Tag Archives: TESO

An Elder Scrolls Online video, which features the Oblivion plane of Coldharbour ruled by Daedric Prince Molag Bal, the God of Schemes, is below. The video also takes a look at some of the realm’s inhabitants. The Elder Scrolls Online is expected to launch this year and will be playable at Gamescom in August.

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The Elder Scrolls Online will be playable at Gamescom in August, ZeniMax Online has announced. It’s presence will allow “thousands” the opportunity to play the MMO at Bethesda’s booth. Gamescom runs August 22-25 in Cologne, Germany, and to grab your tickets to the event, head over to the official website.

Zenimax Online has issued another round of beta invites for The Elder Scrolls Online. If you registered to test the upcoming MMORPG, be sure to check your spam folder over the next few days. This test is quite a small one, though, so don’t be too alarmed if you don’t get in this time; the developer has promised more and larger testing events over the coming months. The Elder Scrolls Online is expected to launch this year.

Many site have gone live with play impressions of The Elder Scrolls Online, and some of the information we’ve gleaned is as follows: its supports first-person gameplay; the UI is “minimalistic”; quests are instanced very subtly; and the combat will be similar to the PC versions of Skyrim or Oblivion. We’ve rounded up a few impressions below, and as more go live, we’ll link you.

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Bethesda has announced that later this month, it will start sending out closed beta invites The Elder Scrolls Online for those who have signed up. If you haven’t yet, now’s the time. More information on how the invite and beta process will be handled can be found through this handy dandy FAQ. The Elder Scrolls Online is slated for launch later this year.

The Elder Scrolls Online has added a new story to its collection, telling of the rise of Daggerfall Covenant ruler High King Emeric. This is the third instalment in Zenimax Online’s series, with previous episodes introducing Aldmeri Dominion queen Ayrenn and Ebonheart pack leader Jorunn the Skald King. The Elder Scrolls Online is expected in 2013 and is taking beta sign ups.

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If you know your Elder Scrolls lore, you know that the Daggerfall Covenant’s alliance of Orcs, Redguards and Bretons is an unusual thing. Zenimax Online has explained how the grouping came to be.

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Zenimax Online has released a second short story from The Elder Scrolls Online, This one is all about Ayrenn, The Unforseen Queen, who leads the Aldmeri Dominion. This alliance of High Elves, Wood Elves and Khajiit claim an inherited right to the Ruby Throne and for all their talk of patience and selflessness don’t have any allies among the three human races. Find out how Ayrenn rose to power and perhaps something of her goals, and if you missed it, check out the entry on Jorunn the Skald-King.

Thanks, Massively.

The Elder Scrolls Online has a new developer diary available for viewing, and it shows some of the first-ever gameplay footage from the MMO.

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The website for The Elder Scrolls Online has launched, Bethesda has announced. The firm said the site will be regularly updated with new features, developer diaries, screenshots, art, and more of what you would expect. An introduction to the main story has been posted, a developer diary discussing the Future of the Past in The Elder Scrolls, as well as a comparison piece showing locations from previous Elder Scrolls games and how they will appear in TESO. Shots and artwork posted were posted Monday.

ZeniMax Online’s Matt Firor has said the reason we don’t see many MMOs on consoles, is due to PCs being so “wide open.”

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Game Informer has released a video which shows a bit of monster combat in The Elder Scrolls Online. If you are familiar with the franchise, you’ll recognize the werewolves, daedra, and vampires. Nice. The video also features the game’s creature combat designer and lead gameplay designer discussing which nasty creatures from the series will be returning and where they will be located. Game’s slated for next year. Hit the link to watch the video.

Matt Firor, game director for The Elder Scrolls Online, has said the MMO ZeniMax Online is working on is not as WoW-ish as many seem to think.

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Nick Konkle, lead gameplay and combat designer for The Elder Scrolls Online, has said the MMO’s being designed in order to be “accessible to anyone”.

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Dave Oshry didn’t want to like The Elder Scrolls Online. He really didn’t, but once he got his eyes on the MMO at E3, he quickly changed his mind.

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Bethesda has said it expected a mixed reaction to The Elder Scrolls Online, even before it went into full-on development.

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Paul Sage, creative director for The Elder Scrolls Online, has combat in the MMO will be both active and reactive, which is similar to the combat found in single-player Elder Scrolls titles.

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An E3 teaser trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online is posted below. Bethesda and ZeniMax Online are really dangling this in front of us like a sweetroll fresh from the oven. Sadists. Enjoy it below. Game’s out next year.

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Game Informer has posted the final faction reveal for The Elder Scrolls Online, the Ebonheart Pact, which was formed by the Dunmer, Argonians, and the Nords in response to the Akaviri invasion 50 years prior.

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Matt Firor, game director of The Elder Scrolls Online, has said one of the things the team working on the MMO wanted to avoid was the “punish the player syndrome.”

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