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ZeniMax Online Studios is reportedly working on an unannounced game - IG News

Last July, Microsoft carried out a major purge, laying off staff and canceling several projects. Among these was Blackbird, an MMORPG developed by ZeniMax…

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Katiya Goodman, who was a producer at the company before joining Bethesda Game Studios last February, mentions on LinkedIn the existence of a "new unannounced project in pre-production". Her work spanned from July to October 2025, which means that it is not Blackbird.

We know nothing else about this mysterious title other than the fact that it was in development last year by a small team of 5 to 15 developers.

 

[Perrott]

Oh, they're gonna work on a game other than TESO again? Then why not finish the previous unannounced game which by all accounts was The Next Big Thing before moving to another project?

If you're gonna burn 8 years of R&D, at least stick to what that decision signaled, being a TESO-only studio, because otherwise it comes across as a big fuck you to the personnel involved in Blackbird.

Stupid clown organization.

 

[Tobimacoss]

Oh, they're gonna work on a game other than TESO again? Then why not finish the previous unannounced game which by all accounts was The Next Big Thing before moving to another project?

If you're gonna burn 8 years of R&D, at least stick to what that decision signaled, being a TESO-only studio, because otherwise it comes across as a big fuck you to the personnel involved in Blackbird.

Stupid clown organization.

Sometimes it's better to kill off the games in Development Hell.

 

[ultrazilla]

This *could* be "Quake"....Quake gets a new trademark filing, but don't get your hopes up for a reboot

It's funny because I was recently thinking about what the hell is MS doing with some of these classic franchises they now own.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Oh, they're gonna work on a game other than TESO again? Then why not finish the previous unannounced game which by all accounts was The Next Big Thing before moving to another project?

If you're gonna burn 8 years of R&D, at least stick to what that decision signaled, being a TESO-only studio, because otherwise it comes across as a big fuck you to the personnel involved in Blackbird.

Stupid clown organization.

Let's face it. Blackbird would have been Concord 4.