Matt Firor于2024年辞职, 之后微软取消了他毕生的MMO计划, Matt Firor resigned in 2024 after Microsoft canceled his career-long MMO project, Project Blackbird.

ZeniMax在线工作室创始人Matt Firor于2024年在微软取消Blackbird计划后辞职。 Matt Firor, founder of ZeniMax Online Studios, resigned in 2024 after Microsoft canceled Project Blackbird, a long-developed MMO he described as the game he had dedicated his career to. 这次取消是更广泛的Xbox结构调整的一部分,也导致Everwild和 " 倡议 " 等其他项目关闭,导致大量工作人员离职。 The cancellation, part of broader Xbox restructuring, also led to the shutdown of other projects like Everwild and The Initiative, resulting in significant staff departures. Firor曾在制片厂工作了18年多,他表达了深深的个人损失,并赞扬他的长期团队。 Firor, who had worked at the studio for over 18 years, expressed deep personal loss and praised his longtime team. 自离开以来,他一直在向新开办企业提供咨询,并投资于小型发展团队,但没有宣布启动新工作室的计划。 Since leaving, he has been advising startups and investing in small development teams but has not announced plans to launch a new studio.