[Daniel Lozano]

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[...]".
May 4th 2010: http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/04/interview-bethesdas-pete-hines/ about future games.

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/

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Note that Bethesda Game Studios is NOT working on Fallout: New Vegas, Rage, Brink, or Hunted: The Demon's Forge -- Nor do they develop MMOs.

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[James Shaw]

Please refrain from repeating the same stuff over and over and over. If you have something new to add, feel free but if you keep rehashing the same thing over and over it's really not accomplishing much.

[ruCkii]

I don't think TES5 it a real thing, rather it is what is in our hearts

[James Smart]

xXUpdatedVersionXx


The following is a compilation of theories that have been concocted over the past few weeks in the Official TES: V Speculation Thread. I will include past predictions for anolyzing to see where we failed to meet our expectations. I will also include current predictions for further anolyzing to learn from our mistakes and fulfill our expectations, whether correct or wrong.
Thanks to all who participate in the official thread. A special thanks to the following:
xXAntibodyXx, Mr. Tissue Box, Stain, ThatOneGuy, Syltstrider, and the rest of the old-timers who got the speculation thread # 1 to where it is now. And a sincere thanks to the moderators for keeping peace in the thread and for keeping it alive.

*= assumption based off of Bethesda timelines.

The Past Predictions.

The E-threeum Theory – A theory based off the expectation of seeing a big game at a big game event, which is known as E3.
*TES: V would have been announced at (or a couple hours before the showing on the Elder Scrolls website) E3.
*The sequel to the Infernal City would have been announced not long after the conclusion of E3.
*TES: V was speculated to be released sometime between mid 2011 and early 2012.
Many rumors spread around the Internet, fueling this theory, but in the end we were doped. However Game Informer never even acknowledged the mere chance of an announcement at E3., which gave rise to the existence of the next theory…

The Informium Augustus Theory – a theory based on a tweet that stated the August cover would make fantasy fans “crap” themselves.
*TES: V would have been announced hours before the cover reveal on the Elder Scrolls website.
*The sequel to the Infernal City would have been announced on the Game Informer issue.
*TES: V would have been released sometime between mid 2011 and mid 2012.
After Dragon Age 2 was revealed to be the cover many lost hope, but there are many more theories that need speculating and arguing. Such as the following…

The Current Predictions

The Serperium Theory (Serper’s theory) - TES: V is released on the next generation consoles. This theory is based off of an unknown and offline source that has yet to be revealed…
*The sequel to Infernal City is announced along with release date in late 2010/early 2011.
*The announcement of Elder Scrolls V would most likely take place sometime in 2011.
* TES: V shown at E3 2012.
*The release will be between late 2012 and mid 2013 on the new platforms.

The M’aiqium Theories
In honor of M’aiq
As of now the following two theories are what the some of the experienced speculators are aligned with at the moment (such as xXAntibodyXx, Stain, ThatOneGuy and etc.)

The M'aiqium Theory #1 (the majority) – TES: V is released on the current generation consoles.
*TES V is announced at Quakecon with an issue in the September cover of Game Informer (2010).
*The sequel to Infernal City is announced along with release date in late 2010/early 2011.
*TES: V is shown at E3 2011.
*Release sometime in 2012 on current generation platforms.

The M'aiqium Theory #2 (the majority) – TES: V is released on current generation consoles.
*TES: V is announced sometime between late 2010 and mid 2011.
*The sequel to Infernal City is announced along with release date (maybe) with TES: V if announced in late 2010 or early 2011.
*TES: V is shown at E3 2011 (maybe shown at E3 2012 too?)
*Release sometime in 2012 on current generation platforms.

The Faelianium Theory (or as some like to call the "Cosmic" Theory) (a minor part of the minority) – TES: V is never announced. Oblivion was Bethesda Game Studio's crowning achievement and will go down in history as a legend (along with Morrowind).
The sequel to Infernal City is lost to the halls of Apocrypha.
Oblivion and Morrowind will become so heavily modded some might even call them sequels to their original games.
We will all die without ever playing the Elder Scrolls V.

The Conspiracy Theory (Kristoffer’s theory) - Game was completed already, in complete secrecy, and waiting for a late November 2010 release for the Christmas shopping blitz. An announcement will be made on Black Friday that the game is IN STORES NOW.

The Mr. Tissue Box Theory – in the last couple of threads, Mr. Tissue Box was tweeting with a Game Informer employee about September’s magazine cover. The September magazine may not be TES: V after all, but Batman: Arkham Asylum 2. This would interfere with the acclaimed M’aiqium Theory #1.

The Confoundus Theory (Khal_of_the_sands' theory) gamesas will try something completely new and unpredictable for the game announcement to keep up with past traditions of surprise and secrecy, TES: V will be announced in a place no one will be looking.
Possible places that announcement may take place include, but are not limited to the following:

Magazines or articles which aren't watched very carefully,
Foreign magazines (magazines outside of the USA and Europe),
Law articles and magazines (a tribute to the hard-work of TES: V speculators),
Comic, fantasy, sci-fi and other conventions (any place a geek or gamer has a chance of appearing),
A bulletin on the door of gamesas offices HQ,
Sports channel commercials.

The basis of the theory is that TES: V will come out in a way which no one will expect.




If there are any theories that you would like me to submit to the list, please feel free to say.

[tegan fiamengo]

mega-snip

Just an idea but maybe you could add the names of speculators aligned with each theory underneath the theory itself.

[BEl J]

i posted this before but it was misinterpreted so ill post with better clarification this time. Does any1 else think that the next Elder Scrolls novel will contain release/announcement/genberal info on TES:V in it?

[Dezzeh]

Ever think about going through the theories and combining a bunch of the similar ones? A lot of the theories seem pretty similar to each other with only small differences between them and all the others. Just throwing that out there. :shrug:

Just an idea but maybe you could add the names of speculators aligned with each theory underneath the theory itself.

Nah then he'd have to edit the post every single time a new person comes along and says which theory they prefer.

i posted this before but it was misinterpreted so ill post with better clarification this time. Does any1 else think that the next Elder Scrolls novel will contain release/announcement/genberal info on TES:V in it?

It could mention TES V coming out but I'm sure it would have been announced long before the book was released. If it mentioned TES V it would likely be as a way of informing any of it's readers about the game. I doubt it would contain release date information because Bethesda has a messy history of delaying their games.

[chirsty aggas]

Maybe the book itself is the announcement?

[Suzy Santana]

Maybe the book itself is the announcement?

...interesting proposition. I guess I can't say it couldn't be; but while I expect both the book and TES:V's announcement to fall close to one another, I have no reason to expect it to unfold this way.

[latrina]

I don't know if you guys have seen this: http://www.imperial-library.info/interviews-greg-keyes

if not go ahead and over anolyze just dont make the mods angry :angel:

[Johanna Van Drunick]

I don't know if you guys have seen this: http://www.imperial-library.info/interviews-greg-keyes

if not go ahead and over anolyze just dont make the mods angry :angel:

Two steps ahead of you.Nothing really stands out to me, besides this.

I was given a preliminary outline of history after Oblivion, but I was also told that some of it was negotiable.

I'd consider that the basics of pre-production. Unless they're turning the elderscrolls into a novel franchise. But lets be honest, we already knew this information.

Bethesda wouldn't simply hand the series off to an author and tell him to go crazy with the fate of Tamriel.

[ladyflames]

Two steps ahead of you.Nothing really stands out to me, besides this.



I'd consider that the basics of pre-production. Unless they're turning the elderscrolls into a novel franchise. But lets be honest, we already knew this information.

Bethesda wouldn't simply hand the series off to an author and tell him to go crazy with the fate of Tamriel.

Well, to me, what it clearly means is that not only are the novels canon (We already knew they were), but that they WILL be important to the future of The Elder Scrolls. Whatever happened in the first novel, and then the second will have a large impact on what happens in TES V, especially about whether there will be an empire or not, and if so, what sort of place it will be.

Bethesda was definitely planning ahead, and its clear they had an idea of what the wanted to do with the universe. This is the sort of planning used for video games, there is no doubt in my mind.

[Nims]

Maybe the book itself is the announcement?

es possible.. Perhaps it will give some Hints or maybe a mid book ad like some books have... (Yeah im watching you Louis L'amour)

[~Amy~]

I don't think TES5 it a real thing, rather it is what is in our hearts

I'm beginning to think exactly this...

[Nathan Hunter]

I'm beginning to think exactly this...

I hope you're kidding because a big game developer isn't just going to give up on one of their best selling series. It is going to happen eventually. Most likely sooner rather than later. Not the mention, the books...

[I love YOu]

So do you all think Bethesda was telling the truth about seeing Elder Scrolls in 2010?

[Christine Pane]

I'm beginning to think exactly this...

Why? What do you think Bethesda has been doing for the past years? Just sitting around and watching videos?

They are obviously working on something. The question is what they are working on, and I say it's TESV.

[sara OMAR]

I don't think TES5 it a real thing, rather it is what is in our hearts

I'm beginning to think exactly this...

Aw. And I was all excited that nobody was saying "not now=never." Thanks a lot, guys. :shifty:

So do you all think Bethesda was telling the truth about seeing Elder Scrolls in 2010?

"seeing" as in announcement, maybe. I myself always figured for Christmas 2011 at the earliest anyway, Christmas 2012 at the latest. So they could easily announce it in the next few months on that thought.

[Queen Bitch]

So do you all think Bethesda was telling the truth about seeing Elder Scrolls in 2010?

Who said this? And seeing what Elder Scrolls? Book, travels, game, what? Not seeing it, seeing it? Someone help me out here.

[Jack Moves]

Who said this? And seeing what Elder Scrolls? Book, travels, game, what? Not seeing it, seeing it? Someone help me out here.

http://www.geek.com/articles/games/bethesda-to-continue-elder-scrolls-in-2010-20081030/

[Jarrett Willis]

I'm beginning to think exactly this...

AHEM (clears throat) and i quote:
"Both Todd and I have said repeatedly that, of course, we’re going to do another Elder Scrolls game. The last one was enormously popular. So was the one before that. You get the idea. So do we."
http://bethblog.com/index.php/2009/08/page/5/

[Mashystar]

http://www.geek.com/articles/games/bethesda-to-continue-elder-scrolls-in-2010-20081030/

It is possible, that famous quote has opened up a lot of controversy about TES. As to your question they were definitely 'telling the truth' in one way or another. That was Paul Oughton's personal opinion, not Beth's (no doubt he got some serious punishment for that slip :flamethrower: ) BGS never actually said anything about the TES series except that they will continue it eventually, presumably what it has been doing for the past couple of years. Maybe it was too early to make the call, or maybe that was speculation on his part judging from the end of the trademark (just as we had thought 2 weeks ago). It is too late to see the game released, but there is always the possibility of an announcement or hint of some sort.

As some of the published games get quieter, Beth will likely replace them with something else, like how right after Wet's publicity went down, the other published games (mainly Rage and Fallout) got more publicity. I'm hoping that as these other published games die down, you know what will finally be announced.

[Euan]

http://www.geek.com/articles/games/bethesda-to-continue-elder-scrolls-in-2010-20081030/

That was from, Paul Oughton. A very very bad, Paul Oughton. I think he cleans toilets now...

(j/k)

[barbara belmonte]

That was from, Paul Oughton. A very very bad, Paul Oughton. I think he cleans toilets now...

(j/k)

Maybe jk. I'll ask when I do my road trip and pass by Rockville. We'll see if my "accidentally stumbled in here, thought it was a bathroom" trick works. Muhahahahahaha!

[cosmo valerga]

This is off topic but I can't pm anyone because I am an active member of these forums through my phone and for some reason I cannot check my mail, send mail, or even report posts because those options are not available and I don't want to start a thread just for this simple question:

All this time it has said "general discussion" now it says "elder scrolls series discussion" but why the change...why now?