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Bethesda Is Giving Away Free Copies of The Elder Scrolls Online with This New Fantasy Novel
Bethesda has announced it's partnering with a UK publisher, Tor, to bundle free PC copies of The Elder Scrolls Online with Travis Baldree's new paperback release of Brigands & Breadknives, the third entry into Baldree's "Legends and Lattes" fantasy series. The longstanding MMORPG, which has been...
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 revives the free trial for its subscription membership through August 27
Are you subscribed to The Elder Scrolls Online’s optional subscription, ESO Plus? If not, why not? Don’t just gesture at the past few months of awful news about the game. That’s cheating; use your words. Actually, don’t bother. We can’t hear you even if you do. In any case, you’ll be able to see...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO feels older than it is to you?
For some reason, I always think of The Elder Scrolls Online as being an older game than it is. Now, to be clear, I’m not talking in terms of “that came out in 1998” or something, but in my mind it’s a 2011 game. The thing is that I also factually know that is wrong. I know it […]
First-Ever The Elder Scrolls Release of Its Kind Officially Available Now
The Elder Scrolls franchise is getting a new mount that's the first of its kind. The Elder Scrolls Online has been traversing a rough patch lately due to the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs affecting a reportedly big chunk of the team at ZeniMax Online Studios, ZOS for short. The company is going...
Elder Scrolls Online has begun public testing part of Update 52, now due out September 28
One of the major updates originally planned to launch in 2026 for The Elder Scrolls Online was update 51, and in spite of all the layoffs, it is still coming, with only a slight delay. And ahead of that launch on September 28th, ZeniMax Online has begun testing of the update as well as future […]
Bethesda Issues Official Statement on The Elder Scrolls Amid Shutdown Rumors
Bethesda has provided fans with an official update on the future of The Elder Scrolls franchise following significant layoffs at ZeniMax Online Studios. The Elder Scrolls Online developer reiterated its commitment to supporting the franchise's MMORPG with future updates and a roadmap of what to...
The Elder Scrolls Online: Celebrate Bethesda’s 40th with a Free Reward and Sale
The post The Elder Scrolls Online: Celebrate Bethesda’s 40th with a Free Reward and Sale appeared first on XBOX Wire.
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. Read more
The Elder Scrolls Online Director Outlines Content Roadmap Following Xbox Layoffs
Nick Giacomini has confirmed that the team needs more time to work on some of the planned content, and has announced some delays.
After 12 years and heavy layoffs, new Elder Scrolls Online lead says the MMO is "here to stay" with extra help from Bethesda proper and "all-new experiences in Skyrim" on the way
The Elder Scrolls Online developer Zenimax Online got hit hard by the unprecedented Xbox restructuring from earlier this month, with a Microsoft filing confirming the studio lost more than 200 developers. Still, it insists its flagship title isn't going anywhere any time soon. In a new community...
The Elder Scrolls Online Delays Big Features After Mass Layoffs: ‘I Expected Drip Feed But This Is Brutal’
ZeniMax Online's new director addressed the changes with fans
'We are not looking to just maintain' Elder Scrolls Online, new ZeniMax boss says, but a bunch of updates have been delayed into 2027 and possibly beyond
New ZeniMax Online Studios co-head Nick Giacomini says that despite deep cuts at the studio as part of the most recent round of Xbox layoffs, The Elder Scrolls Online "is here to stay." But those layoffs, which saw more than 200 people let go including Giacomini's predecessor Joseph Burba, mean...
After Layoffs, New Elder Scrolls Online Content Is Delayed But Still Coming
Despite losing a staggering amount of staff in a recent layoff, developer ZeniMax Online Studios (ZOS) has reiterated that The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) is "here to stay," and the team has dropped a new roadmap to prove that more content is still coming to the popular MMORPG. In a July 30 news...
Elder Scrolls Online Survives Xbox Reset, But ZeniMax Is Forced to Delay Its New Trial and Combat Overhaul to 2027
The devastating layoffs mandated as part of Xbox's big reset hit Maryland-based developer ZeniMax Online Studios very hard, cutting 213 of its employees. Former Senior Encounter Designer Morgan Goin publicly stated that the studio couldn't possibly keep up the pace of The Elder Scrolls Online...
‘We are not looking to just maintain the game,’ Elder Scrolls Online boss says in new post-layoff roadmap
All month, we’ve been reeling along with the Elder Scrolls Online devs as Microsoft took an axe to the whole studio, again, in spite of its roaring successes. Through leaks and laid-off workers, we’ve gotten a scary picture about the future of the game, including the news that a large chunk of the...
Zenimax reveals updated content roadmap for ESO
The Elder Scrolls Online team has published a major update on its future roadmap following recent layoffs at ZeniMax Online Studios. With ESO entering a new era of seasonal content earlier this year, fans were concerned that the studio’s downsizing might impact development. Now, ZOS has outlined...
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tour Tamriel with the Prince of Madness in a New Questline
The post The Elder Scrolls Online: Tour Tamriel with the Prince of Madness in a New Questline appeared first on XBOX Wire.
"The desire for a world you can escape to is stronger than ever": How MMORPGs are flourishing in a multiplayer landscape dominated by live-service shooters
The lead developers of Final Fantasy 14, Warframe, and The Elder Scrolls Online take us through the demands and realities of running a successful MMO
New The Elder Scrolls Online Changes Blamed On ‘Team Bandwidth’ Following Xbox Cuts
Little changes point to the early impact of recent layoffs
The Elder Scrolls Online is struggling with "team bandwidth" after Xbox layoffs hit Bethesda and ZeniMax, leading devs to limit a store for in-game items
Amid the rubble of the layoffs across Xbox, which included numerous positions at Bethesda and ZeniMax, the remaining developers on The Elder Scrolls Online are starting to struggle. The MMO is one of numerous projects impacted by Microsoft's restructuring of its games division, with only a fraction...
The Elder Scrolls Online is struggling with "team bandwidth" after Xbox layoffs hit Bethesda and ZeniMax, leading devs to limit a store for in-game items
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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. Read more
The Elder Scrolls Online is already feeling the impact of Xbox's layoffs, ironically hurting the cash shop
Earlier this month, Microsoft gutted The Elder Scrolls Online, with 379 staff across ZeniMax gone. And this is the second time it's happened in two years. As Harvey and I put it a few weeks ago, ESO's developers deserved better. The developer, now claiming to be the same size it was 10 years ago...
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