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Skyrim lead designer says he hopes The Elder Scrolls 6 adds boats and naval combat, as it would be a ‘natural’ fit

"That would be a dragon-level feature," Bruce Nesmith says

VGC / Chris Scullion
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"Most people" at Bethesda wanted to make Elder Scrolls 6 before Starfield, claims Skyrim co-lead, but Todd Howard dragged them aboard his rocketship

What came first, the chicken or the egg? I know, it's a tough one. I'll put it another way. What came first, Todd Howard's lone desire to make a space RPG or what the devs working under him had initially anticipated they'd be working on once Fallout 4 shipped? Well, according to a fresh account given by long-time Bethesda developer and Skyrim co-lead designer Kurt Kuhlmann, those among the latter who'd mentally prepped to be making The Elder Scrolls 6 right away were rather whisked along on an i

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
Interview

After this week's Elder Scrolls 6 tease, fans think they've figured out its full name - and it was hidden in Starfield all along

Following Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's recent redacted tease of a subtitle for the long-awaited Elder Scrolls 6, it's been discovered the game's full name might have been hiding in developer Bethesda's most recent release, Starfield, all along.

Eurogamer / Sherif Saed
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It Looks Like Bethesda Hid the True Name of The Elder Scrolls 6 in Starfield Years Ago

As fans continue to suggest potential subtitles for The Elder Scrolls 6 based on the number of asterisks in Xbox boss Asha Sharma’s tweet, a theory that Bethesda hid the actual name in Starfield years ago has emerged — and it’s pretty compelling.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole
Rumour

There Are Many Solid The Elder Scrolls 6 Subtitle Theories Based on Xbox Boss Asha Sharma’s Asterisk-Filled Tease — but Let’s Rule Out Skyrim 2 Right Now

Yesterday, Xbox boss Asha Sharma teased The Elder Scrolls 6 with a tweet confirming she’d witnessed a live playthrough of Bethesda’s hotly anticipated open-world fantasy role-playing game. She did so by using asterisks where the subtitle of the game should be, which was all it took to send The Elder Scrolls fans down a rabbit hole from which they have now emerged with some solid theories.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole
OpinionRumour

The Elder Scrolls 6 Demo to Xbox Leadership Included a Giant Inflatable Rat, Placed Outside Bethesda Offices in Protest at Microsoft's Mass Layoffs

Bethesda staff have inflated a giant rat outside the company's offices, during a visit by the Xbox management team to play The Elder Scrolls 6.

IGN / Tom Phillips
Business

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's internal playthrough of The Elder Scrolls 6 disrupted by a giant inflatable rat, as Bethesda union protests cuts

An early internal preview of The Elder Scrolls 6 by Xbox CEO Asha Sharma was met by a giant inflatable rat, looming over the Bethesda offices in Rockville, Maryland.

Eurogamer / Connor Makar
Business

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says The Elder Scrolls 6 is ‘incredible’ as Bethesda protesters put up giant rat outside building

Workers also planted red flags outside to represent the Xbox staff laid off this year

VGC / Chris Scullion
Business

Bethesda Just Hosted A Live Playthrough Of The Elder Scrolls VI

The Xbox boss gets a sneak peek of "********" behind closed doors. Bethesda is celebrating the release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered on the Switch 2 this week, but in some surprising news, it's also found time to showcase The Elder Scrolls VI. Yes, you read that correctly, this week it's actually done a "live playthrough" of the next major chapter in the fantasy role-playing series. This update on the long-awaited title, which got an announcement teaser in 2018, was shared by Xbox

Nintendo Life

Xbox Boss Reveals Brief Thoughts On Elder Scrolls 6 After Seeing A 'Live Playthrough'

And racks up millions of views in the process. Xbox boss Asha Sharma has been racking up a ton of attention on social media this evening after sharing that she was recently able to get a behind-closed-doors look at The Elder Scrolls 6. Sharma took to the X (aka Twitter) platform a few hours ago to enthuse that "the scale and grandeur are incredible" in the game, and "the story is even greater". Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox

Xbox CEO Gets Elder Scrolls 6 Demo, Teases the Subtitle

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma got to see a "live playthrough" of The Elder Scrolls 6, and she posted her reactions on social media afterwards. She also teased – in the vaguest of ways – the subtitle for the upcoming RPG.

IGN / Ryan McCaffrey
Announcement

Bethesda yet again reassures fans that The Elder Scrolls 6's roadmap is unaffected by recent Xbox layoffs

Despite recent reports to the contrary, The Elder Scrolls 6 developer Bethesda said that work on the upcoming role-playing game won't be impacted by the 3,200 Xbox layoffs, half of which have already taken place.

Eurogamer / Sherif Saed
Business

Bethesda reassures fans The Elder Scrolls 6 is "on the way" following the Xbox cuts, and that it's "loving how it looks" and "playing it every day"

Bethesda Game Studios has moved to calm concerns about The Elder Scrolls 6 following recent Xbox cuts, telling players that, "The next chapter is on the way. We're where we planned to be, loving how it looks, and playing it every day."

Eurogamer / Robert Purchese
Business

Xbox Layoffs Reportedly Had “A Crushing Effect On Morale” For The Elder Scrolls VI Developers

Staff expressed fears about delays, crunch, and replacement by "cheaper, contracted labour" due to layoffs at Bethesda The post Xbox Layoffs Reportedly Had “A Crushing Effect On Morale” For The Elder Scrolls VI Developers

This Week in Video Games / Maddie Agne
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"We were already running a tight ship": Elder Scrolls 6 devs are worried about Xbox's layoffs causing even more delays to the long-awaited RPG

Reports about the specific effects of Microsoft's mass layoffs are having on studios like Obsidian and id Software keep rolling out. Elder Scrolls 6 makers Bethesda are no different, with staff saying that the cuts there have not just tanked morale, but let to worry about the fantasy RPG's development endinbg up a longer and more painful process as a result.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
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Even The Elder Scrolls 6 is affected by Xbox layoffs, say Bethesda employees, as "key" people are let go and morale bottoms out

The impact of this week's massive wave of Xbox layoffs on individual projects and teams is starting to become clear. The latest revelation comes from multiple staff at Bethesda, who have told IGN they expect a "substantial and cascading effect" on the long in-development Elder Scrolls 6.

Eurogamer / Dom Peppiatt
Business

The Elder Scrolls 6 Heavily Impacted by Xbox Layoffs, Team Morale at Rock Bottom

Over 50 people working on the RPG now gone. Work on The Elder Scrolls 6 has reportedly been heavily affected by the recent wave of Xbox layoffs, with more than 50 key employees at Bethesda Game Studios let go. The cuts have left team morale "shattered", with fears of crunch and delays to the final game spreading throughout the studio. That's according to a new IGN report, with internal Bethesda staff speaking to the outlet anonymously. "Their loss will have a substantial and cascading effect on

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The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Suffer Because of Xbox Layoffs, Bethesda Staff Say, Fearing Delays, Crunch, and Generational Talent Being Replaced by Contractors

This week's devastating Xbox layoffs will have a "substantial and cascading effect" on Bethesda's development of The Elder Scrolls 6, multiple staff at the studio have told IGN.

IGN / Tom Phillips
Business

More Than 8 Years on From Its Announcement, The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Reportedly Still at Least 2 More Years From Release

More than eight years on from its official announcement, The Elder Scrolls 6 is still at least two more years from release.

IGN / Tom Phillips
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The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Reportedly Still Years Away from Release

Here we are again. Last we heard, The Elder Scrolls 6 was in a playable state over at Bethesda — but any dreams of it releasing within the next year are so have now been dashed (again). During a recent Bloomberg Live Q&A, the ever-informative Jason Schreier reportedly stated that the open world RPG is still "two to three years away at least". Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Elder Scrolls 6 claimed to ‘look amazing’, 8 years after it was announced

Xbox games boss says he’s seen Elder Scrolls 6 being played

VGC / Andy Robinson

'It Looks Amazing and It's Coming Along Well': The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Making Progress

But don't expect it for years. The Elder Scrolls 6, announced absolutely eons ago to creator Todd Howard’s chagrin, isn’t releasing any time soon. But a Variety interview with Xbox boss Matt Booty – who oversees all the publisher’s developers, including Bethesda Game Studios – has shed the smallest of lights on the highly anticipated RPG. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Microsoft Comments on Yet Another The Elder Scrolls 6 No-Show

As The Elder Scrolls 6 announcement turns eight years old, Microsoft says its eventual reveal will also promise fans that the game is "coming soon."

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole

After Another Xbox No-Show the Wait for The Elder Scrolls VI Goes On, and Fans Aren't Getting Any Younger

Another Xbox Games Showcase, another no-show from The Elder Scrolls VI, and anxious fans are struggling with the wait for news.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole
Opinion

14 years ago we published our Elder Scrolls 6 wishlist, and honestly? It still holds up

Waiting on a hero (named Todd Howard).

PC Gamer / Ted Litchfield
Opinion

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Todd Howard Remains Tight-Lipped On Plans For Future Xbox Exclusives

Could Fallout 5 or Elder Scrolls 6 be exclusive to Xbox? Today's big news is undoubtedly the roadmap of plans announced by Bethesda Game Studios for Fallout, The Elder Scrolls IV and Starfield, which includes multiple new game announcements for the Fallout series specifically. <related ids="203948"> Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Fallout 5 in Pre-Production, as Bethesda Playing The Elder Scrolls 6 Everyday

New Fallout is the "long-range destination". Fallout 5 is in pre-production at Bethesda Game Studios, with the anticipated sequel being the “long-range destination” for the dev. In the meantime, it’s focusing its energy on The Elder Scrolls 6, announced several years ago. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Announcement

Bethesda roadmap: more Fallout is coming, Starfield support continues, but Elder Scrolls VI is the main priority

Bethesda Game Studios have given a rare update into their roadmap of what they're working on, and it sounds like quite exciting news. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

GamingOnLinux / Liam Squires-Hand
Announcement

Fallout 5 is in preproduction alongside The Elder Scrolls 6's development, while Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters are on the way, Bethesda confirm

Following Microsoft's mass layoffs, Bethesda have clearly been told to be a bit more active in communicating exactly what they've got in the works. Cue a big blog post announcing that Fallout 5's in preproduction alongside the studio's main focus, The Elder Scrolls 6, with both being assembled on a version of the Creation engine put together following Starfield's launch. Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters have also been confirmed to be on the way, though with no concrete release dates as

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
Announcement

Two Fallout Remasters Announced By Bethesda In Massive New Roadmap

They've pulled back the curtain on their multi-year plans. Out of nowhere, Bethesda Game Studios has suddenly revealed a roadmap of its plans for the next few years ahead, including multiple Fallout games, continued work on The Elder Scrolls VI, and an intent to keep supporting Starfield. The biggest news here concerns Fallout, with Fallout 3 Remastered and Fallout: New Vegas Remastered both officially confirmed. Dates for both of these games will be revealed at some point in the future. Read th

Pure Xbox
Announcement

Bethesda Game Studios announces roadmap – The Elder Scrolls VI, Fallout 5, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters, more

Bethesda Softworks subsidiary Bethesda Game Studios has published a message announcing its future roadmap of …

Gematsu / Sal Romano
Announcement

Bethesda Reveals Roadmap: The Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 5, Obsidian's New Fallout Game, Several Remaster Projects, and More All Confirmed

Bethesda Game Studios has laid out its roadmap for the foreseeable future. It includes The Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 5, a new Fallout game from Obsidian, multiple other Fallout projects, several remaster projects, and a live "Fallout Day" in Washington, D.C. in 2027.

IGN / Ryan McCaffrey
Announcement

Bethesda reveals plans for Fallout 5, The Elder Scrolls 6, and more

Todd Howard, executive producer and game director at Bethesda Game Studios, has published a note outlining the company's plans over the coming years, including Fallout 5 and The Elder Scrolls 6, as well as remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, and a Fallout Shelter TV show.

GamesIndustry.biz / Lewis Packwood
Announcement

Fallout 5, The Elder Scrolls 6, Blade, and More: As Xbox Layoffs Hit Hard, What's Going on at Bethesda?

Bethesda was hit hard by this week’s Xbox layoffs, with cuts to The Elder Scrolls and Fallout developer Bethesda Game Studios, Doom developer id Software, and The Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios, among other parts of the business.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole
Business

Xbox CCO Explains Why Marvel's Blade & Elder Scrolls 6 Didn't Appear At The Showcase

Let's be honest, it's pretty self-explanatory. Following the Xbox Games Showcase this past Sunday, there was a bit of talk about Marvel's Blade and why Bethesda's new Xbox IP didn't appear at the event despite being announced a few years ago. Xbox's Chief Content Officer Matt Booty was asked about this in an interview with Variety (published on Wednesday), to which he explained that not everything can make it into the show, with "other beats coming up in the year". Read the full article on purex

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Elder Scrolls 6 update, GTA 6 rumors & more | Gaming News LIVE

The post Elder Scrolls 6 update, GTA 6 rumors & more | Gaming News LIVE appeared first on GamesHub.

GamesHub / Paul McNally
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