{"id":27443,"date":"2025-07-06T16:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T16:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/2025\/07\/06\/romeros-firma-grundad-av-john-romero-fran-doom-avslutas-med-avsked-for-over-100-manniskor-sager-webbplatsen\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T04:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T04:23:52","slug":"romeros-firma-grundad-av-john-romero-fran-doom-avslutas-med-avsked-for-over-100-manniskor-sager-webbplatsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/sv\/2025\/07\/06\/romeros-firma-grundad-av-john-romero-fran-doom-avslutas-med-avsked-for-over-100-manniskor-sager-webbplatsen\/","title":{"rendered":"Romeros Firma, grundad av John Romero fr\u00e5n Doom, avslutas med avsked f\u00f6r \u00f6ver 100 m\u00e4nniskor, s\u00e4ger webbplatsen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"key-takeaways\"><h3>Viktiga punkter<\/h3><p>Skapad med AI - vi experimenterar fortfarande! Urs\u00e4kta om det inte riktigt motsvarar dina f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntningar.<\/p><ul><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Microsofts Xbox Game Studios upplevde betydande avskedningar, inklusive st\u00e4ngningen av Romero Games, vilket ledde till att \u00f6ver 100 anst\u00e4llda skickades iv\u00e4g.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">F\u00f6rverkligandet av ett f\u00f6rstapersonsskytte spelprojekt ledd av legendariske Doom-designern John Romero bekr\u00e4ftades, d\u00e5 finansiering fr\u00e5n Microsoft upph\u00f6rde.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Romero Games kan s\u00f6ka ett nytt utgivare och s\u00e4kra ytterligare finansiering f\u00f6r att m\u00f6jligen starta produktionen upp igen, anst\u00e4lla personal igen och \u00e5teruppta den avbrutna projektet.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Ekonomiska sv\u00e5righeter har drabbat Romero Games, trots att de haft bra vinster under de senaste \u00e5ren, vilket framh\u00e4ver de utmaningar som leker p\u00e5 game studio-branschen f\u00f6r att s\u00e4kra stabilt finansiering f\u00f6r sina projekt.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Xbox Studios avskedar Romero Games, vilket inneb\u00e4r att studion upph\u00f6r med verksamhet och 100 anst\u00e4llda skickas iv\u00e4g eftersom Microsoft har dragit tillbaka finansiering f\u00f6r studions kommande f\u00f6rstapersonsskytte (FPS)-spel. Detta \u00e4r en del av Microsofts stora personalavskedningar, som p\u00e5verkat 9 100 anst\u00e4llda, d\u00e4r Xbox Studios har upplevt betydande reduktioner. Studions FPS-projekt, som utvecklats med Unreal Engine 5, har varit i produktion sedan juli 2022 med Microsofts finansiering. Insider Gaming bekr\u00e4ftade att projektet har avbrutits, ledd av legendariske DOOM-designern John Romero. Microsofts beslut att dra tillbaka finansiering ledde till att hela Romero Games-personalet skickades iv\u00e4g, p\u00e5verkande anst\u00e4llda i Galway, Dublin, Sverige, USA, Australien och Sydafrika. Konstn\u00e4ren Cristoph Redl bekr\u00e4ftade sin avskedning, och f\u00f6re detta anst\u00e4llda delade nyheten via LinkedIn. En arbetare sade &#8221;Det \u00e4r sorgeligt att Romero Games var en av de 9 100 Microsoft-avskedningar idag. Jag arbetade med ett fantastiskt team, och mitt dr\u00f6mmjobb finns nu borta just s\u00e5 l\u00e4tt.&#8221; Iriska utgivningen The Journal rapporterade att alla anst\u00e4llda har avskedats och att studion har upph\u00f6rt med spelproduktion. Finansf\u00f6rbundet Financial Services Union n\u00e5r ut till dem som p\u00e5verkas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tVA0i6AqwYg\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Romero Games s\u00f6ker nytillh\u00f6rande utgivare efter ekonomiska stridigheter, m\u00f6jlig omstart med personal- och projektrevival<\/h2>\n<p>Romero Games, som grundades i Galway, Irland 2015, \u00e4r k\u00e4nt f\u00f6r Empire of Sin, en strategispel som gavs ut av Paradox Interactive \u00e5r 2020. Trots recenta ekonomiska rapporter som visar solida vinstf\u00f6rv\u00e4ntningar p\u00e5 1,5 miljoner dollar \u00e5r 2024 och 1,2 miljoner dollar \u00e5r 2023 &#8211; vinstber\u00e4knat fr\u00e5n tillf\u00e4lliga avtalsavtal \u2013 kunde studion inte forts\u00e4tta med sin verksamhet utan sitt utgivares st\u00f6d. Rapporten av Andy Robinson i Video Games Chronicle och Eurogamer tyder p\u00e5 att Romero Games \u00e4gare kan beakta att s\u00f6ka en ny utgivare och s\u00e4kra ytterligare finansiering, vilket skulle till\u00e5ta f\u00f6retaget att omstarta sin verksamhet, ta upp personalen igen och \u00e5teruppliva avbruten projekt.<\/p>\n<h2>Om du missade det<\/h2>\n<p>I ett senare utveckling som skickat oroligheter genom spelbranschen har Jonathan Dubinski unders\u00f6kt de implicationer som Microsofts avskaffade bidrag har f\u00f6r oberoende datorspelutvecklare i artikeln &#8221;Romero Games, grundat av John Romero, f\u00e5r avsk\u00e4rmande bidrag till nytillkommande spel efter att Microsoft avskaffat&#8221; (4 juli 2025). Artikeln granskar \u00f6de f\u00f6r Romero Games och dess ambitioner med f\u00f6rstapersonsskjutaren, samt den vidare effekten p\u00e5 andra h\u00f6gprofilerade titlar som Everwild och Perfect Dark. F\u00f6rsp\u00e4nda nyheter f\u00f6r spelgemenskapen \u00e4r att Romero Games har avskedat hela sitt team som jobbar med ett oavsl\u00f6jat FPS-spel p\u00e5 grund av Microsofts senaste bidragsavskaffande (l\u00e4s mer om det h\u00e4r <a href=\"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/sv\/2025\/07\/04\/romero-games-avskedar-anstallda-efter-microsofts-finansieringsavbrutet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romero Games avskedar anst\u00e4llda efter Microsofts finansieringsavbrutet<\/a>), en handling som \u00e4r en del av en st\u00f6rre f\u00f6r\u00e4ndring innefattande mer \u00e4n 9 000 avskedande \u00f6ver olika studios. Detta l\u00e4mnar den talangfulla gruppen vid Romero Games, med decennier av erfarenhet p\u00e5 b\u00e4cken, att navigera oroliga vatten och s\u00f6ka st\u00f6d fr\u00e5n branschen. Om du \u00e4r intresserad av hur dessa f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar formar spelmarknaden eller vill l\u00e4ra mer om denna utveckling och dess effekt p\u00e5 b\u00e5de utvecklare och spelare, \u00e4r det v\u00e4rt att kontrollera Ahmed Hassans detaljerade rapport fr\u00e5n 4 juli 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/2025\/07\/04\/romero-games-grundat-av-john-romero-far-finansiering-till-nytt-spel-upphavt-efter-microsoft-skarningar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romero Games, grundat av John Romero, f\u00e5r finansiering till nytt spel upph\u00e4vt efter Microsoft-sk\u00e4rningar<\/a>. Medan vi djuper in i de utmaningar som st\u00e4lls inf\u00f6r de stora spelarna inom tekindustrin, pl\u00e5gar Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox sig p\u00e5 ett kritiskt tv\u00e5ngspunkt. Brunos Pferds informativa artikel, &#8221;Xbox Plunges into New Crisis Amidst Cuts, Cancellations, and Studio Closures,&#8221; publicerad den 4 juli 2025, granskar den senaste v\u00e5gen av avskedanden och studiost\u00e4ngningar som p\u00e5verkar det believda spelm\u00e4rket. Med betydande f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar hos Xbox Game Studios, lyses i artikeln de os\u00e4kerheter som st\u00e5r inf\u00f6r b\u00e5de Microsoft och den vidare spelgemenskapen. F\u00f6r en n\u00e4rmre titt p\u00e5 dessa utvecklingar och deras implicationer f\u00f6r framtiden av spelbranschen, \u00e4r det v\u00e4rt att kontrollera <a href=\"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/sv\/2025\/07\/04\/xbox-dras-in-i-ny-kris-vid-skarmningar-avskrivningar-och-studioavvecklingar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xbox dras in i ny kris vid sk\u00e4rmningar, avskrivningar och studioavvecklingar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"external-references\"><h2>Det pratas ocks\u00e5 om det i utl\u00e4ndsk press<\/h2><p class=\"external-references__disclaimer\">Om du f\u00f6rst\u00e5r engelska, h\u00e4r \u00e4r l\u00e4nkar till externa k\u00e4llor<\/p><ul class=\"external-references__list\"><li class=\"external-references__item\" data-index=\"1\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Romero Games Shuttered and Over 100 Staff Axed After Xbox Pulls Funding<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/07\/romero-games-shuttered-and-over-100-staff-axed-after-xbox-pulls-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"external-references__link\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Romero Games Shuttered and Over 100 Staff Axed After Xbox Pulls Funding<\/span><span class=\"external-references__domain\">pushsquare.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"external-references__item\" data-index=\"2\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Over 100 staff laid off as Galway-based Romero Games shuts down after funding cut<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/100-staff-laid-off-galway-romero-games-6753674-Jul2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"external-references__link\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Over 100 staff laid off as Galway-based Romero Games shuts down after funding cut<\/span><span class=\"external-references__domain\">thejournal.ie<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"external-references__item\" data-index=\"3\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Romero Games now \u2018completely closed\u2019 following Microsoft cuts, it\u2019s claimed<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/romero-games-now-completely-closed-following-microsoft-cuts-its-claimed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"external-references__link\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Romero Games now \u2018completely closed\u2019 following Microsoft cuts, it\u2019s claimed<\/span><span class=\"external-references__domain\">videogameschronicle.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"external-references__item\" data-index=\"4\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Romero Games reportedly shuts down after Microsoft pulls funding for its AAA game<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Romero-Games-reportedly-shuts-down-after-Microsoft-pulls-funding-for-its-AAA-game.1052030.0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"external-references__link\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Romero Games reportedly shuts down after Microsoft pulls funding for its AAA game<\/span><span class=\"external-references__domain\">notebookcheck.net<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"external-references__item\" data-index=\"5\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Romero Games suffers from Microsoft layoffs<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogamer.com\/news\/doom-co-creator-john-romeros-entire-romero-games-studio-has-been-laid-off-following-microsoft-layoffs-as-xbox-cuts-funding-for-new-fps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"external-references__link\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Romero Games suffers from Microsoft layoffs<\/span><span class=\"external-references__domain\">videogamer.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I sv\u00e5ra tider f\u00f6r Romero Games ser det ut att det finns hopp p\u00e5 horisonten, d\u00e5 \u00e4garna s\u00f6ker ett potentiellt nytt utgivare och finansiering f\u00f6r att \u00e5terupprinnna med sin FPS-spelprojekt och bringa tillbaka deras talangfulla team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":6985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","movie_schema":"","tvshow_schema":"","videogame_schema":"","meta_description":"John Romero's Romero Games shut down after Microsoft funding cuts, affecting over 100 employees","meta_keywords":"SEO-keywords: Romero Games, John Romero, Doom, Unreal Engine 5, Microsoft financing cuts","meta_author":"Niklas Sundin","meta_robots":"index, follow","meta_language":"en","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"\"Romero Games l\u00e4ggs ned av Microsoft - kan spelstudion komma tillbaka?\"","twitter_description":"Romero Games, started by Doom creator John Romero, closes after Microsoft funding cuts, leaving over 100 jobs lost. 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