ZeniMax Online studio game director Rich Lambert sees an extremely ambitious future beyond Elder Scrolls Online – so much so that he’s gunning for a legacy equal to Bethesda’s Todd Howard.
The enduring MMO Elder Scrolls Online, which first released in 2014 and continues adding new chapters and expansions today, is the lifeblood of ZeniMax Online, the studio’s debut title and the only game its primarily responsible for. The studio had previously been working on a new, unannounced MMO codenamed Blackbird, which apparently Xbox boss Phil Spencer was a big fan of, but that was canceled as part of Microsoft’s layoff blitz in July.
Still, Lambert, who stepped in as studio head following Matt Firor’s departure in the wake of the layoffs, has big plans for ZeniMax Online, telling GamesIndustry:
Elder Scrolls MMO lead still wants to make a new game, despite the cancelation of the Blackbird project that Xbox’s Phil Spencer apparently loved:
