18<\/a><\/li>\n<li>spoonard<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:19:53+00:00\">Thu, 2:19pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I heard John Romero was really going to make us his bitch with this one!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8721990\" data-author=\"users\/318243\" data-subject=\"comments\/8721990\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8721990\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/318243\/avatar.jpg?v=1725256637\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"LifeGirl\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8721990\">19<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LifeGirl<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:21:42+00:00\">Thu, 2:21pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Liamsufc1 AI will lead to thousands of jobs going, but it also has the potential to lead to a workers revolution. WFH jobs for the disabled, the four day working week, lower overheads meaning more money spent on what matters.<br \/>\nAnd as far as our hobby is concerned, lower overheads means more risks, more original ip, more indy devs.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of pain is coming, but a lot of good things too.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722015\" data-author=\"users\/82137\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722015\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8722015\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/82137\/avatar.jpg?v=1593181236\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jacko11\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722015\">20<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jacko11<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:29:29+00:00\">Thu, 2:29pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Xbox and Uncle Phil have been a poison in this industries for years and so many refused to accept and defended them.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, Xbox deserves to die, I just wish all the developers they\u2019d bought and lied to could continue their amazing work.<\/p>\n<p>Biggest snakes in the industry.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722021\" data-author=\"users\/355839\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722021\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722021\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liamsufc1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722021\">21<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liamsufc1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:30:55+00:00\">Thu, 2:30pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@LifeGirl 4 day working has always been a thing for most jobs it&#8217;s just longer days I don&#8217;t know many who liked it. Made one of my mates really poorly. It definitely won&#8217;t be a revolution far more people will lose jobs than gain jobs. Most of the people who just got laid off at my mates work were home workers &amp; had been since<br \/>covid. It&#8217;s local government they employ lots of disabled people who also just lost their jobs. I think private companies will be even worse. Anything to save a few quid. I just don&#8217;t see any career in any type of office or desk job anymore same with checkout jobs ect. Hopefully my job as an electrician lasts until I retire but seen as I&#8217;m 27 I don&#8217;t think so. AI will he one of the worst things to happen to humans. We can stop it but we won&#8217;t<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722024\" data-author=\"users\/355839\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722024\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722024\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liamsufc1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722024\">22<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liamsufc1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:32:32+00:00\">Thu, 2:32pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Jacko11 lad xbox isn&#8217;t going anywhere they will he there next gen. Stop this nonsense. I own both consoles &amp; want Xbox to do well.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722074\" data-author=\"users\/331863\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722074\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722074\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/331863\/avatar.jpg?v=1715712519\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ainu20\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722074\">23<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ainu20<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:50:59+00:00\">Thu, 2:50pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Liamsufc1 If you&#8217;re looking for someone to engage in console war nonsense with, you&#8217;ll have to find someone else.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment removed\" id=\"comment8722091\" data-author=\"users\/355839\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722091\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722091\" data-status=\"4\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liamsufc1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722091\">24<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liamsufc1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:58:56+00:00\">Thu, 2:58pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Removed &#8211; flaming\/arguing<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment removed\" id=\"comment8722095\" data-author=\"users\/82137\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722095\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722095\" data-status=\"4\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/82137\/avatar.jpg?v=1593181236\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jacko11\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722095\">25<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jacko11<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:59:45+00:00\">Thu, 2:59pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Removed &#8211; flaming\/arguing<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment removed\" id=\"comment8722097\" data-author=\"users\/82137\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722097\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722097\" data-status=\"4\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/82137\/avatar.jpg?v=1593181236\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jacko11\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722097\">26<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jacko11<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T14:00:41+00:00\">Thu, 3pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Removed &#8211; flaming\/arguing<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722102\" data-author=\"users\/331863\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722102\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722102\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/331863\/avatar.jpg?v=1715712519\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ainu20\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722102\">27<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ainu20<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T14:02:21+00:00\">Thu, 3:02pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Liamsufc1 I was referring to your earlier comment that was directed to me. I&#8217;m certainly not saying Xbox is going anywhere. Considering the amount of studios they own, I want to see them succeed, at least in creating great games. But they absolutely deserve every bit of criticism they&#8217;re getting here.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment removed\" id=\"comment8722107\" data-author=\"users\/355839\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722107\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722107\" data-status=\"4\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liamsufc1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722107\">28<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liamsufc1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T14:03:27+00:00\">Thu, 3:03pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Removed &#8211; flaming\/arguing<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722112\" data-author=\"users\/4617\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722112\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722112\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4617\/avatar.jpg?v=1654701003\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"rjejr\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722112\">29<\/a><\/li>\n<li>rjejr<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T14:04:23+00:00\">Thu, 3:04pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Jacko11 @Ainu20 FYI if you click on a person&#8217;s comment you get 3 options &#8211; Reply Report Ignore<\/p>\n<p>2 of those options require follow up work but 1 of them is just 1 more click.<\/p>\n<p>Do with that knowledge what you will. Already made my choice.\ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722124\" data-author=\"users\/4617\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722124\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722124\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4617\/avatar.jpg?v=1654701003\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"rjejr\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722124\">30<\/a><\/li>\n<li>rjejr<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T14:07:56+00:00\">Thu, 3:07pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Phil should not have the ability to retire, he should be fired. MS can afford the $25 million golden parachute or whatever stupid amount they&#8217;ll pay him to make him go away.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure the decision would P&#8217;off a few dozen go woke go broke incels but they could probably make up the lost revenue by not having Phil in charge. What do they really need him for anyway? Like, what does he do? \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment removed\" id=\"comment8722129\" data-author=\"users\/355839\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722129\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722129\" data-status=\"4\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liamsufc1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722129\">31<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liamsufc1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T14:09:20+00:00\">Thu, 3:09pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Removed &#8211; flaming\/arguing<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722159\" data-author=\"users\/121516\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722159\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8722159\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/121516\/avatar.jpg?v=1627136884\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fiendish-Beaver\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722159\">32<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fiendish-Beaver<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T14:18:07+00:00\">Thu, 3:18pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>You cannot help yourself, can you, @get2sammyb? Fanning the hate for Spencer. You have absolutely no idea of why Spencer is staying. Maybe he wanted to walk, and Nadella persuaded him to stay. Maybe Spencer is seen as the best person to see through the transition of Xbox to full publisher. Heck, maybe he actually is. We just don&#8217;t know. What we do know though, is that these cuts are being driven by Nadella. So, why should Spencer walk, if these things are being done against his wishes \/ advice? I&#8217;m sure a lot of us have had jobs where we disagree with the directives from positions upon high, but we don&#8217;t resign when they come through, we just get on with our job. So what makes Spencer different. I don&#8217;t know what your agenda regarding Spencer is, and why you dislike him so personally and vehemently, but it is on display for all of us to see right now&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722193\" data-author=\"users\/341664\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722193\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722193\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/341664\/avatar.jpg?v=1715738232\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PuppetMaster\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722193\">33<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PuppetMaster<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T14:32:55+00:00\">Thu, 3:32pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Nice to see that some people realized the big damage MS has done to gaming industry.<\/p>\n<p>But i&#8217;m baffled there&#8217;s still people who defending MS \/ Phil Spinner nasty works from criticism while they go full throttle towards Sony when Sony made mistakes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722256\" data-author=\"users\/296756\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722256\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722256\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/296756\/avatar.jpg?v=1749253003\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"beltmenot\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722256\">34<\/a><\/li>\n<li>beltmenot<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T14:53:00+00:00\">Thu, 3:53pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>(I might be wrong with what I&#8217;m going to say and if I am please correct me)<br \/>I don&#8217;t know why everyone blames spencer. I think this all came from the higher-ups, spencer is just the bearer of bad news.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722263\" data-author=\"users\/82137\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722263\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8722263\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/82137\/avatar.jpg?v=1593181236\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jacko11\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722263\">35<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jacko11<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T14:54:21+00:00\">Thu, 3:54pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@liamsufc1 what\u2019s your insta then bigman?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722295\" data-author=\"users\/245134\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722295\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722295\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/245134\/avatar.jpg?v=1747319041\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"TwinFami\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722295\">36<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TwinFami<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T15:04:10+00:00\">Thu, 4:04pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>As long as the governments of this world refuse to do anything or be bought off, things like this will continue. Not just in gaming, but in all sectors where corporate culture is out of control. Companies would LOVE for AI to take over. Less workers they\u2019d have to pay, but if so many lose their jobs, how will they be able to sustain? With everyone out of work, who\u2019s gonna have money to buy anything? That\u2019s a hard lesson that\u2019s gonna come for all these companies that are chopping jobs like we\u2019d chop onions for a meal. Xbox should\u2019ve learned it already with how little consoles they\u2019ve sold. Instead, owning basically half the industry have given them an ego matched by only a few. First they raise their console prices to astronomical numbers to be even more expensive than their competitors despite selling so few, now they are basically slashing jobs and cancelling major projects. They seem very content to just license out their name and port their content so they can just ride everyone else\u2019s coattails. At least Nintendo can get away with it because to play Nintendo, it has to be on a Nintendo system and their fan base is rabid. Xbox, you don\u2019t even need a console. You can just play it on your TV, your Steam Deck, even your internet browser. There\u2019s literally no need to buy anything Xbox related other than a subscription. Gaming will never die, however things are gonna have to scale down by a lot in order to survive in the modern era.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722390\" data-author=\"users\/337074\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722390\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722390\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"B0udoir\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722390\">37<\/a><\/li>\n<li>B0udoir<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T15:44:16+00:00\">Thu, 4:44pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I am curious if they have something like a NDA so that another publisher cannot take over. Cutting the funding of a project that was largely on track is very stupid, it\u2019s a loss-loss situation for everybody, whatever the kind of work it is. Would you stop the funding of an architect that has perfectly built half your house?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722427\" data-author=\"users\/339201\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722427\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8722427\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Chupa_loyzer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722427\">38<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chupa_loyzer<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T15:59:54+00:00\">Thu, 4:59pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Maybe the guy should&#8217;ve released one decent game over the last what..? 25 years?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722447\" data-author=\"users\/339201\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722447\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722447\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Chupa_loyzer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722447\">39<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chupa_loyzer<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T16:05:00+00:00\">Thu, 5:05pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Fiendish-Beaver<br \/>Because the clicks from the corporate hating audience that doesn&#8217;t know how businesses are run won&#8217;t generate themselves.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722471\" data-author=\"users\/152184\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722471\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722471\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/152184\/avatar.jpg?v=1712431155\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Northern_munkey\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722471\">40<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Northern_munkey<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T16:13:30+00:00\">Thu, 5:13pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Fiendish-Beaver fair play bud. These articles can be infuriating sometimes. It&#8217;s not OK for the community to get a bit hot under the collar with each other but it&#8217;s perfectly OK for PS to rattle the cages and fan the flames. I wish PS would stick to what they do best most of the time and comment on the games or if they are going to continue with these articles at least word them in a way that dosnt seem to be inviting the inevitable backlash. And this comment from me is constructive criticism.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8722600\" data-author=\"users\/292095\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722600\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722600\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/292095\/avatar.jpg?v=1643889306\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Titntin\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722600\">41<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Titntin<span title=\"Push Square Supporter\" class=\"icon icon-hookshot supporter-badge\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T17:11:37+00:00\">Thu, 6:11pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Fiendish-Beaver Hes just saying what a large portion of the industry are saying.<br \/>Phil&#8217;s said time and time again about how xboxs acquisitions would bring stability to studios, allow for diverse games and passion projects etc etc.<br \/>The truth is anything but, its an absolute disaster zone and if your lies get exposed for everyone to see then you deserve to be called out for it. <br \/>Phil is slimey suit liar like all the lying xbox execs, and as thousands of devs now have to struggle to look after their families its not right that this liar gets to sit pretty in his office no doubt inventing more lies to feed the weak minded who believe anything he says. Pointing out the juxtaposition of the liar sitting safe while devs are being hung out to dry is perfectly valid thing to do. <br \/>Why you cant see this baffles me, you lie, you should take responsibility. Obviously not in slimey Phils world.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">19<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722607\" data-author=\"users\/241524\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722607\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722607\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"ATaco\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722607\">42<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ATaco<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T17:14:48+00:00\">Thu, 6:14pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>What an absolute trainwreck. Microsoft is actually BAD for the industry. Not &#8220;for the gamers&#8221; at all. That lying Scumbag Phil Spencer should resign.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722614\" data-author=\"users\/337676\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722614\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722614\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"windxtravelerx\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722614\">43<\/a><\/li>\n<li>windxtravelerx<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T17:19:40+00:00\">Thu, 6:19pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I wonder how many studios, staff and games they&#8217;ll get rid of in the next 12 months. I feel bad for the devs<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722616\" data-author=\"users\/156576\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722616\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722616\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/156576\/avatar.jpg?v=1687420734\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ken_Kaniff\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722616\">44<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ken_Kaniff<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T17:21:39+00:00\">Thu, 6:21pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Even though I don&#8217;t like some of the decisions Sony has been making. Id rather support them than MS. They&#8217;re on another level of scummy imo.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722639\" data-author=\"users\/121516\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722639\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8722639\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/121516\/avatar.jpg?v=1627136884\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fiendish-Beaver\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722639\">45<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fiendish-Beaver<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T17:29:54+00:00\">Thu, 6:29pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I get where you are coming from, @Titntin, but if you say something (such as bringing stability) because that is your genuinely held belief, because that is what you expect when you see your vision through, and then your boss takes the biggest spanner going, and completely wrecks that vision, have you lied? I would argue not if when you said it you honestly believed it. If events, out of your hands, conspire against you (or in this case, Nadella conspires against you!) then it doesn&#8217;t make what you say a lie. I highly doubt that Spencer foresaw what Nadella was going to do, which is why for months on end we didn&#8217;t see Spencer at all. I think all these breakneck reversals in the way Xbox are doing things now have taken Spencer by as much surprise as the rest of us. I think no matter what Spencer said, people would accuse him of lying, but all he was doing was saying what he believed to be true at the time he said it. It is Nadella changing course so often that means that what Spencer has said has not aged well&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722651\" data-author=\"users\/280776\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722651\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722651\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280776\/avatar.jpg?v=1737283317\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"graymamba\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722651\">46<\/a><\/li>\n<li>graymamba<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T17:33:29+00:00\">Thu, 6:33pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Fiendish-Beaver either way he\u2019s rightly being called out\u2026 if he lied, call him out\u2026 if he as a CEO has no foresight, call him out \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722673\" data-author=\"users\/345269\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722673\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722673\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/345269\/avatar.jpg?v=1744677632\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"DonkeyFantasy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722673\">47<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DonkeyFantasy<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T17:42:32+00:00\">Thu, 6:42pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Fiendish-Beaver how do you know this all came from Nadella? For all we know Phil has suggested this course of action. He&#8217;s the one in charge of all this, Nadella isn&#8217;t running every department personally. You seem to be making a lot of assumptions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8722681\" data-author=\"users\/292095\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722681\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722681\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/292095\/avatar.jpg?v=1643889306\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Titntin\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722681\">48<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Titntin<span title=\"Push Square Supporter\" class=\"icon icon-hookshot supporter-badge\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T17:46:29+00:00\">Thu, 6:46pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Fiendish-Beaver Im laughing right now as I knew this would be the defence you&#8217;d raise on my previous points, it was the only option.\ud83d\ude00<br \/>Even were we to accept that he&#8217;s been completely blindsided by everything (which would be very naive), that would be completely irrelevant. Leadership is about taking responsibility, its why they get paid stupid amounts of money. If Phil made solid commitments to how they would run xbox, then he should have been at every board meeting shouting and arguing to preserve xboxs soul &#8211; they havent always just answered to shareholders and the balance sheet. If he failed, he shouldnt now be spouting a different corporate message, he should move on with some dignity and integrity.<br \/>Bless you for thinking the best of him. But he&#8217;s got you suckered mate, he&#8217;s as sneaky and slippery as all the other word salad producers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722702\" data-author=\"users\/121516\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722702\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8722702\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/121516\/avatar.jpg?v=1627136884\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fiendish-Beaver\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722702\">49<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fiendish-Beaver<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T17:54:50+00:00\">Thu, 6:54pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>And what if he was totally blind-sided, @Titntin? And what if he truly believes that he is the only person capable of standing between Nadella and Xbox? How does him resigning help Xbox if that is the case?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had bosses make totally nonsensical decision in the past, and tell me to get on with it, even though I have known that they won&#8217;t work, or won&#8217;t work and will make things worse. Was I supposed to resign then, or just do my job, which meant doing as I was told regardless of how much worse the position was made?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d argue it takes more guts and integrity to remain in post and attempt to right the sinking ship than it would to take the easy option and resign. It takes a lot to remain in post where everyone is blaming you, even when it&#8217;s not your fault, and attempt to set that ship afloat even as your boss is doing everything in his power to scuttle it&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722712\" data-author=\"users\/280776\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722712\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8722712\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280776\/avatar.jpg?v=1737283317\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"graymamba\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722712\">50<\/a><\/li>\n<li>graymamba<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T17:57:37+00:00\">Thu, 6:57pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Fiendish-Beaver well if it\u2019s one thing a beaver likes, it\u2019s getting ****ed\u2026 I\u2019d imagine a fiendish one likes it even more \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722839\" data-author=\"users\/176158\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722839\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722839\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/176158\/avatar.jpg?v=1527335320\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nakatomi_Uk\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722839\">51<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nakatomi_Uk<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T18:55:55+00:00\">Thu, 7:55pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@thefourfoldroot1 Don&#8217;t they right them off as a tax break or something<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722864\" data-author=\"users\/339587\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722864\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722864\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rich33\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722864\">52<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rich33<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T19:07:12+00:00\">Thu, 8:07pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Xbox should just shut Gamepass, make good games and sell them &#8211; then perhaps we will see less of this type of news!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722897\" data-author=\"users\/121516\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722897\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722897\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/121516\/avatar.jpg?v=1627136884\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fiendish-Beaver\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722897\">53<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fiendish-Beaver<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T19:25:33+00:00\">Thu, 8:25pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>We can only go by what the media and other sources are saying, @DonkeyFantasy, because like you, I am privy to the full details. However, the fact that Nadella has taken a keen interest in what is happening is well documented. And, of course, you only need to look at Nadella&#8217;s previous history and the way he has behaved, to see that he has splashed his DNA all over this&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8722910\" data-author=\"users\/280776\" data-subject=\"comments\/8722910\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8722910\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280776\/avatar.jpg?v=1737283317\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"graymamba\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8722910\">54<\/a><\/li>\n<li>graymamba<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T19:36:35+00:00\">Thu, 8:36pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Fiendish-Beaver I can guarantee you that Nadella would\u2019ve made it clear to Phil before signing off on passing him the $80bills, that as a result of it that certain metrics would need to be met\u2026 and if they weren\u2019t\u2026 well here we are. Yet Phil just trotted out his good for the industry, good for the staff, good for the gamer mantra regardless of the potential risks if it didnt pan-out.<\/p>\n<p>Even <strong>during<\/strong> the acti-bliz trial there was Microsoft documentation discussed showing the crazy metrics Gamepass would need to hit by 2030 to be sustainable\u2026 you think there wasnt <strong>more<\/strong> crazy metrics discussed post the deal? \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>This comment was sponsored by <strong>MET-Rx<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8723003\" data-author=\"users\/312720\" data-subject=\"comments\/8723003\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8723003\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"NavalHistorian\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8723003\">55<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NavalHistorian<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-03T20:36:06+00:00\">Thu, 9:36pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@B0udoir There&#8217;s often a tax writeoff.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, <strong>every<\/strong> large corporation in the world, Microsoft, Sony, Amazon, Toyota, Nissan, whatever&#8230;exists to maximize &#8220;shareholder value.&#8221; Cutting projects that result in layoffs = savings. Humans are the biggest &#8220;cost&#8221; for a corporation and make no mistake, they <strong>all<\/strong> see employees as simply a cost to be minimized. The major difference in these layoffs seems to be that because Microsoft is headquartered in the US there&#8217;s often no warning because the US doesn&#8217;t have any federal laws that mandate employees be given any warning at all. If the corporation is located in a so-called &#8220;right to work&#8221; state, there are even fewer employee protections than in other states.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8723198\" data-author=\"users\/132609\" data-subject=\"comments\/8723198\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8723198\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/132609\/avatar.jpg?v=1449258083\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Flaming_Kaiser\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8723198\">56<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Flaming_Kaiser<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-04T00:36:57+00:00\">Fri, 1:36am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Bionic-Spencer Lying American multinationals never seen that before. They are also great at acting like they are the good guys. It&#8217;s a bit like Trump with the MAGA cap.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8723203\" data-author=\"users\/318363\" data-subject=\"comments\/8723203\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8723203\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SuntannedDuck2\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8723203\">57<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SuntannedDuck2<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-04T00:40:49+00:00\">Fri, 1:40am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Ok this just seems sad, seems like a Tango situation, a &#8216;you have finished a project, are starting a new one, good bye&#8217;. Which is just dumb. Microsoft looked at the sales and went hmm this did good, this studio is a hanging off from the purchase then the main ones we want, get rid of them.<\/p>\n<p>Because just get rid of the ones that help with Doom\/Wolfenstein IPs I assume and like Raven dump them as the main studios are more important, get rid of the assist studios. That&#8217;s just mean.<\/p>\n<p>Projects that waste too much money and are in development hell, sure, those that underperform even though we hear differently, sigh.<\/p>\n<p>But ones performing but &#8216;not enough&#8217; or &#8216;business politics&#8217; is just silly.<\/p>\n<p>I guess a &#8216;we bought what we did, kill the ones hanging off the sides&#8217; huh, very disrespectful to see.<\/p>\n<p>They have the talent\/reputation to go their own way again (if they even want to after something like this) sure but it&#8217;s just odd.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8723209\" data-author=\"users\/132609\" data-subject=\"comments\/8723209\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8723209\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/132609\/avatar.jpg?v=1449258083\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Flaming_Kaiser\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8723209\">58<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Flaming_Kaiser<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-04T00:45:13+00:00\">Fri, 1:45am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Fiendish-Beaver There is no danger for him he gets payed either way. He gets fired he gets payed. Of he resigns het get some nice cash along. For him there is no danger.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8723210\" data-author=\"users\/271378\" data-subject=\"comments\/8723210\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8723210\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Snick27\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8723210\">59<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Snick27<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-04T00:46:44+00:00\">Fri, 1:46am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Liamsufc1 And you think people being without work is a good thing?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8723211\" data-author=\"users\/132609\" data-subject=\"comments\/8723211\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8723211\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/132609\/avatar.jpg?v=1449258083\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Flaming_Kaiser\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8723211\">60<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Flaming_Kaiser<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-04T00:48:22+00:00\">Fri, 1:48am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Northern_munkey Do you pay for this site? Im certain they need all the clicks they can have. You want integrety then we need to pay like in the magazine times.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8723323\" data-author=\"users\/152184\" data-subject=\"comments\/8723323\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8723323\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/152184\/avatar.jpg?v=1712431155\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Northern_munkey\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8723323\">61<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Northern_munkey<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-04T03:05:50+00:00\">Fri, 4:05am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Flaming_Kaiser I&#8217;m not sure I follow but I&#8217;m certain there is a point here.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8723410\" data-author=\"users\/338175\" data-subject=\"comments\/8723410\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8723410\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Vaako007\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8723410\">62<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vaako007<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-04T05:44:48+00:00\">Fri, 6:44am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Bionic-Spencer perfect translation of this corporate message and moves by Microsoft.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8723412\" data-author=\"users\/326882\" data-subject=\"comments\/8723412\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8723412\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/326882\/avatar.jpg?v=1740229626\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"EfYI\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8723412\">63<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EfYI<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-04T05:47:37+00:00\">Fri, 6:47am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I have been cursing Microsoft&#8217;s name for a long time, and this is not even the culmination of their wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>They made a machine that throttled game development and lowered the denominator with Series S and they literally bankrolled the entire operation of Game pass for their customers.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody were spending much on the subsidized, unsustainable GamePass, but it effectively ruined the affordability of Xbox&#8217; platform.<\/p>\n<p>This hit is a sustained hit &#8211; they won&#8217;t recover from this because it is such a huge self-inflicted loss that you can&#8217;t see them ever going forward again. They have butchered many studios and we have yet to see and feel the impact in game development as a whole and the overall wellbeing and morale of employees.<\/p>\n<p>Micro$oft could have taken the hit what with their trillion of dollars in the coffer.<\/p>\n<p>If PlayStation won the console war, then Micro$oft just demantled a big part of their version of the Marshall Plan (or World User Recovery Programme).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8724688\" data-author=\"users\/355688\" data-subject=\"comments\/8724688\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8724688\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"DaveTheRave\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8724688\">64<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DaveTheRave<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-04T23:52:11+00:00\">Sat, 12:52am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I\u2019m glad I don\u2019t give MS a penny of my money and anyone buying their games on PS5 Shame on you<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8724694\" data-author=\"users\/353154\" data-subject=\"comments\/8724694\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8724694\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/353154\/avatar.jpg?v=1744292953\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kairuuu\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8724694\">65<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kairuuu<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T00:01:25+00:00\">Sat, 1:01am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>What in the fresh hell is Xbox doing??<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8724723\" data-author=\"users\/335956\" data-subject=\"comments\/8724723\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8724723\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/335956\/avatar.jpg?v=1701696278\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"amatmulisha\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8724723\">66<\/a><\/li>\n<li>amatmulisha<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T00:49:40+00:00\">Sat, 1:49am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Poor people. I hope they land a new job asap.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8724762\" data-author=\"users\/260938\" data-subject=\"comments\/8724762\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8724762\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/260938\/avatar.jpg?v=1706423136\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"B_Lindz\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8724762\">67<\/a><\/li>\n<li>B_Lindz<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T02:20:13+00:00\">Sat, 3:20am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Could have avoided it? Here&#8217;s an idea. Cut a few million dollars from the salaries of the heads of Xbox. Boom. Funding found. It&#8217;s a miracle.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8724782\" data-author=\"users\/292234\" data-subject=\"comments\/8724782\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8724782\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/292234\/avatar.jpg?v=1702880175\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"LikelySatan\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8724782\">68<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LikelySatan<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T02:39:22+00:00\">Sat, 3:39am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>John Romero is my hero, so I&#8217;m taking this a little harder than most. If you have never read Doom Guy, I recommend it. Especially if you had it a little rough growing up and found solace in games (when games were a lot more niche). It&#8217;s such an awful industry for workers. <br \/>Pretty much done w MS.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8724822\" data-author=\"users\/4617\" data-subject=\"comments\/8724822\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8724822\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4617\/avatar.jpg?v=1654701003\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"rjejr\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8724822\">69<\/a><\/li>\n<li>rjejr<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T03:52:17+00:00\">Sat, 4:52am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Romero&#8217;s entire company going under really has to be one of those &#8211; Well if THAT guy can&#8217;t make it in the video game industry what hope is there for the rest of us? I mean the guy&#8217;s career survived Daikatana. And now thus happens 25 years later.<\/p>\n<p>#NotLikeThis.gif<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8724851\" data-author=\"users\/231618\" data-subject=\"comments\/8724851\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8724851\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/231618\/avatar.jpg?v=1554204730\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Robocod\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8724851\">70<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Robocod<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T05:34:17+00:00\">Sat, 6:34am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>For those saying Sony should buy\/hire Romero&#8217;s studio,its sadly not that straightforward&#8230;anything related to this cancelled IP,source code etc.,would undoubtedly remain in Microsoft&#8217;s hands.<\/p>\n<p>They would literally be starting all over from scratch to develop something into a vertical slice demo &amp; pitch to greenlight, &amp; only then they start tooling up with a larger team.<\/p>\n<p>Given Hermen Hulst&#8217;s recent track record with finding his first party fortnite wannabe, with first party Sony studios, wouldn&#8217;t hold my breath!\ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<p>Makes me wonder how the technically independent but were working on something Xbox related Toys for Bob are faring in all of this?\ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8724893\" data-author=\"users\/166205\" data-subject=\"comments\/8724893\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8724893\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"CupidStunt\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8724893\">71<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CupidStunt<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T06:51:28+00:00\">Sat, 7:51am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Microsift are so.out of touch with gamers it is beyond ridiculous<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8724906\" data-author=\"users\/176158\" data-subject=\"comments\/8724906\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8724906\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/176158\/avatar.jpg?v=1527335320\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nakatomi_Uk\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8724906\">72<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nakatomi_Uk<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T07:07:29+00:00\">Sat, 8:07am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>It&#8217;s not a cost cutting exercise it&#8217;s nothing more but to boost share price and keep the CEO and shareholders happy. The first lot of job cuts saw their share price rise and it did it again, they are a trillion dollar company and they want to invest in AI and be the first to own it all like Google basically owns the search engine.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever gets there first will have billions coming on for the foreseeable future, they are cutting jobs to save money to spend $80 billion towards AI<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8724966\" data-author=\"users\/255267\" data-subject=\"comments\/8724966\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8724966\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"boarderbro88\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8724966\">73<\/a><\/li>\n<li>boarderbro88<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T08:17:40+00:00\">Sat, 9:17am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Not entirely surprising. This is what happens when fools like Phil Spencer mistakenly bet everything on Gamepass. Once it&#8217;s clear it&#8217;s not going to be the golden goose he promised everyone, the execs higher up in MS don&#8217;t have much financial reason to fund these projects. They aren&#8217;t passionate gamers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8724974\" data-author=\"users\/317297\" data-subject=\"comments\/8724974\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8724974\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/317297\/avatar.jpg?v=1666212747\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"EYEBALL\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8724974\">74<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EYEBALL<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T08:26:17+00:00\">Sat, 9:26am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>At this point call of duty should be cancelled but I suppose those games have addictive\/infinite amounts of playability filled with micro-transactions so that is more important to them.<\/p>\n<p>You can tell they think like that by seeing the ones they have added and promoted coming to gamepass recently, you know the ones with loot boxes.<\/p>\n<p>Set of buttholes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8725004\" data-author=\"users\/344767\" data-subject=\"comments\/8725004\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8725004\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/344767\/avatar.jpg?v=1725545650\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MrPeanutbutterz\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8725004\">75<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MrPeanutbutterz<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T08:54:52+00:00\">Sat, 9:54am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@EYEBALL On what planet should Call of Duty be cancelled? It prints them money. You&#8217;re aware why trillion dollar corporations like Microsoft exist, right?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8725050\" data-author=\"users\/289591\" data-subject=\"comments\/8725050\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8725050\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/289591\/avatar.jpg?v=1749037158\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Propaperpusher\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8725050\">76<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Propaperpusher<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T09:36:00+00:00\">Sat, 10:36am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Microsoft has always been bad for gaming! Microsoft is a products company trying to make games.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft, has made gaming worst by purchasing studios and shutting them down.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has taken away gaming opportunities from the gamer public at large.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has had more new controllers than games over the last 10 years!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8725072\" data-author=\"users\/289965\" data-subject=\"comments\/8725072\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8725072\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/289965\/avatar.jpg?v=1641899776\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Centaured\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8725072\">77<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Centaured<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T09:49:35+00:00\">Sat, 10:49am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Sadly this is the nature of big business, if it\u2019s not going to bring profit for the shareholders then it\u2019s done. I hope those who have been laid off get to find another role with a great studio who will look after them. I\u2019ve not been a fan of MS tactics for a while but I\u2019m also not naive enough to think it\u2019s only them playing business this way \u2026<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8725231\" data-author=\"users\/289752\" data-subject=\"comments\/8725231\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8725231\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/289752\/avatar.jpg?v=1717474086\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"CutchuSlow\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8725231\">78<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CutchuSlow<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T11:54:43+00:00\">Sat, 12:54pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Don&#8217;t trust Microsoft for funding or publishing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8725477\" data-author=\"users\/164976\" data-subject=\"comments\/8725477\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8725477\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/164976\/avatar.jpg?v=1625415029\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"JAMes-BroWWWn\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8725477\">79<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JAMes-BroWWWn<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T14:57:29+00:00\">Sat, 3:57pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Thats the result of no competition behavior.<br \/>Playstation will end up same.<br \/>No reason to invest but rather motivation to save money.<\/p>\n<p>All these neutral gamers will learn it the hard way.<\/p>\n<p>We need these massive Corporations to compete with each other.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8725503\" data-author=\"users\/316136\" data-subject=\"comments\/8725503\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8725503\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ernie\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8725503\">80<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ernie<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T15:17:53+00:00\">Sat, 4:17pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@EYEBALL Sony make most of their money from Microtransactions and DLC,source &#8211; Sony quarterly figures, COD is a massive part of that, Sony accidentally revealed how much they were making when they put the figures to the court in the Activision buyout case, the figures were then redacted but all you had to do was scan them to reveal them.<\/p>\n<p>From The Verge &#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;We already knew the figure was over a billion dollars, but the document suggests CoD was worth $800 million for PlayStation revenue in JUST the US during 2021 \u2014 and we think the document says $1.5 billion globally. And that\u2019s just the game alone, but when you count accessories, subscriptions, and everything else, then that jumps to (what appears to our eyes) to be $15.9 billion a year \u2014 or perhaps $13.9 billion. Either way, it\u2019s a huge amount&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8725511\" data-author=\"users\/354800\" data-subject=\"comments\/8725511\" data-dislikes=\"2\" data-id=\"8725511\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SBBuds\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8725511\">81<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SBBuds<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T15:21:44+00:00\">Sat, 4:21pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Aww man, sucks but that&#8217;s life. After spending 68 Bill MS need to snip off the loose ends\/threads. The staff will be alright, if not they will have to get a different job stacking shelves or something until something better comes along. That&#8217;s life, billions of people in the same boat.<\/p>\n<p>If MS don&#8217;t invest, like an OP has suggested, what did they do with 68 bill not long ago? Pretty sure that was the biggest investment in gaming.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8725746\" data-author=\"users\/252968\" data-subject=\"comments\/8725746\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8725746\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/252968\/avatar.jpg?v=1581768753\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Weebleman\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8725746\">82<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Weebleman<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T18:48:01+00:00\">Sat, 7:48pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Its getting to the point were i feel like the kids out of stand by me every time i go to PureXbox. Just making the journey so I can poke a bloated corpse with sticks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8725788\" data-author=\"users\/271882\" data-subject=\"comments\/8725788\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8725788\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/271882\/avatar.jpg?v=1600059835\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ultimapunch\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8725788\">83<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ultimapunch<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-05T19:30:33+00:00\">Sat, 8:30pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Trumpemployment numbers gonna keep going up from now on.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726032\" data-author=\"users\/289591\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726032\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726032\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/289591\/avatar.jpg?v=1749037158\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Propaperpusher\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726032\">84<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Propaperpusher<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T05:48:22+00:00\">Yesterday, 6:48am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>This is how Microsoft manipulates the market. MS removes studios from the market place giving gamers less options.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726100\" data-author=\"users\/356478\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726100\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8726100\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"tdolla2000\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726100\">85<\/a><\/li>\n<li>tdolla2000<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T08:42:54+00:00\">Yesterday, 9:42am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Didn&#8217;t Sony do the exact same thing last year with Deviation Studios? They had a partnership deal, they pulled funding, and the whole studio shuttered? How is this any different?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726134\" data-author=\"users\/346032\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726134\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8726134\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"betasector\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726134\">86<\/a><\/li>\n<li>betasector<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T09:28:27+00:00\">Yesterday, 10:28am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Show me a single good game or contribution to the industry since Doom 2 and I will show sympathy for Romero and his orbiters losing comfy jobs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726194\" data-author=\"users\/269354\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726194\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726194\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"twitchtvpat\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726194\">87<\/a><\/li>\n<li>twitchtvpat<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T11:29:16+00:00\">Yesterday, 12:29pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@tdolla2000 i think there was more to that story then what was released to the public because a lot of the key team members ended up signing on with sony to create a new studio based out of la.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726196\" data-author=\"users\/269354\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726196\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726196\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"twitchtvpat\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726196\">88<\/a><\/li>\n<li>twitchtvpat<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T11:32:51+00:00\">Yesterday, 12:32pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>the good thing about all of this is there is a lot of opportunity these days either new studios being created , or other studios looking to expand their teams. hopefully sony looks snags some people up.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726198\" data-author=\"users\/285296\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726198\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726198\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/285296\/avatar.jpg?v=1614328152\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"z0d15g0d\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726198\">89<\/a><\/li>\n<li>z0d15g0d<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T11:35:55+00:00\">Yesterday, 12:35pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Sucks balls having your livelihood at the whims of a few, especially in this day and age. I hope they all find something soon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726255\" data-author=\"users\/193833\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726255\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726255\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/193833\/avatar.jpg?v=1528416843\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"mazzel\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726255\">90<\/a><\/li>\n<li>mazzel<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T13:11:50+00:00\">Yesterday, 2:11pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Not sure why all the hate goes to Microsoft here&#8230; I mean, they deserve it, but wasn&#8217;t Romero Games an independent studio?<br \/>Without knowing more details of the whole story it&#8217;s a little short sighted to blame the closure of an independent studio on Microsoft alone.<br \/>Sure if they are the biggest funding company for the current game then that&#8217;s one thing, but it smells like bad studio management as well.<br \/>You make contracts and especially if you make exclusive contracts you need to add clauses that keep you alive monetarily for some period if the main contributor drops out.<br \/>Either they d(f) ucked up the development completely so Microsoft was safe to breach contract or something else is going on here&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726479\" data-author=\"users\/337074\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726479\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726479\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"B0udoir\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726479\">91<\/a><\/li>\n<li>B0udoir<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T16:43:18+00:00\">Yesterday, 5:43pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@betasector that\u2019s unfortunately true. Look also at the history of Ion Storm and Deus Ex. Romero totally messed up with the business management, not just the game development, but on spending huge amount on frivolity with money he didn\u2019t have. He was kicked out by the publisher, and his associate was basically tasked to rebuild the studio. MS is stopping the funding right now might also be based on some similar facts. For sure he has put his name in gaming history, but he is definitely more a bohemian artist than a wise leader and I would not follow him on any project.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726740\" data-author=\"users\/280776\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726740\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8726740\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280776\/avatar.jpg?v=1737283317\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"graymamba\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726740\">92<\/a><\/li>\n<li>graymamba<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T22:03:13+00:00\">Yesterday, 11:03pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>B\u2026 b\u2026 but Xbox better\u2026 right guys? While the industry burns\u2026 I win right\u2026 am I right\u2026 guys? \ud83e\udee0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726744\" data-author=\"users\/276878\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726744\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726744\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/276878\/avatar.jpg?v=1743896373\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"UltimateOtaku91\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726744\">93<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UltimateOtaku91<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T22:07:40+00:00\">Yesterday, 11:07pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Typical Microsoft move.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726755\" data-author=\"users\/342504\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726755\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726755\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342504\/avatar.jpg?v=1721653637\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oram77\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726755\">94<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oram77<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T22:35:21+00:00\">Yesterday, 11:35pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I assume there&#8217;s no way they can go indie for this?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726757\" data-author=\"users\/132609\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726757\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8726757\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/132609\/avatar.jpg?v=1449258083\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Flaming_Kaiser\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726757\">95<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Flaming_Kaiser<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T22:44:39+00:00\">Yesterday, 11:44pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@MrPeanutbutterz Its a Pity these massive corpate entities excist. Microsoft should have stayed with Windows what they brought is nothing good. Im sorry one good thing they brought is trophies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726759\" data-author=\"users\/132609\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726759\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726759\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/132609\/avatar.jpg?v=1449258083\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Flaming_Kaiser\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726759\">96<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Flaming_Kaiser<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T22:47:18+00:00\">Yesterday, 11:47pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@mazzel After Microsoft almost killed Platinumgames they should have known better. Microsoft is not a good fit to work with. Even if deliver quality games that are highly rated your not safe<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726768\" data-author=\"users\/346142\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726768\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726768\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"lazarus11\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726768\">97<\/a><\/li>\n<li>lazarus11<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T22:58:21+00:00\">Yesterday, 11:58pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>What an absolute scummy thing to do , microsoft the filth of the gaming community<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726784\" data-author=\"users\/346142\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726784\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8726784\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"lazarus11\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726784\">98<\/a><\/li>\n<li>lazarus11<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-06T23:22:13+00:00\">12:22am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@mazzel it was an xbox exclusive,microsoft said they would fund development, then told them the day after the meeting, nah we are stopping funding we don&#8217;t want it anymore , arsehole trick , and the devs should have had a better contract drawn up , so now the game is stuck in limbo , I hope sony takes over and its a massive success and a big FU to ms,wonder if the deal was made before the acquisition, that would be interesting to find out<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726823\" data-author=\"users\/292234\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726823\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726823\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/292234\/avatar.jpg?v=1702880175\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"LikelySatan\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726823\">99<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LikelySatan<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-07T00:58:56+00:00\">1:58am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Im 100% done w these shady corporate sleazebags. I got soft after swearing them off w XBONE. Phil worked his magic and got me back, but I&#8217;m done. <br \/>You just don&#8217;t do John Romero like this.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8726858\" data-author=\"users\/92112\" data-subject=\"comments\/8726858\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8726858\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/92112\/avatar.jpg?v=1730989880\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hongo\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comment8726858\">100<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hongo<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-07T02:38:46+00:00\">3:38am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Xbox is a brand that Microsoft has wanted to rid itself from for the last decade, especially in terms of hardware. They are just stuck with it on the backend where the real money they are now making within gaming is from the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard and Bethesda. GamePass is part of that via GaS but has stalled in its current state. They want out of dedicated hardware, hence why they are licensing the Xbox brand to Meta, ASUS, etc.<\/p>\n<p>I feel bad for all of the employees involved with this shift, as Microsoft is truly a bland company with just ok consumer products. Windows alone has shown that in the last 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t make money off consumers, their main business is enterprise and contracts. The gaming industry in its current state is a sinking stone for Microsoft, especially as the third choice in the consumer space. Xbox is out, Activision-Blizzard, Bethesda, etc. are in.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-allegedly-met-with-microsoft-a-day-before-funding-was-pulled#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_E686B52F2CA39A\" style=\"min-width:300px; 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Earlier this week, as part of Xbox\u2019s big round of layoffs, it emerged that the Redmond firm had pulled funding&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/5d5593c29f133\/large.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1419,1407,1403,1400,1420],"class_list":["post-14410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game","tag-bethesda","tag-industry","tag-news","tag-ps5","tag-romero-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}