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

John Romero was one of the co-creators of DOOM and Romero Games went on to release multiple titles including the strategy RPG Empire of Sin for the Switch in 2020. The studio also released SIGIL and SIGIL 2 for for DOOM + DOOM II.

John Romero’s new FPS is canceled after Xbox cuts funding, Romero Games lays off staff and faces an uncertain future amid Microsoft’s massive layoffs.