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"The world probably would have been a better place with that game in it": Ex-The Elder Scrolls Online director reflects on Xbox canceling his 'Project Blackbird' MMO amid layoffs

The director of the canceled Xbox MMO Project Blackbird has reflected on the project and its unfortunate death in a new interview. Here's what he said.

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Elder Scrolls Online will feel like an entirely new MMO, with Sea of Thieves-style naval combat, solo dungeons, revamped PvP, and an exciting return to Skyrim underway: "We still want to do new zones"

Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk arrives April 2

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Final Fantasy 14 lost me with Dawntrail, but The Elder Scrolls Online promises to mend my broken heart with a return to Skyrim and more

Opinion | Stepping out of Eorzea and back into Tamriel

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The Elder Scrolls Online is coming to PC Game Pass in June, and it's free right now with PlayStation Plus

Zenimax Online Studios has announced huge plans for The Elder Scrolls Online, including a PC Game Pass and PlayStation Plus release.

TechRadar

When is Elder Scrolls Online (ESO)’s Update 50?

It's still a bit away...

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Sneaky trademark filing suggests id Software might be working on a long-awaited Quake sequel

Let's quake things up.

Destructoid

As an Elder Scrolls Online veteran, I'm worried its new seasonal model could kill my favorite MMORPG

Opinion | Adopting a live-service rhythm is a risky bet meant to cover up Xbox's missteps, and I'm not sure it'll work out for ZeniMax Online

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Despite an incredibly tough 2025 for ZeniMax, The Elder Scrolls Online's leadership is hopeful: 'We've definitely got our eyes on the future, because this is our home'

"We aren't done yet."

PC Gamer

The Elder Scrolls Online's director says doing the same-old yearly patch cycle wasn't 'going to cut it' if the MMO developer 'wanted to have a shot at reaching that 30-year mark'

"Nothing is off the table right now."

PC Gamer

The Elder Scrolls Online devs promise that its new seasonal model 'is the beginning of a major shift' for the decade-old MMO: 'Frankly, we think we could make the game more rewarding and exciting'

'Tis the season.

PC Gamer

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

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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.

PC Gamer

The Elder Scrolls Online studio head says Microsoft's brutal cuts were 'super emotional… it was awful'

Despite the cancellation of Blackbird, still wants to make a new game.

PC Gamer

After 3 years of bargaining with Microsoft, the Raven QA workers have secured their first union contract: 'Ratifying this contract is a win for game workers everywhere'

After beginning their unionization effort with a strike in 2021, Raven QA testers have negotiated guaranteed raises and limits on mandatory overtime.

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The Elder Scrolls Online 'isn't going anywhere,' new ZeniMax boss says: 'The studio is continuing to work hard on new features, adventures, and improvements'

It's been a month since Microsoft cancelled a new MMO in development at ZeniMax, a move that coincided with the departure of former studio president and TESO director Matt Firor.

PC Gamer

ESO devs at ZeniMax reel from Microsoft's 'hollow' layoff emails, with some wondering how a 'carcass of workers' is 'supposed to keep shipping award-winning games'

"I don't care how many times they do it to try and make it seem normal—it's not."

Windows Central

ZeniMax QA testers face whiplash and "rancid" work morale following Microsoft's gaming layoffs — but the union still fights

ZeniMax Workers United ratified a historic contract with Microsoft just weeks before layoffs cut into the team, but the union is still pushing on.

Windows Central

"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.

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'A future has been stolen from many of us and our community will never experience an amazing game': Microsoft MMO devs respond to cancelation of project Phil Spencer reportedly loved

The cancellation of ZeniMax Online Studios' new game happened earlier this month as part of Microsoft's latest round of mass layoffs.

GamesRadar

Phil Spencer reportedly had so much fun playing the Elder Scrolls Online dev's unannounced MMO that Xbox's Matt Booty had to take his controller from him — 4 months later it's canceled

What could've been

PC Gamer

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.

GamesRadar

After 18 years, Elder Scrolls Online director and studio head Matt Firor is leaving the company amid Microsoft layoffs: "There are many more stories to be told, adventures to be had"

Zenimax Online's new MMO was canceled as part of the Xbox layoffs

Destructoid

All games reportedly cancelled following today’s Xbox layoffs

Terrible news to start July

PC Gamer

A new MMO in development at Elder Scrolls Online studio ZeniMax has been cancelled as Microsoft puts thousands more people out of work

Multiple ZeniMax employees have confirmed the cancellation, and layoffs at the studio.

GamesRadar

"A giant black hole sucking everything in, and spitting out bones": Devs react with anger and concern as yet more Microsoft layoffs see huge cuts and cancellations at game studios

"Every day it’s hard to see what the future of this industry is"

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