Overview
- The two-minute video, first shared by leaker eXtas1s over the weekend, was publicly vouched for as authentic in-engine material.
- The clip presents a neon-lit, sci‑fi urban setting with monorails, robotic denizens, and market scenes, functioning more as a tone piece than gameplay.
- Project Blackbird was canceled in July 2025 as part of Microsoft’s wider layoffs that scrapped multiple projects.
- The game had been in development since 2018 with a team reported at over 200 and had reportedly impressed Xbox leadership in hands-on previews.
- Following the cancellation, longtime ZeniMax Online leader Matt Firor resigned, and former team members founded new studios including Sackbird and Ironroot.