Alpha Dog Games
Alpha Dog Games is a video game development studio known for creating mobile titles like Mighty Doom, recently re-established as an independent studio after being shut down by Microsoft in 2024.
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Alpha Dog Games is a video game development studio that specializes in creating mobile games. The studio is best known for developing Mighty Doom, a mobile title in the Doom franchise. After being acquired by Microsoft and subsequently shut down in 2024, the studio's founders successfully reclaimed it and relaunched it as an independent entity. The studio continues to operate independently, focusing on game development.
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Alpha Dog Games, originally acquired by Bethesda in 2019 and later part of Microsoft Xbox, was shut down in 2024 but has been revived as an independent studio as of May 2025. The founding team reacquired the studio, though no details on their next project have been announced.
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Mighty Doom developer Alpha Dog Games has returned to independent ownership two years after being closed by Microsoft. Studio founder Shawn Woods confirmed the mobile specialist is now independently owned by its founding team and is in discussions with partners and publishers about future projects.
Alpha Dog Games, the developer of Mighty Doom, has regained independent ownership after being shut down by Microsoft in 2024, with co-founder Shawn Woods thanking Microsoft for facilitating the transition. The studio is now exploring partnerships but has not announced specific future projects.
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A leaked image of Anika in a dark tomb and a mysterious giant figure just dropped—and the leaker's Twitter suspension only makes these Assassin's Creed Hexe details feel more real.
Despite moving 106,000 copies and earning a 76 Metacritic, Vermila Studios couldn't escape the indie horror market's brutal math — and the entire team is now out of work.
After Microsoft axed his studio's shooter and id Software absorbed layoffs, Romero's keynote isn't philosophical — it's personal, and Southeast Asia's rising dev scene is watching for the answer.
Team Spino's prehistoric souls-like lets you clamp massive blades between dinosaur jaws for brutal duels, and the global launch countdown is already ticking toward Thursday.
Alpha Dog Games, originally acquired by Bethesda in 2019 and later part of Microsoft Xbox, was shut down in 2024 but has been revived as an independent studio as of May 2025. The founding team reacquired the studio, though no details on their next project have been announced.
Mighty Doom developer Alpha Dog Games has returned to independent ownership two years after being closed by Microsoft. Studio founder Shawn Woods confirmed the mobile specialist is now independently owned by its founding team and is in discussions with partners and publishers about future projects.
Alpha Dog Games, the developer of Mighty Doom, has regained independent ownership after being shut down by Microsoft in 2024, with co-founder Shawn Woods thanking Microsoft for facilitating the transition. The studio is now exploring partnerships but has not announced specific future projects.