[DAVId Bryant]

This is grasping at straws, but we never had a "What we're playing" this week. Maybe the developers were so busy about an impending ESV announcement.

Have we ever missed a week of "What we're playing"?

It could be because of the July 4th weekend. :shrug:

Heh, maybe their announcement will be a "What we're playing" post, with everyone listed as playing "TES V: Skyrim."

[Irmacuba]

Dragon Age 2 has been lurking at the back of my mind a like a mudcrab just out of sight, there is a possibility there seeing as like ME Dragon age is sappoesed to be on a 2 year release cycle and they have already released alot of DLC for the original DA, plus wasnt L4D going to have alot of DLC and then nothing but a new game came out or what about the original Mass effect ? same deal almost no DLC for it

[BethanyRhain]

It could be because of the July 4th weekend. :shrug:

Heh, maybe their announcement will be a "What we're playing" post, with everyone listed as playing "TES V: Skyrim."

Oh yeah, forgot about July 4th.

That would certainly be an awesome way to announce ESV.

[Leonie Connor]

Dragon Age 2 has been lurking at the back of my mind a like a mudcrab just out of sight, there is a possibility there seeing as like ME Dragon age is sappoesed to be on a 2 year release cycle and they have already released alot of DLC for the original DA, plus wasnt L4D going to have alot of DLC and then nothing but a new game came out or what about the original Mass effect ? same deal almost no DLC for it

This.

[Mimi BC]

Oh yeah, forgot about July 4th.

That would certainly be an awesome way to announce ESV.

If they really wanted to make an impact, they shoulda just released one giant firework that spelled out TESV WILL BE RELEASED ON (insert date here) HAPPY 4TH OF JULY which was visible from all over earth.

[Kat Ives]

This.

Man, the amount you don't want this to be TES V is almost embarassing. We've already narrowed it down to Dragon Age 2 and TES V, Dragon Age 2 seemingly the more unlikely of the two. Of course it could still be, but unlike Dragon Age, which still has DLC announced that hasn't even come out for it, TES V is, oh, I don't know, 4 years overdue.

[Guy Pearce]

Also, if it's not TESV on the cover, my vote goes to Duke Nukem Forever.

This would almost be worth the hilarity of the "Fantasy fans will shart themselves" thing.

[Rex Help]

Man, the amount you don't want this to be TES V is almost embarassing. We've already narrowed it down to Dragon Age 2 and TES V, Dragon Age 2 seemingly the more unlikely of the two. Of course it could still be, but unlike Dragon Age, which still has DLC announced that hasn't even come out for it, TES V is, oh, I don't know, 4 years overdue.

Indeed, for once TESV actually seems the more likely one to be announced.

[Lynette Wilson]

I was just looking through http://twitter.com/nickbreckon twitter, and found something interesting:

Game studio employees coming to work on the weekend and complaining about it #ohyoufancyhuh 10:40 AM Jun 27th via TweetDeck

Came to work on a Sunday only to find that I am locked out of the room that I need to get into. Oh well. 10:40 AM Jun 27th via TweetDeck

So on the weekend of June 26-27 the employees at Bethesda had to come to work during a weekend, something they don't normally do. Hmm, now why would they do that? Working extra hard to prepare for a TES V reveal, perhaps?

[naana]

Hmm, now why would they do that? Working extra hard to prepare for a TES V reveal, perhaps?

Possibly.

[Mrs. Patton]

I was just looking through http://twitter.com/nickbreckon twitter, and found something interesting:



So on the weekend of June 26-27 the employees at Bethesda had to come to work during a weekend, something they don't normally do. Hmm, now why would they do that? Working extra hard to prepare for a TES V reveal, perhaps?

Just a lie they made up for speculators (all the regulars in this thread) paranoid.

[JD bernal]

So on the weekend of June 26-27 the employees at Bethesda had to come to work during a weekend, something they don't normally do. Hmm, now why would they do that? Working extra hard to prepare for a TES V reveal, perhaps?

The fact that he says "Game Studios employees" instead of just "employees" is a pretty good sign.

[Shiarra Curtis]

I was just looking through http://twitter.com/nickbreckon twitter, and found something interesting:



So on the weekend of June 26-27 the employees at Bethesda had to come to work during a weekend, something they don't normally do. Hmm, now why would they do that? Working extra hard to prepare for a TES V reveal, perhaps?

Or maybe he's trying to lock himself in a room because there's no forthcoming announcement, but it's locked? :toughninja:
In all seriousness, though, it does seem hopeful.

[Jarrett Willis]

The fact that he says "Game Studios employees" instead of just "employees" is a pretty good sign.

Nice catch. If he would have just said "employees" that could mean anything. Community Managers, etc. But the Game Studios thing directly says about the devs working on BGS's current WIP. (Most likely TES V)

[e.Double]

On second thoughts, Quakecon isn't for another month. I can't see what this would have to do with the announcement, as it would just be a countdown, not a trailer?

[Jerry Jr. Ortiz]

I found this quote by Emil Pagliarulo interesting. It was a recent interview with Rock, Paper, Shotgun:

"For Oblivion, we came close to running out of space on the disc for just the audio." Now, I've read a lot on the forums before that disc space for voice acting shouldn't be a problem anymore, and that discs can hold a lot more now. Is this true, or does the same thing with Oblivion apply here? Could Bethesda once again be limited on disc space for voice acting?

[carla]

I was just looking through http://twitter.com/nickbreckon twitter, and found something interesting:



So on the weekend of June 26-27 the employees at Bethesda had to come to work during a weekend, something they don't normally do. Hmm, now why would they do that? Working extra hard to prepare for a TES V reveal, perhaps?

perhaps they are watching thw world cup? hmmm..... GOAL!!!!!!

[Ana Torrecilla Cabeza]

On second thoughts, Quakecon isn't for another month. I can't see what this would have to do with the announcement, as it would just be a countdown, not a trailer?

Who knows, maybe they wanted to grind on that weekend so they could take the July 4th weekend off? Or maybe they'll be revealing TES V at their own press event, like they did with New Vegas, and give a demo there, and that's what they're preparing for? I know the "Making of" DVD that came with Oblivion's collectors edition showed them working on the E3 demo right until it was time to demo it, so they could be doing that this time as well, though admittedly that's pretty far-fetched. Clearly they were grinding for something, and for some reason. Maybe they're putting the finishing touches on IHRA Talk Horse Drag Racing 2010?

[Bek Rideout]

I found a *really* big moth outside. This must be a sign that the reveal of Elder Scrolls V is near.

Also, my pet Eastern Lubber grasshopper was on my desk. I gave her lettuce and told her "Eat", but she did nothing except wiggle her antennae. Then I said "If Elder Scrolls V is going to be announced, you will eat" and she ate. She was like "nom, nom nom nom, nom nom nom nom" on the lettuce and then the paper towel underneath the lettuce when the lettuce was all nom'd. This must be a sign that the reveal of Elder Scrolls V is near.

Then, I was contemplating a fart. I was contemplating if it were indeed a fart, or something far more sinister. Sure enough, it was not a fart. Andy McNamara said "Fantasy fans will crap themselves", and I am a fantasy fan. This must be a sign that the reveal of Elder Scrolls V is near although to be fair I had the runs all day so it was indeed my fault for not getting on the pot in time but then again I had an imodium and those things are supposed to work right?

In all seriousness we can post about this all we want, but until the cover is revealed when GI decides to reveal it, which could be tomorrow or next Friday or sometime in between now and a little bit later on, we might as well be posting about banana peals and fartburgers, or grasshoppers and moths. Or trademark law and Twitter.


I think, if the cover is not Elder Scrolls V, it will be nothing special and Andy McNamara likely posted a twitter to throw us off. No idea why, but some people do indeed find it funny to watch people be like, "Wait for it... wait for it... wait for it... awwwwwwwwwwwww " - I think the source of the rumor about TESV being at E3 was likely from someone who thought that aforementioned funny thing was funny. They probably laughed at the funny thing, because to them it was funny.

However it is likely that Andy McNamara is a professional and not a troll since he works for a reputable magazine and our speculation about TESV would indeed be correct.

It certainly is not Star Wars or Star Trek or Star Fox or Star Dog or Mass Effect 4 or Doom 6 or Duke Nukem ForNever or something like that. Geeze, certainly got to assume that the guy knows the difference between one form of speculative fiction and the other completely different form of speculative fiction. Fantasy = Dragons, magic, wizards with long beards, dragons again, elves with pointy ears, other things with pointy ears, really strange critters with pointy ears, and magic. Science Fiction = Space, Space, Space, Technology, Space, More Technology, Space, Commentary on the human condition and the future of mankind, Space, Space, Space and more Space.

[Lizbeth Ruiz]

New post ideas.

You guys I just farted. Normally they don't smell but this one did. This must mean TESV will be released.

[Alyesha Neufeld]

Now I'm worried that ESV won't have enough disc space to be really fulfilling.

[Amber Hubbard]

Now I'm worried that ESV won't have enough disc space to be really fulfilling.

Couldn't they compress it somehow?

[Kit Marsden]

Couldn't they compress it somehow?

TWO DISKS!

[Chrissie Pillinger]

I certainly hope they do two discs if one isn't enough.

[GLOW...]

Now I'm worried that ESV won't have enough disc space to be really fulfilling.

If Bethesda has learned of the magical abilities a second disc provides, it will. Lots of games have multiple discs, even Mass Effect 2 had two discs. In this day and age it's ridiculous to think that they could fit a game the scope of what TES V should be on 1 teeny-tiny DVD. Blu-ray isn't really an option if they're going for a multi-platform release, considering the Xbox 360 doesn't have a Blu-ray drive and few PC gamers do either. So their only option is really multiple discs.

Personally, if TES V doesn't come on two discs or more I'm actually going to be kind of concerned.