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A new Elder Scrolls Online video has been released featuring creative director Paul Sage describing how players will find useful, interesting items in every corner of the world of Tamriel. Basically, the video is all about exploration and gathering items. Check it out below. The Elder Scrolls Online is expected to launch this year and will be playable at Gamescom in August.

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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.

A video has turned up online showing almost 20 minutes of The Elder Scrolls Online, presumably captured from a recent beta event. It demonstrates the character creator, dialogue, and the player dashing about a sandy environment, fighting wolves and doing emotes.

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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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The Elder Scrolls Online will be playable at PAX East, should you be attending the Boston show this weekend. As well as sending staff to appear in a number of panels, Bethesda is making the MMORPG the focus of a special event, with competitions, food, music and more. Full details are available on the Bethesda Blog. The Elder Scrolls Online launches on PC later this year. PAX East runs March 22 through 24.

Thanks, Destructoid.

The Elder Scrolls Online has accumulated over 1 million Likes on Facebook, and to celebrate, the team released a concept artwork showing off Breton, High Elf and Nord armous sets – as well as a thank you video.

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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.

Thanks, Massively.

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 detailed some of the content available to The Elder Scrolls Online players who join the Ebonheart Pact, an alliance of Argonian, Dunmer and Nord.

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Zenimax Online invites all fans to name an NPC character in The Elder Scrolls Online. The Nameless Mage is part of a quest detailed in a new blog post, and whoever comes up with the best appelation will not only see their creation used in the finished MMORPG, but also score an “awesome prize pack”. Hit the previous link for details on how to enter, and not that one of the requirements is following the naming conventions of the franchise; the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages wiki is a good place to catch up on the lore of Tamriel. The Elder Scrolls Online is expected in 2013.

Thanks, GameInformer.

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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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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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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As an MMO, The Elder Scrolls Online might not have the raw beauty of Skyrim, but it’s lovely in its own way.

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