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Elder Scrolls Online lead says Xbox's layoffs aren't the reason the MMO is switching over to smaller updates: "Seasons is not in any way a response to that"

And because Blackbird was canceled, "in some capacities, we actually increased the number of folks available"

GamesRadar

Microsoft killed his dream MMO despite apparently loving it, says former Elder Scrolls Online head, so he left: "The game I had waited my entire career to create"

Matt Firor left Zenimax after the cancellation of Project Blackbird

GamesRadar

Former Elder Scrolls Online chief confirms Microsoft's 2025 bloodbath drove his departure from ZeniMax: 'Project Blackbird was the game I had waited my entire career to create'

Matt Firor announced his split from ZeniMax Online Studios the same day Microsoft laid off roughly 9,000 employees and cancelled multiple game projects.

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BlackBird Financial's Judah Spinner on Investing, Discipline, and Philanthropy

According to Spinner, it is madness for an investor buying stock to have anything other than the operating realities of the underlying business in mind. I think of a stock only as a fractional interest in a business and always begin by asking myself: "How much would I pay for…

International Business Times

Laid-off devs of cancelled ZeniMax MMO Project Blackbird form new studio 'with no outside investors and full creative control,' and they're calling it Sackbird

"When I learned that Blackbird was being cancelled and a lot of people were losing their jobs, it lit a fire."

PC Gamer

Homeworld 3 developer acquires the rights to its superior previous game about salvaging spaceships, with 'multiple' new projects in the works

Focus Entertainment was previously co-owner.

PC Gamer

"They say that, in space, no one can hear you scream": Devs of hit space sim Hardspace Shipbreaker "reacquire full ownership" of the series, announce "multiple" follow-ups in development

"That's right!"

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"A future has been stolen from many of us" — ZeniMax Online Studios devs will reportedly soon be hit by Microsoft's Xbox layoffs after the MMO Phil Spencer loved was cancelled

A new report suggests that "almost all" the ZeniMax Online Studios devs that worked on its cancelled Blackbird MMO "are losing their jobs" following the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs.

Windows Central

Before cancelling ZeniMax's Destiny-style MMO shooter, Xbox executives reportedly enjoyed early demos so much that the controller had to be pulled from Phil Spencer's hands

At Xbox, success doesn't mean security.

PC Gamer

Restaurant star Ben Leventhal raises another $50 million for crypto dining app Blackbird

Ben Leventhal, the founder and CEO of Blackbird Labs, also helped cofound the restaurant-focused publication Eater and the app Resy.

Fortune

Hutchinson Blackbird road bike tyre review: Not the fastest rolling, but great in many other areas

The Hutchinson Blackbird is a solidly performing tyre with decent rolling resistance, good grip, durability, and at a reasonable price. However it comes in limited sizes.

Cycling News

Resy founder's new dining app uses crypto—just don’t let its users know that

Blackbird, Ben Leventhal’s new loyalty program, wants to bring independent restaurants closer to their guests.

Fortune

Blackbird, the new app from Resy cofounder, now lets diners settle the check with crypto

Restaurant loyalty app Blackbird Labs today announced a new end-to-end payment system that allows customers to pay for their meal on-chain.

Fortune

Review: Blackbird soars with powerful chemistry and explosive topic

My companion and I were in tears at the end.

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Civic bar working through debts after musician takes to social media

It comes after reports of delayed payments to musicians.

Inverse

'Homeworld 3' Devs Say Four-Day Workweek Is “A Literal Game-Changer”

Blackbird Interactive's Homeworld 3 has been a long time coming, and its developers share some insights about updating a classic RTS for a modern audience.

MusicRadar

“He gave me a bunch of pills... I could barely move my arm, so I could only play high up on the neck, and the first thing I did was that riff. I don't remember when I sang 'sex on fire'": The story of Kings of Leon's global smash

"One of the sound mixers walked in and said, ‘Sex on Fire', huh? And it just became a running joke..."

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Hutchinson claims it's new Blackbird performance tyres last over 4000km

The French manufacturer has launched a new top-end road tyre

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"Once we had it all arranged, we all looked at each other and it was one of those hairs-standing-up-on-your-arms moments": the story of the landmark Alter Bridge song that won them a greatest guitar solo award

Is this still Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti's greatest work?

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Homeworld 3 gets another delay in the middle of its Steam Next Fest demo after feedback from people who were brought in to "play through the full game"

At least you can still try it for yourself

TV Tech

Imagicomm Stations Expand Cloud Editing with Blackbird

The two stations, in Idaho and Mississippi, have deployed a news production system based on Blackbird, BLOX Digital

TV Tech

CBS19 Taps Blackbird for Faster Newsroom Workflows

CBS19 in Charlottesville will deploy Blackbird to provide its editors, producers, social teams and reporters with the full Blackbird edit suite

PC Gamer

Minecraft Legends goes into maintenance mode 9 months after release, as devs announce they're 'going to take a step back from development'

Mojang and Blackbird say the process of using player feedback to improve the game is now "complete."

Fortune

Exclusive: Privy, the crypto startup powering buzzy consumer tools, raises $18 million

Privy is behind the hot new restaurant reservation app Blackbird launched by the founder of Resy.

Fortune

Ben Leventhal’s latest food-focused startup just raised $24 million to put restaurants’ customer data on the blockchain

The company uses NFTs and crypto tokens to attract repeat customers.

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