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The Elder Scrolls Online: Seek Sunken Treasures During the High Seas of Tamriel Event
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The Elder Scrolls Online is partly why Skyrim never got a Fallout: New Vegas-style spin-off, says Bethesda veteran
Why did The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim never receive a spin-off like Bethesda's Fallout 3 did, with Fallout: New Vegas? According to Skyrim co-lead designer Kurt Kuhlmann, it's because of The Elder Scrolls Online. Speaking to FRVR (via VGC), the 20-year studio veteran said the MMORPG essentially kept Elder Scrolls fans occupied while Bethesda focused on other projects.

Bethesda Is Giving Away Free Copies of The Elder Scrolls Online with This New Fantasy Novel
You can currently score a free PC copy of The Elder Scrolls Online—plus an exclusive in-game pet—with paperback copies of Travis Baldree’s new fantasy novel "Brigands & Breadknives".

The Elder Scrolls Online developer posts extensive roadmap and reiterates that the game is "here to stay", in spite of sweeping Xbox layoffs
ZeniMax Online Studios, the developer behind hit MMO The Elder Scrolls Online, has reiterated that its online RPG is "here to stay" after doubts about the title's future were raised in the wake of the big Xbox 'reset' overseen by Asha Sharma.

‘ESO is here to stay’: Elder Scrolls Online studio is working closer with Bethesda to ‘build the future’ following layoffs
ZeniMax Online lost hundreds of employees this month following Xbox's cuts

ZeniMax Online Studios Delays Some ESO Content Following Layoffs
The Elder Scrolls Online will see Update 52, its new trial, and its major class and combat refresh pushed to 2027 as ZOS adjusts its roadmap. The post ZeniMax Online Studios Delays Some ESO Content Following Layoffs

The Elder Scrolls Online Content Delayed to 2027 Following Xbox Layoffs
The Elder Scrolls Online is undergoing some setbacks as a result of Xbox's recent reset and associated layoffs.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tour Tamriel with the Prince of Madness in a New Questline
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"The goal is to provide what we can": Elder Scrolls Online Crown Store undergoing changes due to "team bandwidth" in wake of Xbox layoffs
Following Microsoft's mass layoffs, The Elder Scrolls Online has ended up in a transitional period while remaining staff work to forge a path forwards. If you want evidence of effects the cuts are already starting to have on the MMO, look no further than its Crown Store.

The Elder Scrolls Online is already feeling the impact of Xbox's layoffs, ironically hurting the cash shop
The MMO is already reeling from reduced "team bandwidth".

Xbox's gut-wrenching layoffs include the Elder Scrolls Online dev who became studio head around the time of last year's gut-wrenching Xbox layoffs
Last week's Microsoft layoffs, a seemingly never-ending source of terrible and sobering news, included several members of the Elder Scrolls Online's leadership team. According to a WARN notice, studio head Jo Burba is among those departing, despite having only stepped into that role around the time of last year's mass layoffs at Microsoft. With him and several other key figures on the outs, a "transition" to a new leadership team for the MMO is reportedly underway.

Zenimax Online Studios leadership included in widespread Xbox job cuts, as concerns around Elder Scrolls Online's longevity persist
Multiple members of Zenimax Online Studios' senior leadership are being cut from the company, as part of sweeping Xbox layoffs that have resulted in over 200 redundancies from the Elder Scrolls Online developer.

The future of the Elder Scrolls Online looks rocky after culling of leadership team
ZeniMax Online Studios lead Jo Burba is among 200 cut from the studio.

Laid off Elder Scrolls Online dev says players won’t get new content at ‘anything approaching’ the previous rate
ZeniMax said last week that its Seasons roadmap was "shifting" following layoffs

The Elder Scrolls Online Dev ZeniMax Online Studios Insists It's Now the Same Size It Was When It Made Much-Loved DLCs, Moves to Reassure Worried Fans After Xbox Layoffs
The Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios has moved to reassure concerned fans that it is still committed to the game despite the impact of significant layoffs at Xbox.

The Elder Scrolls Online Is Planning A 'Revised Roadmap' Following Xbox Layoffs
"The plan is still to deliver great content". In the wake of the Xbox layoffs last week, there's been some concern amongst Elder Scrolls Online players that the game could stop adding new content or even be closed entirely, but that doesn't appear to be the case at first glance. The folks over at Eurogamer have been highlighting a few quotes related to this recently, with the most notable one coming from ESO Community Manager "ZOS_Kevin" who told fans that the team is planning a revised roadmap

Xbox cuts "not the end" for The Elder Scrolls Online, insists ZeniMax, despite a drastic reduction in size
Last week's sweeping Xbox layoffs have affected The Elder Scrolls Online studio ZeniMax Online, a studio that had already faced cuts a year ago. This has reignited fears amongst the community that the game is being moved into 'maintenance mode', in which no substantial new adventures or updates will be developed for it.

Elder Scrolls Online studio echoes id Software, claims to now be the same size it was 10 years ago following Xbox layoffs
As far as silver linings go, this one feels stepped-on.

'Surprised there was anyone left to post this': Fans react as The Elder Scrolls Online debuts seasonal content days after hundreds laid off from studio
Bad timing, or the worst timing?

Season One: Return of the Thieves Guild is Now Live in The Elder Scrolls Online
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Hundreds of layoffs confirmed at Elder Scrolls Online studio as devastating Xbox cuts continue
State confirms over 200 cuts at ZeniMax Online

Former Elder Scrolls Online designer laments the destruction of layoffs: 'There’s really no one left and no changing it now'
ZeniMax Online Studios reportedly lost half its employees in yesterday's Xbox layoffs.

The Elder Scrolls Online's Future Looks Bleak as Dev 'Decimated' by Xbox Layoffs
Previously revealed roadmaps will change. If you’re a fan of The Elder Scrolls Online, then you may want to brace yourself for a bleaker future, as the team at Zenimax Online Studios has been “decimated” by Xbox’s recent layoffs. As we reported earlier with regards to both Obsidian and id Software, Microsoft may have avoided studio closures, but its 1,600 job losses this week has cut many of its studios to the bone. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Xbox layoffs mean that Elder Scrolls Online's roadmap is "shifting" just two days before Season One's release... the plan put in place for the MMO after the last round of cuts
Yesterday brought the news that Microsoft were cutting 1600 staff, spinning out four studios, and finding a further 1600 jobs to cut in the year to come. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said in an email to staff that she was "making reductions" and "shifting investment to focus on higher priority projects".Today, we're starting to learn what those cuts mean for the teams that Xbox retained, and the projects they were working on. The most public and immediate of these is Elder Scrolls Online. In January, Ze

The Elder Scrolls Online Has Reportedly Lost 'As Much as Half' of Its Development Team as Its Roadmap Is Being Re-Evaluated
New reports indicate that half of the team working on The Elder Scrolls Online has been laid off, leaidng many to wonder how the game will continue.

Elder Scrolls Online developer left reeling by Xbox layoffs—with teams gutted, senior talent gone, and roadmaps 'shifting' as a result
A grim outcome from Xbox's latest round of reaping.

The Elder Scrolls Online Prepares to Set Sail for Adventure with High Seas of Tamriel, Its Most Ambitious Experiment in Years
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The Elder Scrolls Online is now Steam Deck Verified after 2 years of tweaking
This seems like a dangerous combo.

The Elder Scrolls Online now Steam Deck Verified with Update 50
ZeniMax / Bethesda have released the latest major upgrade for the popular MMO The Elder Scrolls Online, and it is finally Steam Deck Verified. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

The Elder Scrolls Online – Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk is Now Live
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Is a blizzardy Skyrim return persuading me to retry Elder Scrolls Online? Not really, but naval combat and underwater exploration might
I'll be honest right off the bat. As a single player Elder Scroller, the Elder Scrolls Online's never managed to hook me for more than a few hours. I've given it a couple of goes, usually during periods when it's gone free to play, but have always bounced off its vast MMOiness. Might the slew of fresh additions coming across the next couple of years be able to change that and finally convince me to spend significant time with ESO in the same way I have Fallout 76 in the past few years? The answe

The Elder Scrolls Online Is Coming To PC Game Pass With Xbox Play Anywhere Support
New Seasons content also unveiled for 2026. We've had a new announcement for PC Game Pass overnight, as it's been revealed that Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls Online is finally coming to the Xbox PC app on June 2nd, 2026 - and it'll also include Xbox Play Anywhere support. This means that if you already own The Elder Scrolls Online for your Xbox console, you'll get a free PC version when the PC Game Pass launch takes place on June 2nd. Read the full article on purexbox.com

The Elder Scrolls Online reveals 2026 content, starting with ‘Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk’ on April 2
Publisher Bethesda Softworks and developer ZeniMax Online Studios have announced new content coming to The … Source
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The Elder Scrolls never got a spin-off like Fallout: New Vegas because Todd Howard is protective of the IP, former dev says
The Elder Scrolls Online "took the heat off" fan requests for a spin-off game, he says