[Lizs]

There is NO OFFICIAL information about a new TES game release.

This thread is for member speculation of when and if TES V will be released. This is where you post any new information about when it might be released, tidbits from interviews which mention it and such.

It is also where you post your theories of when you think it might come out based on guesses, number crunching, rumors or such.

This is about speculating on the next TES game and when -- or if -- it is going to be released. It is not a place for discussion of what is going to be in it, what type of graphics there will be, or any other subject of that type; they belong in the http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1090035-tes-v-ideas-and-suggestions-164/. If those kind of posts get raised they will be deleted and the poster warned for going off topic.


Please note that this thread is not a personal chat box and that one liners and posts of little substance will be considered as spam and thus the poster will be subject to warnings and suspensions.

No scans of copy righted material are allowed in this thread. All other forum rules apply. You agreed to them, so please read them.

More recent interviews of note:
April 27th, 2009: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/974/974529p1.html
June 25th, 2009: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24211 (particularly this quoted part)August 14th, 2009: http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/08/14/quakecon-2009-todd-howard-keynote-highlights/
August 17th, 2009: Pete clarify many things of what happen in QuakeCon in this blog: http://bethblog.com/index.php/2009/08/17/clarifying-about-next-elder-scrolls-game-mmo-etc/

January 6th, 2010: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kotaku/2010/01/06/chatting-with-fallout-and-oblivions-todd-howard, at the 9:30-10:30 mark Todd Howard said: "[...] we spend a lot of time adding to the engine, [...] and we've sort of been doing that with the big new game [we've been] making since we finished Fallout 3. You know we finished Fallout 3 over a year ago so that whole time has been spent re-doing a large part of our basic technology[...]".

PLEASE NOTE: AS PER MODERATOR REQUESTS IN THE PREVIOUS THREAD, PLEASE CONFINE THIS DISCUSSION TO SPECULATION TO BETHESDA GAME STUDIOS / TES:V. DISCUSSION OF ZENIMAX ONLINE STUDIOS PROJECTS OR AN ES MMO SHOULD GO IN THE http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1085332-official-tes-multiplayer-thread/

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1089368-official-tes-v-speculation-thread-number-27/
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1087949-official-tes-v-speculation-thread-number-26/
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1085708-official-tes-v-speculation-thread-number-25/
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1084630-official-tes-v-speculation-thread/
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1083843-official-tesv-topic-yes-no-maybe/
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1082727-official-when-and-if-we-will-get-tes-v/

[Marcia Renton]

Im not crazy.....they are watching us :ahhh:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8346/laughr.jpg


http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/user/552550-sjml/ ...i wonder who you are......

[JaNnatul Naimah]

I've heard from a reliable source that the new TES game will be called The Elder Scrolls Forever.

[Latino HeaT]

Im not crazy.....they are watching us :ahhh:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8346/laughr.jpg


http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/user/552550-sjml/ ...i wonder who you are......

SJML looks at the speculation topics pretty frequently, if fact he's one of the only developers I've seen lurking here. I think after he got that lovely quote from Seti to put in his signature, he's looking for more. :laugh:

I've heard from a reliable source that the new TES game will be called The Elder Scrolls Forever.

Now, see, I heard from my own very reliable source that it was going to be called The Elder Scrolls 5: Vivec's Undead Adventures. Maybe your title is for DLC. :shrug:

[Louise]

I was making a joke in reference to Duke Nukem...

WHICH LOOKS GREAT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CwHzclyYnI

[Avril Churchill]

Haha, maybe they are waiting for us to get to 30 speculation threads, than they will say it's been torture enough for us...

wishful thinking, i guess :foodndrink:

[Carlos Rojas]

Bethesda opens new offices in France and Germany

http://bethblog.com/index.php/2010/04/29/theres-a-bethesda-in-france-germany/

“The opening of offices in Frankfurt and Paris is a very exciting moment for Bethesda Softworks. We have an incredible roster of upcoming AAA games including Fallout: New Vegas, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, Brink and RAGE,” said Sean Brennan, managing director, Europe.

[April]

Im not crazy.....they are watching us :ahhh:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8346/laughr.jpg


http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/user/552550-sjml/ ...i wonder who you are......

Ha, i was just about to post the same thing! I just flicked through the last thread and realized that half the thread you guys speculated about whether the speculation was moot speculation or not (big thumbs up for the lols :thumbsup: ) Anyway the last page had something interesting where a guy asked if a flash game could be enough for beth to keep the trademark, which got me thinking...how much information do beth need to show to the trade-markers to keep the trademark, and how much publicity do they need to give?

[CxvIII]

Ha, i was just about to post the same thing! I just flicked through the last thread and realized that half the thread you guys speculated about whether the speculation was moot speculation or not (big thumbs up for the lols :thumbsup: ) Anyway the last page had something interesting where a guy asked if a flash game could be enough for beth to keep the trademark, which got me thinking...how much information do beth need to show to the trade-markers to keep the trademark, and how much publicity do they need to give?

The exact threshold is probably subjective to the official overseeing the particular trademark, but here's how I would answer your question: First, it's not about "keeping" a trademark but rather about obtaining one. Their trademarks are technically still pending. In order for Bethesda to actually obtain the trademark, they need to prove its use in commerce within an allotment of time. That allotment of time is about to expire, which is why they have to either announce it soon or start all over again in the trademark process and risk losing their trademark and waiting up to a year to be able to use it. There's really not much variation (that I can think of) as to what constitutes use in commerce other than something with the name "Skyrim" being publicly offered for sale.

As for the flash game idea, I would expect that if they did that then the name "Skyrim" would be exclusively attached to that particular product and I don't know if they could transfer it to another later. This is one area where my knowledge of trademark law falls short. Another strike against this idea is that it's something that to my knowledge has never been done before in the gaming industry just to obtain a trademark.

[R.I.p MOmmy]

The exact threshold is probably subjective to the official overseeing the particular trademark, but here's how I would answer your question: First, it's not about "keeping" a trademark but rather about obtaining one. Their trademarks are technically still pending. In order for Bethesda to actually obtain the trademark, they need to prove its use in commerce within an allotment of time. That allotment of time is about to expire, which is why they have to either announce it soon or start all over again in the trademark process and risk losing their trademark and waiting up to a year to be able to use it. There's really not much variation (that I can think of) as to what constitutes use in commerce other than something with the name "Skyrim" being publicly offered for sale.

As for the flash game idea, I would expect that if they did that then the name "Skyrim" would be exclusively attached to that particular product and I don't know if they could transfer it to another later. This is one area where my knowledge of trademark law falls short. Another strike against this idea is that it's something that to my knowledge has never been done before in the gaming industry just to obtain a trademark.

I don't know if you are familiar with this or not, but are you familiar with the Dragon Age Flash Demo? It was supposed to be a sort of hype-builder/story teaser about the Dragon Age Origins game I think, it's on Kongregate if you don't know where it is. Anyway, if you are familiar, would that count as giving evidence of future use of the trademark?

[Laurenn Doylee]

They don't even have to publicly show proof, do they?

They could just show the trademark offices that they're working on it.
That's been on my mind for a while now, so I figured I might as well mention it.

I'm hoping I'm wrong, am I?

What if it's a cellphone game...

[Alkira rose Nankivell]

Im not crazy.....they are watching us :ahhh:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8346/laughr.jpg


http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/user/552550-sjml/ ...i wonder who you are......

I am Shane.

And this is why I normally log in anonymously. Curse that checkbox!

[CRuzIta LUVz grlz]

I am Shane.

And this is why I normally log in anonymously. Curse that checkbox!

Question. Do you find it highly entertaining to read our speculation threads? Are you ever impressed by our speculative reasoning and are we ever close to being right about anything?

[phil walsh]

I am Shane.

And this is why I normally log in anonymously. Curse that checkbox!

Personally, if I were you, I would love to watch us desperately convince each other that you guys are working on TES V, and then freak out when we see a developer such as yourself watching. We're like cats with a laser pointer.

:cryvaultboy:

[Jesus Lopez]

I am Shane.

And this is why I normally log in anonymously. Curse that checkbox!

Run, before the crowds of people come! :ahhh:

Seriously, people comment when Gstaff posts and think he's up to something.
Are you here to help us speculate?

Wait... you read these posts anonymously? We dissect every word, you know. Not me, necessarily, but as a group.

And now I don't feel like doing it...

[Facebook me]

Question. Do you find it highly entertaining to read our speculation threads? Are you ever impressed by our speculative reasoning and are we ever close to being right about anything?

Hahha! You don't honestly believe that Shane is going to respond to this post do you!?

[Ashley Tamen]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the last we will hear or see of Shane.....

[Cathrine Jack]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the last we will hear or see of Shane.....

Aw, I wanted to be Shane's best friend... 'Cause anybody who has an animal as their avatar is cool in 1 way or another.

Anyway, who's stopping Shane from making a different account just to mess with us? Lol.

[Tinkerbells]

I get the feeling that as I type this, probably 3+ devs are reading these threads while not signed in, or anonymously. Good way to thread stalk while not being detected.
I bet they come in here all the time, and we just don't know/realize it.

[Emily Rose]

Hahha! You don't honestly believe that Shane is going to respond to this post do you!?

you don't honestly believe that I will respond to your post do you?

[Avril Louise]

you don't honestly believe that I will respond to your post do you?

LOL..You just did. :laugh:

[Jaki Birch]

I don't know if you are familiar with this or not, but are you familiar with the Dragon Age Flash Demo? It was supposed to be a sort of hype-builder/story teaser about the Dragon Age Origins game I think, it's on Kongregate if you don't know where it is. Anyway, if you are familiar, would that count as giving evidence of future use of the trademark?

Hmmm...that's interesting. There might be something to that. I have no other insight to offer but this is interesting.

[Ells]

LOL..You just did. :laugh:

LoLz way to dig yourself a hole Reck and then fall into it.

[rae.x]

Next time we see an anonymous user poking around... We know it's you, Shane!

[Michelle Serenity Boss]

I wonder if we can get anything from his post...

Let's see, his name is Shane...
Shane has 5 letters...
The next installment in the series is number 5...

Hmm, this is Thread # 28...
8 / 2 = 4
4 * 5 = 20

Yes yes, 20 is an even number and even numbers can be divided by 2 so 20 / 2 = 10...

That gives us 2010.

What else, May is the 5th month of the year...May 28th is a Friday.

It all adds up! The 5th installment of the TES series will be announced Friday May 28th, 2010!

Excellent. :dance: