Zenimax Online Studios' MMORPG Project Blackbird, which began development in 2018, has been cancelled amidst Xbox's recent layoffs. This project was anticipated to be the studio's first release since The Elder Scrolls Online in 2014. Reports indicate that the layoffs have caused chaos within the studio, with employees experiencing sudden lockouts from their Slack accounts without clear communication regarding their job status. The situation has been characterized as disorganized and alarming for the affected staff members.
The new MMORPG project from Zenimax Online Studios, maker of Elder Scrolls Online, has been canceled as part of the Xbox layoffs, sources tell Bloomberg News. The project, code-named Blackbird, had been in development since 2018. Still more news to come this morning.
As one illustration of just how sloppy and chaotic today's mass Xbox layoff has been, some employees at Zenimax Online Studios are now watching their Slack accounts abruptly get locked out. No message from HR, no word on whether they still have a job, just an ominous Slack deactivation.
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