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William D'Angelo
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former employees who worked for The Elder Scrolls Online And canceled Project Blackbird from ZeniMax Online Studios there is established a new studio in Baltimore, Maryland called Sackbird Studios.
The new studio is developing an original game for consoles and PC. Details about the game will be published “when the game is ready.”
Sackbird Studios is a “developer-focused environment with a long runway and a close-knit senior team” and currently has fewer than 10 employees.
“After many years at AAA, we wanted the freedom to take smart risks without waiting for the green light or chasing quarterly targets,” said Sackbird Studios COO David Worley. “We are 100% employee owned and funded, which means we only respond to people who are passionate about gaming.”
Sackbird Studios CEO Lee Ridout added: “We are grateful for our time at ZeniMax Online Studios; it has shaped us as developers and as people. When I found out that Blackbird was closing and a lot of people were losing their jobs, it lit a fire. We realized that the best way to protect our craft – and our team – was to create a studio where creative independence was non-negotiable.”
Eternal and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced by VGChartz in 2007. After several years of supporting the site, he was hired as a junior analyst in 2010, worked his way up to lead analyst in 2012, and took over equipment evaluation in 2017. He expanded his involvement in the gaming community by creating content himself. YouTube channel And Twitch channel. You can subscribe to the author on bluesky.
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