Former ZeniMax Online Founder Confirms He Resigned Because Xbox Killed Project Blackbird

Former ZeniMax Online Founder Confirms He Resigned Because Xbox Killed Project Blackbird

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ZeniMax Online Founder Resigned in Wake of 'Project Blackbird' Cancellation

Last week, as covered by other outlets (IGN, GamesIndustry.biz), former cofounder of ZeniMax Online (a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media) Matt Firor took to his LinkedIn page to talk all things 2025—included the reason for his resignation, which was the cancellation of the company’s next major title ‘Project Blackbird‘ and a title Matt waited his “entire … The post ZeniMax Online Founder Resigned in Wake of ‘Project Blackbird’ Cancellation appeared fi…

ZeniMax Online founder confirms he quit after Microsoft shut down Project Blackbird, "the game I had waited my entire career to create"

ZeniMax Online founder Matt Firor has confirmed he chose to walk away from the studio after parent company Microsoft canceled Project Blackbird, "the game [he] had waited [his] entire career to create."

Former Elder Scrolls Online Boss Says Xbox Cancellation Drove Him To Leave Bethesda

Project Blackbird was a new IP at the studio.Back in July, when Microsoft cancelled a bunch of projects amidst a huge shakeup for its Xbox division, The Elder Scrolls Online boss Matt Firor left the company — and now, roughly six months later, the former ZeniMax leader has gone into a bit more detail about why he chose to leave amidst this shakeup.Taking to social media in the new year, Firor outright said that the cancellation of Project Blackb…

Former ZOS president Matt Firor finally confirms he left over Project Blackbird’s cancellation

When Microsoft swung an axe across thousands of game developer’s jobs last year, one of the studios affected was ZeniMax Online Studios, particularly the devs working on the MMORPG codenamed Project Blackbird. The news was further compounded by the departure of studio president Matt Firor, who at the time merely said he was leaving and […]

Cancellation Of New Bethesda MMO Just Got An Even Sadder Twist

ZeniMax Studios boss says the cancellation of Project Blackbird led to his departure.