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REVEALED: Blackbird - The Real Truth

"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.

Windows Central

René Redzepi: Noma’s head chef resigns following abuse allegations and protests

Dinners at Noma’s Los Angeles pop-up cost $1,500

The Independent UK

‘Highly problematic behavior’: Noma residency in LA starts with PR crisis

After stories of René Redzepi’s abuse of staff resurfaced, protests and sponsorship cancellations eclipsed the restaurant’s pop-up

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Major sponsors withdraw from Noma pop-up events in LA as renowned chef faces allegations of abuse

The chef has apologized for ‘harmful’ actions from his past

The Independent UK

Noma loses major sponsors for Los Angeles events after reports of abuse

American Express and Blackbird cut ties with restaurant after René Redzepi accused of abusing his staff

The Guardian - US

‘They were mothers, wives, friends’: how a ski trip turned deadly in the California mountains

A picture is emerging of one of the worst avalanche disasters in US history, and the women among a tight-knit group of friends who died

The Guardian - US

Ski guides in spotlight as investigators probe deadly California avalanche

Legal experts say a criminal investigation announced into whether negligence played a role in a deadly California avalanche could hinge on key decisions by guides leading the ill-fated ski trip

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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.

PC Gamer

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.

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.

Fortune

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.

Cycling News

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.

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Fortune

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.

Newcastle Herald

Review: Blackbird soars with powerful chemistry and explosive topic

My companion and I were in tears at the end.

The Canberra Times

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..."

Cycling News

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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