id Software confirms a new game, with Hugo Martin directing

A new project, few details

id Software is working on a new game, the studio said on 12 November 2026, confirming a project it described as coming from its teams in Texas and Frankfurt. Game direction is once again by Hugo Martin, who directed Doom: The Dark Ages.

The studio did not say what the game is. In a post on X, id Software wrote: «It'll be some time before we're ready to share more but we can't wait for you to see what we're working on.»

How the news came out

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced the project first, in a post marking the approaching 25th anniversary of the original Xbox console. «Few studios have shaped the first-person shooter genre as much as id Software,» she wrote, adding that the team is «already working on its next game».

Sharma's post also set a date for Slaughter Mode, an addition to Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations, for 16 November 2026. The Revelations expansion itself was released in July, more than a year after the base game.

What is not known

Whether the new project is another Doom, a return to Quake or something else has not been stated. id Software is part of Xbox's Bethesda arm.

The confirmation follows layoffs at the studio, according to Video Games Chronicle, which reported the new game as coming after them. The sources did not give the number of jobs affected or a date for the cuts.

No release window, platforms or title have been announced.