RTS spin-off Warcraft Rumble has been scrapped as “most” of the team is gone after Microsoft layoffs

Blizzard’s cutesy Warcraft RTS game spin-off Warcraft Rumble will no longer be receiving new content after Microsoft layoffs savagely rip through the now-giant games publisher. Following the cancellation of Everwild, Perfect Dark and Elder Scrolls Online developer Zenimax Online’s new MMORPG, the Warcraft spin-off game is also on the chopping block.

Warcraft Rumble plans scrapped

Coming less than a year after its PC release, Blizzard announced the “extremely hard decision” to stop developing new content for the game. While there will still be minor updates “focused on regular, systemic in-game events and bug fixes”, no new content will be added to the title.

In an announcement to fans, Blizzard explained that most of the “passionate team” behind the RTS game is gone.

“Warcraft Rumble began development nine years ago as a love letter to Azeroth and launched back in 2023, reflecting input from enthusiastic players around the globe and the effort of a passionate team—some of whom continue to support Rumble or other Blizzard games, and some we’ve had to sadly part ways with,” the studio explained.

Blizzard admitted that Rumble “struggled to find its footing relative to our ambition for its long-term success”, but the last year years of updates and patches focusing entirely on community issues make the spin-off sing.

“Some of that work showed signs of progress, but ultimately wasn’t enough to put the game on a path to sustainability,” Blizzard explained.

While Warcraft Rumble has not been a huge hit on either PC or Mobile, it was still a fun, new take on the world of Azeroth. Alongside the cancellation of so many other projects and thousands of other workers, it’s a splash in the ocean for Microsoft’s sad culling as it now becomes the biggest games publisher in history.