ZeniMax Online Studios drabbades av en betydande f\u00f6r\u00e4ndring efter att Xbox genomf\u00f6rde omfattande avskedningar. De f\u00f6rlorade inte bara personal, utan \u00e4ven deras spel, Project Blackbird, blev inst\u00e4ngt. Nyheten tog f\u00f6rsiktighetsmedlet p\u00e5 den h\u00e4r laget, s\u00e4rskilt eftersom de f\u00e5tt mycket positiv feedback fr\u00e5n varum\u00e4rkesledare. Bloomberg rapporterade att anst\u00e4llda fick veta om sin \u00f6de pl\u00f6tsligt: de v\u00e4cktes upp f\u00f6r att se sitt arbetsaccess revocerat. Det var ett skock, s\u00e5 h\u00e5rt som det kan uttryckas. Jason Schreier avsl\u00f6jade att i mars 2025 avledde h\u00f6gt uppsatta Xbox-utvecklare, d\u00e4ribland Phil Spencer, en demo av Project Blackbird och skulle ha varit mycket intryckta. Det som \u00e4r s\u00e4rskilt f\u00f6rvirrande \u00e4r att just m\u00e5nader efter att de f\u00e5tt betydande lovord f\u00f6r sitt arbete, l\u00e4rde sig teamet bakom Project Blackbird att deras spel st\u00e4ngdes och att de blev arbetsl\u00f6sa. Enligt Schreiers k\u00e4llor var det d\u00e5 Phil Spencer som gick och tog controllern fr\u00e5n Matt Booty under mars d\u00e5 han spelade demoinspelningen, eftersom han var s\u00e5 upptagen i spelet trots att han hade ett m\u00f6te att g\u00e5 till.<\/p>\n
Projekt Blackbird beskrivs som en tredjepersonsskjutare med loot online, med en sci-fi noir stil som p\u00e5minner om Blade Runner. Spelarna kunde navigera milj\u00f6erna snabbt genom att anv\u00e4nda dynamiska r\u00f6relsef\u00f6rm\u00e5gor som dubbelhopp, luftfaller, spetsb\u00e5gshooks och v\u00e4ggklettrning f\u00f6r att till\u00e5ta vertikal transport. Utvecklingen av spelet p\u00e5b\u00f6rjades ett litet men hade senare f\u00e5tt betydande impulser, med teamet som expanderade till ungef\u00e4r 300 personer. Cheferna inom seniorledningen hos Microsoft sa ocks\u00e5 en impressionant vertikal sk\u00e4rmslipning i mars 2025. D\u00e4refter f\u00f6rsvann Projekt Blackbird pl\u00f6tsligt, som l\u00e4mnade ZeniMax Online Studios helt \u00f6verraskade. P\u00e5 grund av den pl\u00f6tsliga inst\u00e4ngningen av Projekt Blackbird l\u00e4mnade Matt Firor sitt svar, som \u00e4r chefen och grundaren hos ZeniMax Online Studios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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