[Jodie Bardgett]

So I just went to http://www.elderscrolls.com/home/home.php website and an age gate came up. My level of excitement at a possible R16 trailer having been posted was only matched by my utter depression of finding nothing after putting my birthday in.

What was that about!?

I was thinking the same thing, but my hopes were crushed :facepalm: .

I don't know why they did the age check today though.

[Nikki Morse]

This may sound a little too optimistic; but the age checker may be their today, because the next ES could be R or M rated........ which would be awesome.

[Julia Schwalbe]

This may sound a little too optimistic; but the age checker may be their today, because the next ES could be R or M rated........ which would be awesome.

That's entirely possibly true...but makes no sense, as the original elder scrolls rating was changed just a couple of weeks after launch mainly do to the nudity mod. Not to say the latest Elder Scrolls game won't be M rated as that's the audience that plays those types of games.

[FABIAN RUIZ]

Normally i wouldn't say anything, but even past the checker, the site looks... different. Is the "Top Story" and "News" along with the border around it new? I guess it's possible i just never took notice prior to this, too.

Edit: typo

[claire ley]

I was thinking the same thing, but my hopes were crushed :facepalm: .

I don't know why they did the age check today though.

They could be testing some new stuff and wanted feedback (not announced obviously). I was with everyone else when I opened the site expecting a teaser for TESV.

[Bonnie Clyde]

They could be testing some new stuff and wanted feedback (not announced obviously). I was with everyone else when I opened the site expecting a teaser for TESV.

maybe they're waiting until midnight? and then they'll start a countdown? and then we'll all die...i mean cry?

[Mark]

Normally i wouldn't say anything, but even past the checker, the site looks... different. Is the "Top Story" and "News" along with the border around it new? I guess it's possible i just never took notice prior to this, too.

Edit: typo

Neither "Top Story" nor "News" is new. Nothing is new as far as I can tell.

Antibody already gave the explanation for the age-checker.

[Louise Dennis]

Neither "Top Story" nor "News" is new. Nothing is new as far as I can tell.

Antibody already gave the explanation for the age-checker.

Thats true but in the past was it not required for M rated games' websites to have the age checker? I know a lot of them did have it and I don't see why they would want less people seeing their advertisemants if it was legal for them to show minors...
Maybe TES V is gonna go more in the direction of Fallout and be a little bit more geared towards an older audience? Its highly likely seeing that most hardcoe gamers are above 17 and dont want to play a kids game as much as a game for their age group. Not that Morrowind and Oblivion are too immature, its just that they might be seen as having not enough mature content for it to be considered a game for advlts by people new to TES.

I personally don't care if its rated 17+ or not. I can see though how in a rugged and brutal environment like Skyrim a mature rating could be quite spectacularly be pulled off in a viking pillaging sort of way.

[Cesar Gomez]

Thats true but in the past was it not required for M rated games' websites to have the age checker? I know a lot of them did have it and I don't see why they would want less people seeing their advertisemants if it was legal for them to show minors...
Maybe TES V is gonna go more in the direction of Fallout and be a little bit more geared towards an older audience? Its highly likely seeing that most hardcoe gamers are above 17 and dont want to play a kids game as much as a game for their age group. Not that Morrowind and Oblivion are too immature, its just that they might be seen as having not enough mature content for it to be considered a game for advlts by people new to TES.

I personally don't care if its rated 17+ or not. I can see though how in a rugged and brutal environment like Skyrim a mature rating could be quite spectacularly be pulled off in a viking pillaging sort of way.

http://www.gametrailers.com/news/esrb-website-council-announced/2557. It has nothing to do with BGS's future game plans.

[Mariana]

Normally i wouldn't say anything, but even past the checker, the site looks... different. Is the "Top Story" and "News" along with the border around it new? I guess it's possible i just never took notice prior to this, too.

Edit: typo

The new's and top story if I remember right were changed shortly after the announcement of The Bethesda Blog

[Chantelle Walker]

Neither "Top Story" nor "News" is new. Nothing is new as far as I can tell.

Antibody already gave the explanation for the age-checker.

...I did? :unsure:

VeryEvilDudeofDarkness is not me, I swear.

[Yvonne]

...I did? :unsure:

VeryEvilDudeofDarkness is not me, I swear.

LOL...it's worry sum when were being mistaken as the same people Antibody haha.

[Farrah Lee]

Man, i thought i was gonna come on here, and be like "GUIZE AGE CHECKER U KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?!" but apparently everyone knew about it hours ago, and have an explanation for it as well.

but here it goes

AGE CHECKER = ESV ANNOUNCEMENT IS IMMINENT

[Veronica Martinez]

Man, i thought i was gonna come on here, and be like "GUIZE AGE CHECKER U KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?!" but apparently everyone knew about it hours ago, and have an explanation for it as well.

but here it goes

AGE CHECKER = ESV ANNOUNCEMENT IS IMMINENT

Actually, all it indicates is they still update the website :chaos:

[Marguerite Dabrin]

"...and use of age-gates on video content intended for older viewers... " and "...employing age-gates on video content associated with games rated or anticipated to be rated M (Mature)..."

No videos on the home page means they don't have to have an age gate in that section. This could mean that a video will be going up in the next week or so.

On a side note, are there any videos at all on elderscrolls.com? I had a quick look and couldn't see anything. This could mean they are at least redesigning the website which would be nice, and would also be a good way to prepare for more info being posted (especially if it's elder scrolls V news).

[remi lasisi]

If I could play the Devil's Advocate for a second, maybe they added the age gate not only because they may of had to due to the new ESRB thing, but because they knew they'd be announcing TES V soon, generating huge amounts of traffic to that site that it likely hasn't seen for some time? Because I can't imagine the Elderscrolls.com is visited so frequently that they thought it necessary to add it, considering how the site very rarely updates with any news. But, all that said, it is probably just because of the new ESRB thing.

[[Bounty][Ben]]

If I could play the Devil's Advocate for a second, maybe they added the age gate not only because they may of had to due to the new ESRB thing, but because they knew they'd be announcing TES V soon, generating huge amounts of traffic to that site that it likely hasn't seen for some time? Because I can't imagine the Elderscrolls.com is visited so frequently that they thought it necessary to add it, considering how the site very rarely updates with any news. But, all that said, it is probably just because of the new ESRB thing.

But they don't have to.

I'm in the December announcement camp, but I won't complain if they do it tomorrow.

[bonita mathews]

the QA of New Vegas WAS made by bethesda i finished the game and looked the whole credits

[Emma louise Wendelk]

...I did? :unsure:

VeryEvilDudeofDarkness is not me, I swear.

Sorry. I wish I had some explanation for the mix up but, for the life of me I can't believe I said that.

In consolation: :icecream:

[Chrissie Pillinger]

Hope is seductive

[Alexxxxxx]

age ratings?!


YAY WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

ITS HAPPENING!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

POWER LEVEL GROWING..................

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

ESV WILL BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

TONIGHT WE DINE IN TAMRIEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Alba Casas]

I read (here) there was concern an announcement would disappear among the winter releases, but announcements don't compete with releases, in the first place. Announcements actually last up to the game's release.


And by last, I mean the hype phase is the announcement phase.

[Robert DeLarosa]

Hm. Like most of you, I was excited when I saw the age checker, assuming there would be a trailer or screenshot. But it seems more likely to me (who is as you recall an optimist) that it has more to do with the fact that while the Oblivion trailer came out when the game was rated T, the Shivering Isles trailer is for an M rated game, and therefore the site is subject to the age checker rules.

Although who knows? Maybe it does have to do with announcing a new TES game that will be rated M from the get-go. That'd be cool. Sorry if I don't sound enthused, I've had a persistent cold and haven't slept in a bed for ten days.

[Clea Jamerson]

I don't know when you Americans have your Autumn break (or whatever you call it,) but isn't it curious that the Bethesda Blog hasn't been updated for four days? Particularly considering the still very recent release of New Vegas and the upcoming releases of games they'll publish? I'm not holding my breath, but isn't it possible that they are getting ready to announce the game (TES V or not) Todd Howard's been talking about? From my point of view, they wouldn't have to wait for any expos to do the announcement; simply alerting the gaming press and making a blog post would have the announcement spread like a wildfire within hours.

Naturally, this is purely speculative. I like to keep my hopes up though

[Destinyscharm]

The higher your hopes the further you have to fall. I like getting my hopes up also because if our theories are correct you get a sense of adrenaline from being correct and have managed to use basic psychology to decipher clues that they leave behind.