Rare’s Everwild cancelled following Xbox cuts
Following initial rumours from last month, Microsoft has begun announcing its planned job cuts to internal studios. The full scope of the impact is still being determined but around 9000 layoffs are expected. Rare is reported as one of the studios affected, following the cancellation of Everwild.
Rare first announced Everwild at an Xbox event in 2019. At the time, we did get a lengthy cinematic trailer but it quickly became clear through interviews that Rare didn’t have a solid plan in place yet for this title. Since then, there have been no official announcements regarding the game.
Now as it turns out, as part of Microsoft’s ongoing cost-cutting measures, Everwild has been cancelled. Sources speaking with both Jason Schreier and Insider Gaming make this claim, but it is unknown how many jobs have been cut at Rare, which is expected to continue working on Sea of Thieves and other new projects.
Microsoft has not yet made a public statement about its layoffs but as more internal employees are informed, more information leaks out.
KitGuru Says: I wasn’t particularly fond of the Everwild reveal trailer as it didn’t really communicate anything about the game itself. Hopefully one day we do get to hear about the actual plan for this game before the cancellation.
