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DARK SECRETS: Zenimax online studios - The Real Truth

Elder Scrolls Online director says his cancelled MMO was a "missed opportunity" for Bethesda and Xbox, but "a giant successful video game" isn't enough for Microsoft's higher-ups

"That was just a very large bet and they needed to hedge their large bets"

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Crimson Desert "is almost like cheating," former Elder Scrolls Online lead says, who doesn't know why more MMO devs haven't followed Pearl Abyss' lead

"I still don't know what I'm doing, but I'm having so much fun," says Matt Firor

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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 Seasons 2026 roadmap explained

Tamriel's changing with seasons.

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When is crossplay coming to Elder Scrolls Online?

Feels like it's been hundred years.

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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.

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

It's still a bit away...

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How to get Trade Bars in Elder Scrolls Online (ESO)

There's a lot more than just event goodies this time.

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The Elder Scrolls Online fully shifts to Seasons, with new story, reworks, and quests across 2026 — and most new content will now be free

The Elder Scrolls Online is changing radically across 2026, with a full embrace of the seasonal model and most new content being free.

Windows Central

The Elder Scrolls Online is finally getting cross-play for Xbox, PC, and PlayStation — but don’t expect it to arrive soon

ZeniMax Online Studios is hard at work on cross-play for The Elder Scrolls Online, but it won't be coming soon.

Windows Central

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

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

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

"I want us to be the most successful studio in our entire organization" — The Elder Scrolls Online developers talk future plans after recent Microsoft cuts

Weeks after its unannounced game was canceled by Microsoft, ZeniMax Online Studios leadership still has big plans.

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Over 160 Blizzard employees unite for workplace improvements in historic move

The Blizzard Entertainment Story and Franchise Development team has unionized under Microsoft, adding to the existing unions at other Blizzard teams.

Windows Central

Raven Software QA workers ratify union contract with Microsoft — securing better pay and the "elimination of crunch time"

Raven Software QA testers ratify a union contract with Microsoft, securing better pay, protection against crunch, and more.

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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

'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.

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"A future has been stolen": ZeniMax union says "lives were upended" by Xbox layoffs and MMO cancelation, but "we have not yet been laid off"

"For most of us something like a layoff is inevitable"

Windows Central

Xbox layoffs and game cuts wreak havoc on talented developers and the company's future portfolio — Weekend discussion 💬

It's unfortunate, but the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, cuts, and cancellations have dominated the week's news cycle. But we want to hear your opinions.

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Xbox CEO Phil Spencer reportedly couldn't stop playing ZeniMax's unannounced game — and now it's canceled

A report from Bloomberg indicates that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer enjoyed playing ZeniMax Online Studios' new MMORPG months before it was canceled.

PC Gamer

Blizzard ends new content development for Warcraft Rumble and lays off staff: Former employee says 'most' of the team has been let go

Warcraft Rumble will continue to operate with in-game events and bug fixes, but further development is over.

PC Gamer

The Elder Scrolls Online director Matt Firor, who helped launch ZeniMax Online Studios in 2007, is leaving the company

Word of Firor's surprise departure came just hours after Microsoft announced the layoff of 9,000 employees.

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.

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After 7 years of development, Elder Scrolls Online developer's new MMO is reportedly canceled amid wider Xbox layoffs

Zenimax Online developers have reportedly been locked out of their Slack accounts, suggesting layoffs at the studio

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