Thursday, May 3rd 2012
Bethesda Softworks Announces The Elder Scrolls Online
Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced The Elder Scrolls Online, an MMO in development at ZeniMax Online Studios. The Elder Scrolls Online will be the first Elder Scrolls game to allow gamers to explore the legendary Elder Scrolls world with others.
The Elder Scrolls Online is being developed for PC and Mac under the leadership of industry veteran Matt Firor, who has spent the last two decades working in online game development. Details about the game are revealed in an exclusive cover story in Game Informer's June issue, which ships to subscribers and newsstands this month.
"We have been working hard to create an online world in which players will be able to experience the epic Elder Scrolls universe with their friends, something fans have long said they wanted," said Matt Firor, game director of The Elder Scrolls Online. "It will be extremely rewarding finally to unveil what we have been developing the last several years. The entire team is committed to creating the best MMO ever made - and one that is worthy of The Elder Scrolls franchise."
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the most recent title set in the award-winning Elder Scrolls universe. Skyrim, developed by Bethesda Game Studios, was released in November 2011 and enjoyed worldwide critical and commercial success. Skyrim earned hundreds of 'Game of the Year' awards, including top honors at the 2012 Game Developers Choice Awards, the 15th Annual 2012 Interactive Achievement Awards held at the 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit, and at the 2011 Video Game Awards. Internationally, Skyrim shipped over 10 million units within the first month of its release, was the second highest grossing title in the industry last year, and is the fastest selling title in Steam's history.
The Elder Scrolls Online will be featured on magazine covers across Europe and in online stories in the coming months which will provide gamers with more information about this exciting title.
The Elder Scrolls Online has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
The Elder Scrolls Online is being developed for PC and Mac under the leadership of industry veteran Matt Firor, who has spent the last two decades working in online game development. Details about the game are revealed in an exclusive cover story in Game Informer's June issue, which ships to subscribers and newsstands this month.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the most recent title set in the award-winning Elder Scrolls universe. Skyrim, developed by Bethesda Game Studios, was released in November 2011 and enjoyed worldwide critical and commercial success. Skyrim earned hundreds of 'Game of the Year' awards, including top honors at the 2012 Game Developers Choice Awards, the 15th Annual 2012 Interactive Achievement Awards held at the 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit, and at the 2011 Video Game Awards. Internationally, Skyrim shipped over 10 million units within the first month of its release, was the second highest grossing title in the industry last year, and is the fastest selling title in Steam's history.
The Elder Scrolls Online will be featured on magazine covers across Europe and in online stories in the coming months which will provide gamers with more information about this exciting title.
The Elder Scrolls Online has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
100 Comments on Bethesda Softworks Announces The Elder Scrolls Online
If they release ESO, they better not making it as boring as the single player series...
I can't wait!!!!
Scandalous underground parties snorting finely ground Moon Sugar off the stomachs of Khajiits......
Also worrying is that Bethesda is making this game. They have excellent ideas, and a rich game world and lore. But they put out extremely buggy games.
Buggy MMOs don't last long. If a game is really buggy, they bleed off subs like crazy and then go on life support.
Warhammer Online had this happen. Rich IP/lore, very buggy game that basically died in the first 3 months of its existance.
The same thing is happening with the new Star Wars MMO. Extremely buggy launch, massive bleed-off of subs, and now their subscriber base is going to have a massive die-off at the 6-month sub renewal mark.
People want current wow like performance out of a brand new game. It takes a while to get all the bugs out.
This is being made by a company that specializes in making MMOs, not the TES we all know and love. This will fail as a TES game.
When WoW launched it was a horrendous mess. You were lucky if any given server was online for more than 2 hours, and you were also lucky if the client didn't crash in regular intervals.
I secretly hope TESO succeeds. I love the games and I would definitely play an MMO version of it, but they need to bring something to the table that's unique. I don't quite know if the first person gamebryo style would fit in an MMO, but I'd be willing to give it a shot.
I seriously hope the game will be skill based. Ultima Online was awesome and you could be pretty much anything you wanted to be, all you had to do was use your skills. No levels. Pretty sick.
I want to enjoy as soon as possible :laugh:
I generally played a spellsword, running by and hitting crap with my sword and then casting some fireballs and stuff. Good times.
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Mixed feelings about it. Always loved the TES games, but not sure I want in an MMo again. Still, one as well made as the original WoW was, but based on TES might be interesting.