{"id":342354,"date":"2025-07-16T00:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=389841"},"modified":"2025-07-16T01:41:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:41:36","slug":"the-zenimax-online-union-harshly-criticizes-microsoft-for-how-it-has-treated-employees-after-their-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-zenimax-online-union-harshly-criticizes-microsoft-for-how-it-has-treated-employees-after-their-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"The ZeniMax Online union harshly criticizes Microsoft for how it has treated employees after their layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An unannounced MMO, codenamed Blackbird, which had been in development for seven years by ZeniMax Online, has been canceled as part of Microsoft&#8217;s restructuring, <strong>which has affected more than 9,000 workers, approximately 4% of the company&#8217;s total workforce<\/strong>. This project, which promised an experience similar to titles like Destiny, was shut down indefinitely, surprising the 222 members of the ZeniMax Online Studios United (ZOSU-CWA) team who had been working on it.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A union that has allowed workers to move forward<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cancellation has led to a significant change in the company&#8217;s structure, including the resignation of the studio director, Matt Firor.<strong> Despite the uncertainty, members of ZOSU-CWA have confirmed that, for the time being, they remain employees of ZeniMax Online with salary and benefits<\/strong>, although they admit that layoffs could be inevitable in the future for some of them.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EVERWILD - X019 - Announce Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jWpcUH-tKEU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its statement, <strong>ZOSU-CWA criticized Microsoft for not providing the necessary support to its employees, emphasizing that the union has become a vital resource for its members in these difficult times<\/strong>. The union has focused on negotiating with Microsoft to secure better conditions and try to protect the interests of the developers affected by the cancellation of Blackbird.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This episode occurs in a broader context of cuts at Microsoft, which has led to the closure of flagship projects such as the reboot of Perfect Dark and Rare&#8217;s action-adventure Everwild, as well as workforce reductions in other internal studios. <strong>ZOSU-CWA expressed its commitment to continue fighting for the rights of its members and to establish a safer future for the developers of Elder Scrolls Online and other teams within the company<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unannounced MMO, codenamed Blackbird, which had been in development for seven years by ZeniMax Online, has been canceled as part of Microsoft&#8217;s restructuring, affecting more than 9,000 workers, approximately 4% of the company&#8217;s total workforce. This project, which promised an experience similar to titles like Destiny, was shut down indefinitely, surprising the 222 members of the ZeniMax Online Studios United (ZOSU-CWA) team who had been working on it. 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