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🔥 "Almost a CHEAT": ex‑head of ZeniMax Online, Matt Firor, raves about Crimson Desert

He calls it a "single‑player version of an MMO": shifting MMO-scale design into singleplayer removes networking headaches, gives that explorer's vibe and light onboarding, Firor even compared it to Breath of the Wild. Says he spent dozens of hours enjoying freedom and slowly mastering deep systems, and predicts big open worlds without mandatory onli...

#SteamAndEpic #Online #Firor #MMOScale #ZeniMax #Crimson

Stadiaverse.it Apr 3

The Elder Scrolls Online Inaugura la Stagione Zero: Cosa Cambia con Dawn And Dusk
https://www.stadiaverse.it/2026/04/03/the-elder-scrolls-online-inaugura-la-stagione-zero-cosa-cambia-con-dawn-and-dusk/ #bethesda #dawnanddusk #mmorpg #tamrieltome #zenimax

Cambionn Mar 7

Also: #Yesterday evening I spend my whole evening in #ESO doing... nothing! Because the zone chat was so fun I waisted hours in Auridon (which seems to be the most active atm)! The day before too! Haven't had this happen in years 😱...

Maybe #Zenimax's changes in teams, update 49 launching next week, and promises for the future are indeed bringing people back ❤️.

#TheElderScrolls #ElderScrollsOnline #ElderScrolls #TES #TESO #gaming #game #games #videogames #videogame #mmorpg #mmo #today

MassivelyOP Jan 20

Test footage of ZeniMax’s cancelled Project Blackbird MMO has leaked to social media
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2026/01/20/test-footage-of-zenimaxs-cancelled-project-blackbird-mmo-has-leaked-to-social-media
#Blackbird #ProjectBlackbird #ZeniMax

Tom's Hardware Italia Jan 19

🎮 Uno sguardo al progetto cancellato di ZeniMax ora rivelato in un video sorprendente! #ZeniMax #GamingNews

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/videogioco/project-blackbird-di-zenimax-cancellato-emerge-2026-01-19

Il progetto cancellato di ZeniMax si mostra in un video

Un video di due minuti svela Project Blackbird, l'MMO cancellato di ZeniMax Online Studios che aveva entusiasmato i dirigenti Microsoft.

Tom's Hardware

MassivelyOP Jan 5

Former ZOS president Matt Firor finally confirms he left over Project Blackbird’s cancellation
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2026/01/05/former-zos-president-matt-firor-finally-confirms-he-left-over-project-blackbirds-cancellation
#MMORPG #Blackbird #ZeniMax #MattFiror

Jon Snow Jan 3

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

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/mmo/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/

#Microsoft #Zenimax #gaming #MMO #layoffs #masslayoffs #technology #gamedev

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

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.:\dGh/:.Dec 19

2017 - Microsoft knows about #Starfield
2018 - Sony negotiates exclusivity for #PlayStation5
2020 - Microsoft buys Bethesda to avoid that.
2026 - Starfield releases on PlayStation 5 anyway.

So much ado for nothing.

#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Microsoft #Bethesda #BethesdaGameStudios #Zenimax #RPG #SciFi #Adventure #Mid #Mediocre #Sony #PS5

.:\dGh/:.Dec 19

2017 - Microsoft knows about #Starfield
2018 - Sony negotiates exclusivity for #PlayStation5
2020 - Microsoft buys Bethesda to avoid that.
2026 - Starfield releases on PlayStation 5 anyway.

So much ado for nothing.

#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Microsoft #Bethesda #BethesdaGameStudios #Zenimax #RPG #SciFi #Adventure #Mid #Mediocre #Sony #PS5