[chloe hampson]

I would expect Bethesda to do the wise thing and not continually renew a Trademark (which costs money) only to let it drop.

I agree Riveon. What's the official expiration date ?

[Lakyn Ellery]

I found http://forums.uesp.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=17684 post on UESP.net

[lucile davignon]

I found http://forums.uesp.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=17684 post on UESP.net

i wouldnt call it unlikely for someone to make a fake poster on ESV. I didnt believe a word of it.

[sw1ss]

I found http://forums.uesp.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=17684 post on UESP.net

So gamestop gets fist dibs? I see bogus all over the place on that post. Besides, if Bethesda was distributing flyers to Gamestop employess I guarantee we would have seen it posted on the internet... they can't swear the Gamestop employees to secrecy like they do their own employees.

[Nathan Maughan]

So gamestop gets fist dibs? I see bogus all over the place on that post. Besides, if Bethesda was distributing flyers to Gamestop employess I guarantee we would have seen it posted on the internet... they can't swear the Gamestop employees to secrecy like they do their own employees.

Very true. Most people that work at a store like that would probably brag their faces off about it

[Miragel Ginza]

What happened back then and why will it be worse this time?

Everything that xXAntibodyXx and I said, plus some more. Its going to be worse because a lot of fans are disillusioned with hype and promises (while with OB we just ate everything up) and because a lot of people are upset with how Oblivion was handled. Any mention of any sort of level scaling (even if it is as benign as in MW) is going to start WW3.

Poster is most likely bogus. Doing an unveiling via a store makes no sense (as you can't provide info and it really doesn't reach many people). The only time stores get posters is when the game is about to come out. Either way, "pics or didn't happen." I could just as well tell you that my friend who has connections at Bethesda said that TESV focuses on an invasion from Atmora, but I could (and am) be pulling that out of thin air.

[Sxc-Mary]

They are under oath to remain silent.

I just hope it doesn't mean they have nothing to talk about (i.e., no TES V planned).

[m Gardner]

I just hope it doesn't mean they have nothing to talk about (i.e., no TES V planned).

I think the tight lipped behavior is a very good sign

[Myles]

I just hope it doesn't mean they have nothing to talk about (i.e., no TES V planned).

Well, they have at least stated that they will be making another Elder Scrolls game at some point, so there is a plan... I don't think anyone can make a case that is plausible where TESV isn't at least got something in the works on it right now, if at the very least a scribble on a bar napkin from a 1am bachelor party.

[Harinder Ghag]

To you guys saying how Bethesda wouldn't announce TES V because it would draw attention away from their published titles... how on earth do you think gigantic publishers like Ubisoft, EA and Activision function? No, they don't wait until they have no upcoming games to announce big name titles, they just do it. I suppose you could counter by saying Bethesda doesn't have nearly as much money to spare, but honestly, Zenimax and Bethesda Softworks are pretty damn huge. Besides, none of their upcoming titles, aside from Hunted, are fantasy games like TES V, and thus attract different fans. And even the fans of those games that see TES V aren't going to suddenly forget about RAGE, Brink, New Vegas and Hunted.

[Jinx Sykes]

To you guys saying how Bethesda wouldn't announce TES V because it would draw attention away from their published titles... how on earth do you think gigantic publishers like Ubisoft, EA and Activision function? No, they don't wait until they have no upcoming games to announce big name titles, they just do it. I suppose you could counter by saying Bethesda doesn't have nearly as much money to spare, but honestly, Zenimax and Bethesda Softworks are pretty damn huge. Besides, none of their upcoming titles, aside from Hunted, are fantasy games like TES V, and thus attract different fans. And even the fans of those games that see TES V aren't going to suddenly forget about RAGE, Brink, New Vegas and Hunted.

This

[Paula Rose]

Besides, none of their upcoming titles, aside from Hunted, are fantasy games like TES V, and thus attract different fans. And even the fans of those games that see TES V aren't going to suddenly forget about RAGE, Brink, New Vegas and Hunted.

And Hunted is a vastly different game from the TES series. I really don't think overlap is an issue here.

Looking at Beth's jobs section, it looks like they are hiring primarily for production work - character artists and world designers and the like. This almost surely means that what ever game they are making is decently far along.

P.S. damn Rockville being inconvenient to reach from my current location. That World Art Intern job is looking mighty juicy.

[Dj Matty P]

Wow...just wow....I go for 2 or 3 weeks and I find the forum in complete chaos...who let the over-excited TES fans go wild :stare: so to clarify, this is what I missed while I was gone:

- E3 was a bust (no surprise there)
- Some guy on the UESP forums says that 'his friend' told him TES V was announced even though our 24-hour watchers and every sharp-eyed magazine picked up nothing [/sarcasm] (that is soooooooooooooooooooooo believable :glare:) [/sarcasm]
- The reign of the tight-lipped Beth continues
- The trademark has not expired yet
- The new consoles argument still has not died
- Speculators have not given up the ritualistic behaviour of over-examining everything (sorry, but after I read the shirt thing, I really had to say it, thank you for the ROFL, three cheers for our over-examination )
- More threads by over-excited TES watchers have opened
- The next game informer may actually have some chance if being TES, as seen from that tweet posted
- With the trademark getting really close to its end, the chance of a TES V announcement has slightly improved, especially with the tweet

Did I miss something :shrug:

EDIT:

- On the bright side, it looks like people finally understand the difference between publishing and developing, on the down side, the 'stealing the spotlight from the published games' argument has not died

[Stephanie I]

Anyone know when the next GI comes out?

[victoria johnstone]

Anyone know when the next GI comes out?

First week of July, according to page 6 of this thread.

[Nikki Hype]

To you guys saying how Bethesda wouldn't announce TES V because it would draw attention away from their published titles... how on earth do you think gigantic publishers like Ubisoft, EA and Activision function? No, they don't wait until they have no upcoming games to announce big name titles, they just do it. I suppose you could counter by saying Bethesda doesn't have nearly as much money to spare, but honestly, Zenimax and Bethesda Softworks are pretty damn huge. Besides, none of their upcoming titles, aside from Hunted, are fantasy games like TES V, and thus attract different fans. And even the fans of those games that see TES V aren't going to suddenly forget about RAGE, Brink, New Vegas and Hunted.

Yeah i agree its a stupid theory, using that logic... why has brink, hunted etc all been announced? wouldnt that draw attention from fallout: new vegas?

[JaNnatul Naimah]

Yeah i agree its a stupid theory, using that logic... why has brink, hunted etc all been announced? wouldnt that draw attention from fallout: new vegas?

Or using the same logic, wouldn't each published game be drawing attention from one another?

[Jason Rice]

If i open my mailbox and ravege through my mail come acrost gameinformer and see anything but tes v i might start to weep.

[James Shaw]

I blame summer fever for all the excitement.

[Rebecca Dosch]

I blame summer fever for all the excitement.

No no no. It's spring fever, summer rash.

[Janeth Valenzuela Castelo]

No no no. it's spring fever, summer rash.

Depends on where you live, if you live in a place where temperatures have exceeded 50C, then I think it would be a safe bet that summer has come (ahem!)

[Jade Barnes-Mackey]

To you guys saying how Bethesda wouldn't announce TES V because it would draw attention away from their published titles... how on earth do you think gigantic publishers like Ubisoft, EA and Activision function? No, they don't wait until they have no upcoming games to announce big name titles, they just do it. I suppose you could counter by saying Bethesda doesn't have nearly as much money to spare, but honestly, Zenimax and Bethesda Softworks are pretty damn huge. Besides, none of their upcoming titles, aside from Hunted, are fantasy games like TES V, and thus attract different fans. And even the fans of those games that see TES V aren't going to suddenly forget about RAGE, Brink, New Vegas and Hunted.

I don't think it would have anything to do with drawing attention away from current titles, and I don't think it has anything to do with Zenimax's pockets not being deep enough. Rather, the art of making a product announcement is a fine one. You want to time an announcement carefully so that you create an atmosphere of excitement that peaks on release date. Announcing too soon means too much of that excitement will have been spent or turned to impatience, and you lose sales because of it.

[Matthew Aaron Evans]

Would Dragon Age 2 cover art make us crap ourseleves? It wouldn't make me crap myself, wouldn't be very interesting cause WE ALL know about it. It'd make that issue crap if if was DA 2 right?

[Marine x]

The tweet meant to say the art would make fantasy fans crap themselves, not specifically the game i think.

[Cool Man Sam]

I don't think it would have anything to do with drawing attention away from current titles, and I don't think it has anything to do with Zenimax's pockets not being deep enough. Rather, the art of making a product announcement is a fine one. You want to time an announcement carefully so that you create an atmosphere of excitement that peaks on release date. Announcing too soon means too much of that excitement will have been spent or turned to impatience, and you lose sales because of it.

That's true, but my post was meant for the people who think Bethesda can't announce it because of their current titles. I too think they shouldn't announce it too early, but something tells me that, being that it's been 4+ years after Oblivion, the time in which an announcement could be considered too early has long passed, or at least I hope it has.