"Project Blackbird was the game I had waited my entire career to create, and having it canceled led to my resignation,"
"My heart and thoughts are always with the impacted team members, many of whom I had worked 20+ years with, and all of whom were the most dedicated, amazingly talented group of developers in the industry."
"With internal funding and full creative control, the studio is focused on crafting bold, character-driven experiences free from corporate compromises,"
Matt Firor founded ZeniMax Online in 2007 and helped turn The Elder Scrolls Online into a leading MMORPG. He resigned last summer after Microsoft-led layoffs at the studio and cancellation of Project Blackbird, the ambitious online multiplayer game he had long sought to create. He publicly confirmed on January 1 that Blackbird's cancellation led to his resignation. Many veteran developers were impacted; some formed Sackbird Studios to pursue a multiplayer game with internal funding and full creative control. Bloomberg described Blackbird as an ambitious loot shooter blending Destiny and Blade Runner with MMORPG quest structure; Phil Spencer reportedly praised an internal build.
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