[Catherine Harte]

sorry to burst ya bubble but there is no evidence what so ever to say bethesda have even been making one, im kinda at my limit with bethesda and not to sound like a hater, but old fans like me get lead on to belive there will be another, there wont be and il tell you why thay wont say straight away its over because fans would be mad as hell, so thay test these other games and hope people become entranced to them and forget old games. il tell you now i liked fallout but only got that to bridge the gap between tes4 and tes5 which hasnt happened, i love bethesda but only for tes series nothing else thay offer enlightens me, and this year let me give you a list of games, black ops, medal of honor, halo reach, fable 3 smash and you think bethesdas games are gonna match them without a tes game yeh right, and over time people forget dont care and bethesda lose fans iv been a fan for like 10/12 yrs but now im getting annoyed. sorry for the big speech but its my point if thay just said we are working on it and want it out with in 3 years that would be somthing, but its a lack of respect for fans to spin and lead them on, and sum1 said once game companys are the only people in the world who can play with time tables lie without any reason and play god, and thats what bethesda is doing toying playing i wasnt expecting e3 annoucment but quake with fallout doom ect, thay wont jepordise those games sales (not like thay will get much) by annoucing tes 5 which would push all them away fact. p.s il wait till quakecon nothing then well bethesda will of lost me and probs others due to having to wait another yr wich may or may not annouce plus bringing out tes4 then fallout now fallout again comes to show thay have no intention of tes 5 fallout is their game now tes can burn up in a hole in their eyes.

I'm sorry but trying to read your wall of text with no punctuation in it, and on a small netbook no less, is impossible. If you really care to present a valid argument I suggest you fix that, if you weren't just ranting, of course.

I will say this though, while there is no evidence to support them making TES V at the moment, there is also no evidence to suggest they aren't. Sorry to "burst ya bubble" but you have just as little evidence supporting your argument as I do to support mine.

[Juan Suarez]

Could it be that Bethesda are no longer enthused by the elder scrolls? Perhaps they are moving onto a new ip and passing the tes baton on to someone else. I know that tes is hugely popular but so is the Halo franchise and Bungie aren't making any more of them after Reach. I love the elder scrolls, but from what I've seen from Mr Howard in various interviews he comes across as, dare I say it, being bored with the whole franchise.

I hope that I'm wrong, I want tes 5 as much as anyone.

[mishionary]

Could it be that Bethesda are no longer enthused by the elder scrolls? Perhaps they are moving onto a new ip and passing the tes baton on to someone else. I know that tes is hugely popular but so is the Halo franchise and Bungie aren't making any more of them after Reach. I love the elder scrolls, but from what I've seen from Mr Howard in various interviews he comes across as, dare I say it, being bored with the whole franchise.

I hope that I'm wrong, I want tes 5 as much as anyone.

Did you read my quote about 3 posts above where they were saying "Of course we are going to be doing another Elder Scrolls"? I don't think I've ever got the impression that they are getting bored with the franchise, though it does seem that they get bored with hearing the same questions about it over and over and over, but since they can't really say anything yet there's not anything that they will be saying enthusiastically about it.

[Shiarra Curtis]

Could it be that Bethesda are no longer enthused by the elder scrolls? Perhaps they are moving onto a new ip and passing the tes baton on to someone else. I know that tes is hugely popular but so is the Halo franchise and Bungie aren't making any more of them after Reach. I love the elder scrolls, but from what I've seen from Mr Howard in various interviews he comes across as, dare I say it, being bored with the whole franchise.

I hope that I'm wrong, I want tes 5 as much as anyone.

I considered your thoughts here, and I think I would kinda be over it if I was him too. It also made me think I would really like to see what the team at BGS could do with another setting? Even a living city today made interesting and alive as they are capable would be amazing, even if the premise is mundane. It is a nice and fanciful whim, though. I, like many others are convinced with the little comments of yore that they are indeed focusing on TESV (which makes me happy)... but when they are through, it would be nice to see them stretch out a bit and create another mind-blowing franchise for me to yearn for!

[Danny Warner]

I'm sorry but trying to read your wall of text with no punctuation in it, and on a small netbook no less, is impossible. If you really care to present a valid argument I suggest you fix that, if you weren't just ranting, of course.

I will say this though, while there is no evidence to support them making TES V at the moment, there is also no evidence to suggest they aren't. Sorry to "burst ya bubble" but you have just as little evidence supporting your argument as I do to support mine.

To add to that, I would say that the chance of TES being developed is considerably higher when counting the circumstantial evidence; the Skyrim trademark, the '2010 possible announcement' quote, and a bunch f other stuff.

Could it be that Bethesda are no longer enthused by the elder scrolls? Perhaps they are moving onto a new ip and passing the tes baton on to someone else. I know that tes is hugely popular but so is the Halo franchise and Bungie aren't making any more of them after Reach. I love the elder scrolls, but from what I've seen from Mr Howard in various interviews he comes across as, dare I say it, being bored with the whole franchise.

I hope that I'm wrong, I want tes 5 as much as anyone.

*sigh* how long have you been following this thread Roadrunner? Does the Skyrim trademark or the Oughton quote ring any bells? Like I said, the circumstantial evidence definitely points towards the production of a TES related game, it is not a matter of if they are making a TES game, it is a matter of when will this game be announced.

[Ben sutton]

I agree. I hope all you tes experts are right though.

[Laura-Lee Gerwing]

I agree. I hope all you tes experts are right though.

Oh speculators are never right about anything, but we keep speculating anyways... :foodndrink:

[tiffany Royal]

Yeah, we just try to use common sense, add in a little wishful thinking, top that off with grasping at straws, and that's pretty much it.

[Ashley Tamen]

This makes sense. I heard a little of what Todd said, and I believe he said they finished major upgrades to their engine sometime in 2009. It's looking to have the same sort of development cycle that Oblivion did (4 years). My guess is if we don't hear from it during quakecon, expect it next year or at E3 or quakecon. Todd is making it sound like they don't have any substantial to show. Or at least at a stage where they feel comfortable it is a good representation of what the final product may look like.

I should note, I like the theory of a press release before the end of a year. Seems plausible.

Hmm. That is what I said months ago, that they were working on the engine for ESV and hadn't done anything worth showing yet. I was told that I was wrong, shame I wasn't...

[Lory Da Costa]

I know, and you probably have another two years to go ( Joke ). Keep up the good fight people.

[brenden casey]

*deep sigh*
I guess that's it until next year then. I wasn't expecting an announcement, but I would have thought they'd have been working on it for longer than two years. I thought they were going to announce the book, however.

[xx_Jess_xx]

I thought they were going to announce the book, however.

They may still announce the book yet, we have no evidence to suggest that they won't. I think we will be getting a book announcement sometime this year if they are planning on a 2011 game announcement.

[Mari martnez Martinez]

I think these guys are wishful thinking just like us, but never the less, it's speculation

http://wreckedgamer.com/?p=680

last paragraph

The Elder Scrolls V: Alinor

The Elder Scrolls V is highly anticipated and because of this there are many rumors circulating the net. The next installment is said to take place on Summerset Isle, the home of the High Elves. This could open the gates a magic filled mystical journey in Elder Scrolls V. The Elder Scrolls V is said to be released sometime in 2011 for the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. We’re hoping these rumors are true, we’ve been craving a new Elder Scrolls game for some time now.

[Emma Copeland]

I think these guys are wishful thinking just like us, but never the less, it's speculation

http://wreckedgamer.com/?p=680

last paragraph

The so called 'rumour' was an April Fool's Joke. And I don't know how it could be taken as anything else. :shrug:

[phillip crookes]

Hey did anyone hear about bethesda buying Arcane studios. I was thinking if they might use them to help out on TESV or TES VI. Im not saying Bethesda would let another company totally make TESV, but just help.

[Heather Dawson]

I know, and you probably have another two years to go ( Joke ). Keep up the good fight people.

Even if that was intended as a joke, you are probably closer to the mark than you think :lmao:

[El Khatiri]

Hey did anyone hear about bethesda buying Arcane studios. I was thinking if they might use them to help out on TESV or TES VI. Im not saying Bethesda would let another company totally make TESV, but just help.

Yeah, I thought about that too. It would make sense, I've seen lots of comparison of the two games Oblivion and Dark Messiah. But, I don't know, Bethesda Game Studios has always struck me as a group that likes the do everything themselves, their own way.

[Kit Marsden]

I haven't been active in this thread since the dragon age 2 debacle. I just got my september gi cover and arkham asylum 2 is the cover and nothing out of quakecon yet so now what? Are we looking into 2011 now for anything or is there still 2010 hope?

[{Richies Mommy}]

Yeah, I thought about that too. It would make sense, I've seen lots of comparison of the two games Oblivion and Dark Messiah. But, I don't know, Bethesda Game Studios has always struck me as a group that likes the do everything themselves, their own way.

I've always thought that as well, I prefer Bethesda and Bethesda only to make a TES game. However it seems like Arcane is now Bethesda ( at least a part of it). I could see were they would help in though.

[Scarlet Devil]

Yeah, I thought about that too. It would make sense, I've seen lots of comparison of the two games Oblivion and Dark Messiah. But, I don't know, Bethesda Game Studios has always struck me as a group that likes the do everything themselves, their own way.

Honestly I see Zenimax acquiring development studios so that Bethesda Softworks can focus on publishing the games developed in house. Having BGS as the only legitimate developer within the Zenimax household was quite limiting, and when they brought id into the fold they certainly strengthened their stance. I don't foresee the BGS team outsourcing too much to Arkane but I can see the benefit of id technology being introduced to both BGS and Arkane. With BGS hard at work on TESV and a secret game from Arkane underway as well, we may see some id influences in them if they benefit at all from that acquisition since the timing seems about right.

I just hope through all of this that Zenimax doesn't get too big and become the Wal-Mart of the video game industry. It seems to be eating up studios like a starving monster and publishing games like an addict in a drug store! Before long all games will be made and published by Zenimax! You know, as I write it, it didn't really seem that bad... then I wonder why I hate Wal-Mart... oh wait I don't... I actually mostly only shop at Wal-Mart cause I'm cheap... nevermind

[Shirley BEltran]

Hey all, I thought I would join to share this I just found.


Here is an interesting article on ign.com: http://pc.ign.com/articles/111/1112464p1.html

The few bits I found interesting are that id tech 5 is NOT being used for BSG's next game

"Bethesda Game Director Todd Howard explained in a separate interview with IGN that his game would not use id Tech 5. The studio's new engine built for its upcoming title is more beneficial to creating huge, open-world games, such as Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, while id Tech 5 is better for more contained environments. "

Also that they built a new engine from the ground up for their upcoming title, whatever that may be, so upgrades to the Fallout 3/Oblivion engine are not what they are/were up to in the past few years.

TH: "We decided to really reboot our technology after Fallout 3, so we had been making plans for that and started doing some things. The id thing came along later, so it's a mix of that plus the kinds of games we do are a bit bigger and more dynamic"

On an unrelated note, any of you know of a good thread for user recommended mods for replaying Oblivion?

[Emily Martell]

Hey all, I thought I would join to share this I just found.


Here is an interesting article on ign.com: http://pc.ign.com/articles/111/1112464p1.html

The few bits I found interesting are that id tech 5 is NOT being used for BSG's next game

"Bethesda Game Director Todd Howard explained in a separate interview with IGN that his game would not use id Tech 5. The studio's new engine built for its upcoming title is more beneficial to creating huge, open-world games, such as Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, while id Tech 5 is better for more contained environments. "

Also that they built a new engine from the ground up for their upcoming title, whatever that may be, so upgrades to the Fallout 3/Oblivion engine are not what they are/were up to in the past few years.

TH: "We decided to really reboot our technology after Fallout 3, so we had been making plans for that and started doing some things. The id thing came along later, so it's a mix of that plus the kinds of games we do are a bit bigger and more dynamic"

On an unrelated note, any of you know of a good thread for user recommended mods for replaying Oblivion?

Interesting, but I have mixed feelings about that. I want to say Todd is talking about TESV there but he says they started to make the new engine AFTER FO3. That means the TESV would at most be in development for not even 2 years. So I don't know If I want to see TESV with a new engine with a delayed development time, or just let them use it for TESVI, and give us TESV sooner.

[JR Cash]

Interesting, but I have mixed feelings about that. I want to say Todd is talking about TESV there but he says they started to make the new engine AFTER FO3. That means the TESV would at most be in development for not even 2 years. So I don't know If I want to see TESV with a new engine with a delayed development time, or just let them use it for TESVI, and give us TESV sooner.

Just at QuakeCon today Todd said that they spent pretty much all of 2009 developing their new technology, which I'm assuming meant their engine. To me it just sounded like they redid their engine from the ground up, or made at least major improvements to it. To me this sounds good, I'm glad that they are moving towards better tech, which in the end more time spent will give us a better game.

I still say 4 years sounds about right, though. An announcement sometime next fall, and a release in 2012.

[Stacy Hope]

Just at QuakeCon today Todd said that they spent pretty much all of 2009 developing their new technology, which I'm assuming meant their engine. To me it just sounded like they redid their engine from the ground up, or made at least major improvements to it. To me this sounds good, I'm glad that they are moving towards better tech, which in the end more time spent will give us a better game.

I still say 4 years sounds about right, though. An announcement sometime next fall, and a release in 2012.

I honestly don't care anymore. I know Im going to get TESV sometime in the next decade, so Bethesda might as well make it as good as possible, with an extreme replay value, because I do not want to wait for TESVI as long as I do for TESV. Basically Im saying I want The Elder Scrolls V to be as fun, unique, entertaining, and addicting as possible. Merge a little bit of Daggerfell, Morrowind, and Oblivion together, with a bit of its own uniqueness of course. Because when it comes out people are just going to say "Oh Oblivion was better!" and do the same thing to TES6. I do not know why So many diss on the most recent games so much, you most likely had to mod the previous game like hell ( which isn't an all that bad thing). <_<

EDIT: So now Im starting to think Bethesda just started on TESV, and Arkane is joing in to create a wonderful masterpeice. Ugh so many mixed feelings, Its like seeing a remake for Arena!!!

[Trey Johnson]

Fallout 3 took time.

I'm getting to the point of making it a goal in life to curse Fallout 3 with my dying breath.

Ah, you've played it too I see. Honestly. I think we're in for a long wait folks.