Fired Xbox developers of Doom: The Dark Ages have teamed up as Hidden Horses to create an old-school adrenaline-pumping shooter

Last summer, at the behest of Xbox, the famous American studio id Software (Doom, Quake series) remained in the minority, but the employees fired without explanation did not sit idle.

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A group of 20 former Doom Eternal and Doom: The Dark Ages developers have announced the founding of a new independent game studio – Hidden Horses. The announcement of the team was accompanied by an 18-minute documentary film.

As part of Hidden Horses appear former id Software employees such as:

lead visual effects artist Todd Boyce; chief engine programmer Dustin Land; chief technical designer Tim Locke; Senior AI and Gameplay Engineer Daniel Young; senior technical designer Jordan Turner; producer Andrew Willis.

“This team has been making games for years. And we realized that what made that time special was not the projects, but the people. Hidden Horses is an opportunity to save the team, build something of our own and create the old-school shooters that players want,” said Land.

Debut project Hidden Horses will become adrenaline-pumping single-player shooter Danger Pay, set on a deadly game show led by a sinister but charming AI host.

Danger Pay is inspired by the arcade game Smash TV and the novel The Running Man by Stephen King. They promise classic gameplay, “cool” weapons, crazy enemies and high-quality optimization.

They plan to raise money for the creation of Danger Pay as part of a crowdfunding campaign. Project page on site Kickstarter is already open. The timing and goals of the initiative are not specified at this stage.

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