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Oblivion Remaster Release Date Leaked — September 19, 2023
A remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was originally planned to be released in 2022, according to internal documents that were inadvertently made public as part of FTC v. Microsoft. The court documents include an internal Bethesda release schedule dated to 2020, prior to the company's acquisition by Microsoft. The same list also revealed that The Elder Scrolls VI was originally scheduled for release in 2024. In separate court documents, Microsoft has stated that TES VI is not currently expected to be released until at least 2026.
Bethesda has not officially announced the development of an Oblivion remaster, although it comes on the back of rumors that appeared online in July 2023 suggesting that a remaster is currently being worked on by a third party studio, Virtuos Games. Microsoft has since deleted the non-public documents from the U.S. court website where they were published.
UESP Map System Overhaul — August 16, 2023
A total renovation of the UESP's map system has been implemented. The new map system should provide a much better mobile view and experience. You should also be able to move more smoothly (less jitter when zooming in) and have it load faster.
New features will simplify sharing the map, like the URL updating to the exact map point you are on. Just go where you want to, and copy the link. For example, here is the link for this specific point on the map:
It now also supports a full screen feature:
There are also smaller fixes for various issues, and other changes that will hopefully improve the experience overall. Additionaly, there has been an even larger overhaul for editing the maps, which you can read about here. We're very happy to be able to provide this newly improved map system, and hope it serves you all well. If you have any feedback, suggestions, questions about the new map system, please see this talk page.
Ascent of the Arcanist Bundle Available — July 18, 2023
A free "Ascent of the Arcanist" bundle has been made available for Elder Scrolls Online players who have purchased the Necrom Chapter. The bundle is free in the Crown Store until July 28 at 2pm UTC for players who have reached level 10 on an Arcanist character. To confirm your eligibility, you can check whether you have unlocked the Neophyte Researcher achievement. The bundle contains the new Scrawl of the Arcanist face and body markings, a Devoted Torchbug pet (previously distributed via various promotions), three Grand Gold Coast Experience Scrolls, and a Skill Respecification Scroll.
Epic Games Store Giving Out Free Copies of Elder Scrolls Online from July 20–27 — July 13, 2023
Elder Scrolls Online is currently free on the Epic Games Store from July 20th to July 27th, which will coincide with the game arriving at the digital store. EGS regularly provides its users a free game every week which, if claimed during the window of availability, are free to keep and play. If you have any interest at all in using EGS and playing ESO at any point in the future, this would be a prime window to get the game at no cost. Buying the game through EGS at any point this year will also grant the Sigil of the Alliance War back bling in Fortnite through your linked account.
We have numerous articles about Elder Scrolls Online if you wish to learn more. You can view the Epic Games Store page for ESO here.
Redguard Speedrun Challenge — May 4, 2023
The YouTuber MoistCr1TiKaL has set a speedrun challenge for The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard. The total prize pool is $10,000, split between 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. There is also a bonus prize of $1,000 for whoever can find the most meta-defining skip or exploit. The challenge ends on May 18, 2023 at 6am UTC.
See MoistCr1TiKaL's video announcement and the setup guide for this competition for more information. The current leaderboard can be found here.
- Update May 18, 2023: The challenge has concluded. Speedrunners Kisimov and unity_b tied to win 1st place with a time of 11 minutes and 19 seconds. Congratulations to all participants!
Scribes of Fate and Update 37 for Elder Scrolls Online Released — March 13, 2023
The Elder Scrolls Online: Scribes of Fate is now live on the PC/Mac megaserver, alongside Update 37. Scribes of Fate begins the Shadow Over Morrowind story arc by taking you to the dungeons of Bal Sunnar and Scrivener's Hall. Bal Sunnar will take you to a Telvanni town experiencing an anomaly that threatens to spread across all of Morrowind. Scrivener's Hall brings you into conflict with the Scribes of Mora, Hermaeus Mora cultists who have given up their cataloging work and morphed into dangerous zealots.
The update will be making its way to PlayStation and Xbox March 28th. You can see the official announcement here.
Morrowind Free for Amazon Prime Subscribers Through GOG — February 02, 2023
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind's Game of the Year Edition is temporarily free for Amazon Prime members. A free code can be obtained to redeem the game on GOG until March 02, 2023.
You can receive your code by going to the Prime Gaming website.
Elder Scrolls Online Reveals Necrom Chapter and Shadow Over Morrowind Story Arc — January 27, 2023
The Developer_Direct show from Microsoft and Bethesda officially revealed the next upcoming Chapter to Elder Scrolls Online, Necrom. Necrom will be part of the Shadow Over Morrowind story arc, the seventh main story arc for the game to date. This Chapter will take you to the southern portion of the Telvanni Peninsula, including the eponymous city of Necrom. You will also explore the Daedric Plane of Apocrypha, as you become involved in the secrets kept by Hermaeus Mora. The Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha will act as two separate zones.
Shadow Over Morrowind will begin with the Scribes of Fate dungeon pack. The two new dungeons included in the pack are Bal Sunnar in Stonefalls and Scrivener's Hall in the Rift. Bal Sunnar will involve time travel, House Telvanni, and the Daedric Prince Peryite. Scrivener's Hall will have you in conflict with Scribes of Mora dedicated to mapping Oblivion, and aided by a friendly Watcher named Zilipif.
The accompanying update to the game for Scribes of Fate will include numerous quality of life changes. This includes improvements to the housing tabs, listing of home's current occupants, ability to kick people out of houses, ability to reset dummies while in combat, display name of item that you're hovering over, and a list of items to purchase. The update will also include three Rewards of the Worthy sets in light, medium, and heavy variants. and new Alliance Face Emblems.
The Necrom Chapter will have you join the service of the Daedric Prince Hermaeus Mora as some of his most closely guarded secrets are threatened by a conspiracy that threatens to unravel reality itself. You will be joined on your journey by new allies, such as the Leramil the Wise who previously sent out letters requesting aid. There will also be returning faces, such as the fan favorite Morag Tong assassin Naryu Virian.
A previously teased major addition to the game will be the new Arcanist class, which will be the seventh in the game's run. The Arcanist class is heavily tied to Apocrypha and Hermaeus Mora, and draws its power from that Plane of Oblivion. The class will feature a new mechanic known as Crux, which will build up as Arcanist abilities are activated, and can be spent to enhance other abilities.
ESO will be expanding its companion system once more with two new additions, Azandar Al-Cybiades and Sharp-As-Night. Azandar Al-Cybiades is a Redguard Arcanist described as a cross between "Willy Wonka and Dumbledore", and Sharp-As-Night is an Argonian Warden searching for answers about his lost past.
A plethora of specific details about the plans for next year have been unveiled or mentioned in some capacity, a list of some of the more notable additions includes:
- A tome of the knowledge you accrued while dealing with Hermaeus Mora.
- Almalexia Tales of Tribute deck.
- New antiquities/collectibles/achievements/titles.
- Pre-made group finder.
- New endless dungeons.
- A new Trial.
A cinematic trailer was released along with the announcement. You can watch the Developer_Direct here, and the standalone ESO after show here. Numerous official articles have been released covering all of this, including one on pre-purchase rewards, the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha zones, Shadow Over Morrowind itself, the Arcanist class, and the Scribes of Fate DLC.
Letters Mailed Teasing Upcoming Elder Scrolls Online Content for 2023 — January 17, 2023
More letters have been sent to influencers in the Elder Scrolls Online community to hint at the upcoming releases to the game. Addressing readers as "Proxy", the letter claims to be from a previously unmet individual known as Leramil the Wise. It reads:
- Proxy,
- The tide of fate swirls around you with glorious fury, and has chosen you to serve as its surrogate in a crisis most perilous. The future of at least two worlds hangs in the balance. Your talent for changing destiny has been noticed, hence the reason for this letter.
- Many paths lead forward, but only one ends with the survival of Nirn. At this particular moment, in this specific instance, you must be the thread that keeps reality itself from unraveling.
- I shall summon you as soon as the inescapable fortunes of consequence show me where we are needed most.
- Leramil the Wise
Notably, when exposed to a blacklight, the letter reveals a symbol of the Daedric Prince Hermaeus Mora. The letter also references a "tide of fate", with Hermaeus Mora previously claiming the title of "Master of the Tides of Fate" and being referred to as the "Tides". Although more speculative, it may be worth noting that the hidden symbol required a blacklight to be revealed, and one of the remaining notable locations of Tamriel that Elder Scrolls Online has yet to visit is the Redoran capital city of Blacklight.
You can view our article on this letter here.
Skyblivion Release Year Announced for 2025 — January 15, 2023
Skyblivion, a community effort to remake The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in the iteration of the game engine from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has officially announced that the project will be made available to the public by 2025. The project first began development in 2012, and has been worked on by a team of volunteers since then. Skyblivion will bring with it the entirety of Oblivion into Skyrim, including all of its expansions, some cut content, and brand new additions.
A copy of Oblivion and Skyrim with all expansions on the PC will be required to be able to play Skyblivion. An official announcement trailer can be viewed here. You can find out more about the project, as well as volunteer, over on the Skyblivion website.
Xbox and Bethesda to Hold Presentation on Upcoming Games — January 11, 2023
After a considerable pause in news from Microsoft-held studios, Xbox and Bethesda have announced an upcoming Developer_Direct, a presentation on upcoming games hosted by their studios. Noted presentations will include Arkane Austin discussing Redfall, Mojang Studios for Minecraft Legends, Turn 10 Studios presenting Forza Motorsport, and ZeniMax Online Studios showing Elder Scrolls Online. Notably absent is Bethesda Game Studios itself, which will instead be hosting a separate show on Starfield at a different date.
ZeniMax Online Studios will be making an announcement about this year's plans for Elder Scrolls Online during the Developer_Direct, before hosting its own separate Global Reveal Event immediately after the completion of the show at 3:45PM ET. ESO players who stay for the second show will receive the Ritual Casting emote as a Twitch drop.
The Developer_Direct will be held on January 25th, starting at 3PM ET and scheduled to end at 3:45PM ET. You can view Bethesda's official announcement on their website.
Tales of Tamriel Extralife Marathon — December 2, 2022
LotusOfDoom from the Tales of Tamriel is hosting a streaming marathon this weekend, 3-4 December 2022, to support the #ExtraLife charity. The UESP is matching donations up to $3000 as well as donating a few of our Patreon rewards for giveaways. Check them out this weekend and help a worthy cause!
Beyond Skyrim on Facebook — November 27, 2022
As many are likely aware by now, Beyond Skyrim's Facebook page has been hacked. They're asking everyone to please join them at their new page.
Tamriel Rebuilt Releases Dominions of Dust and Embers of Empire — November 24, 2022
Tamriel Rebuilt is a mod for Morrowind which adds the mainland of the province to the game, piece by piece.
Release 22.11 adds two major expansions to the game world:
- Dominions of Dust is a dangerous, sparsely inhabited borderland southwest of Vvardenfell, in contention between Great Houses Hlaalu and Redoran. The exception is the city of Andothren, a huge Hlaalu trade port on the Inner Sea.
- Embers of Empire completely overhauls the western shore of the Telvanni peninsula with its Imperial settlements of Firewatch and Helnim—the lone outposts of Imperial power in this most hostile part of Morrowind.
Combined, the two expansions include new land areas three times the size of Bloodmoon and about 200 new or overhauled quests, bringing the total quest count of Tamriel Rebuilt to parity with the vanilla game and expansions.
Download links and detailed information about new features are available on Tamriel Rebuilt's website.
The Elder Kings 2 Release Date Announced — September 30, 2022
Elder Kings 2 is a total conversion fan mod for the strategy game Crusader Kings III, based on the Elder Scrolls main series as well as Elder Scrolls Online. Choose any ruler on Tamriel and Yokuda to steer your dynasty through the turmoil of the Interregnum, a time without a Dragonborn Emperor on the Ruby Throne, starting from either 2E 440 or 2E 450. Aside from the classic 10 playable races of TES, Elder Kings II allows the player to control others such as Lilmothiit, Tsaesci, Ayleids, even Goblins and many more.
Elder Kings 2 will release on 11.11.22 via the Steam Workshop and a direct download.
Watch the release date announcement trailer here: https://youtu.be/9JUou7oGx1o
You can learn more about this mod in its article.
Stadia is Shutting Down — September 30, 2022
Google has today announced that it will be shutting down its cloud gaming service Stadia on January 18, 2023. This will affect players of Elder Scrolls Online who have purchased the game through Stadia. The Stadia store has been taken offline, so it is no longer possible to purchase Elder Scrolls Online on Stadia. Those who already own the game can continue to use the service until January. Google has confirmed that refunds will be given for all software and hardware purchases made through Stadia.
Stadia uses the same megaservers as PC/Mac, so no account migration will be required once you own the game on PC or through Steam. If transitioning from Stadia to PC, be aware that running the game locally has higher network requirements than streaming from the cloud.
Update 20 October 2022: ZeniMax have announced that Stadia players will be able to log in and download ESO for free on PC/Mac.
Skyrim Anniversary Edition on Switch and GOG — September 29, 2022
The Anniversary Edition upgrade for Skyrim is now available on Nintendo Switch. It can be purchased separately or as an upgrade for those who already own Skyrim on Switch. The original Switch version of the game has also received a free update to include the Fishing, Rare Curios, Survival Mode, and Saints & Seducers Creations.
This release coincided with Skyrim becoming available from GOG. This is the first time Skyrim has been released DRM-free on PC. Both Special Edition and Anniversary Edition are available from the store. GOG also allows for game version rollback and disabling of automatic updates for those who wish to use certain mods.
New Elder Scrolls Board Game Betrayal of the Second Era Unveiled on Gamefound — September 21, 2022
Details about a new board game set in the Elder Scrolls universe has reached Gamefound, Betrayal of the Second Era. Set during the events of Elder Scrolls Online, the game has you combat the machinations of the Order of the Black Worm. The game will have you journey across Black Marsh, Cyrodiil, High Rock, Morrowind, and Skyrim to complete quests, with expansions planned for Hammerfell, Summerset Isles, and Valenwood (omitting Elsweyr at this time). The game will support one to four players, and will feature character creation and development, with thirty main quest stories. A game session consists of choosing a quest and province, with an endgame based on choices made if you reach a third session with a character.
You can learn more about this game on the Gamefound page.
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The Three Banners War, also called the Alliance War or the Great War, was a major conflict involving numerous races and factions that took place across Tamriel during the Interregnum. The years leading up to the war saw a divided Tamriel witness a series of conflicts and crises that inspired the different nations of the land to band together into three distinct alliances: the greater Daggerfall Covenant in 2E 566, the Ebonheart Pact in 2E 572, and the first Aldmeri Dominion in 2E 580. (more...)
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Did You Know...
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- ... that a PSP port of Oblivion was in development at one point but is presumed to be canceled, since it silently disappeared from store listings?
- ... that Morrowind was originally planned to be called The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal, and was to be set in the Summerset Isles?
- ... that the island of Wasten Coridale is said to have once housed hanging gardens?
- ... that Saint Jiub the Eradicator drove out all the cliff racers from Vvardenfell?
- ... that Nehrim: At Fate's Edge is one of three total conversion mods by German game studio SureAI that use Elder Scrolls game engines, with Arktwend and Enderal set in the same alternate fantasy universe?
- ... that the Tamriel Rebuilt team once planned to move to Oblivion modding, with the goal to create the province of Hammerfell starting with the island of Stirk?
- ... that Akavir, a continent east of Tamriel, consists of four nations and races: Kamal (Snow Hell), Tsaesci (Snake Palace), Tang Mo (Thousand Monkey Isles), and Ka Po' Tun (Tiger-Dragon's Empire)?
- ... that the Skyrim town of Dawnstar was once sieged by Ice Tribes due to betrayal from one of Governor Cyril Vinticae's champions?
- ... that Dagoth Ur had apparently adopted the views and motivations of Kagrenac?
- ... that Morgiah, daughter of Barenziah, became Queen of Firsthold by striking a deal with Mannimarco, the King of Worms?
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