Matt Firor Opens Up About Microsoft Killing His Dream MMO
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“We’re a number on a ledger": ex-Elder Scrolls Online studio head says Microsoft cancelling Project Blackbird was a "missed opportunity"
Last year, Microsoft cancelled an MMO that was in the works at ZeniMax Online Studios, developers of The Elder Scrolls Online, as part of wider layoffs. It was codenamed project Blackbird, and following its canning, ZeniMax Online founder Matt Firor resigned from the company he'd worked at since 2007. Firor's now shed some more light on his feelings about the cancellation of the game he "had waited [his] entire career to create", as well as how …
Former ESO Lead Speaks Out On Xbox's Decision To Cancel New ZeniMax MMO
"Making games is always a heartbreaking business".Last summer, seismic news shifted through the world of Xbox as Microsoft cancelled multiple projects and laid off hundreds of developers, with one of those cancellations being 'Project Blackbird', a new MMO from the folks behind The Elder Scrolls Online. It's a shame that this Cyberpunk RPG never came to market, and we're not the only ones disappointed by that either.Former ZeniMax Online lead Ma…
"A Missed Opportunity for Xbox" — The Man Who Built ESO for 18 Years Opens Up About Project Blackbird's Cancellation
Former ZeniMax Online Studios founder and studio head Matt Firor has finally spoken openly about Project Blackbird's cancellation. Firor, who was behind the successful release of The Elder Scrolls Online and its continued support for many years, left the studio following Microsoft's decision to cancel the project after many years of development. Shortly after that news, he admitted that the two things were directly related. Now, speaking to Minn…
Matt Firor, a veteran of ZeniMax Online Studios for 18 years, left the company recently due to the cancellation of Project Blackbird. The MMO of science fiction had been in development for seven years, and now will never see the light. Although Firor can understand the decision, it was such an important project for him, for which he had waited his entire career, that he felt his loss was an indicator to go on. "This idea rolled for a long time. …
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