An unannounced MMO from The Elder Scrolls Online developer has been canceled by Xbox after seven years of work

• An unannounced MMO from The Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Game Studios has been canceled
• The project is just one of many that have been canceled amid mass layoffs at Microsoft
• ZeniMax Game Studios head Matt Firor has also stepped down

Microsoft has canceled an unannounced massively multiplayer game (MMO) from The Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Game Studios.

This comes amid mass layoffs at Microsoft that have seen 9,000 staff members affected, as well as multiple other games to be canceled, including Perfect Dark and Everwild.

The project, code-named Blackbird, was said to be an MMO and a brand new IP unrelated to The Elder Scrolls or Fallout. Development began in 2018 and has been in the works for seven years. It appears that the team has also been cut as part of the layoffs.