Matt Firor

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Matt Firor is a veteran MMO developer and the president and studio director of ZeniMax Online Studios, where he leads development of The Elder Scrolls Online.

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Loving MMOs in 2026 is an exercise in frustration, grief, and moving on2026-05-04

Former Elder Scrolls Online boss was told in 2001 that 'There's already enough MMOs out there, no one is ever gonna play a new one'2026-05-04

Former Elder Scrolls Online boss describes Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin closing as a turning point at Xbox: 'I know where this is going'2026-05-04

Former ESO boss Matt Firor talks about the death of unrealised MMO Project Blackbird: 'Microsoft is Microsoft'in newsletter2026-05-01

'Why didn't anyone think of this before?': Former Elder Scrolls Online boss loves Crimson Desert, but making 'a singleplayer MMO is almost like cheating' to him2026-04-30

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2026-05-01