[Suzie Dalziel]

Wishful thinking, but "might be able to soon" could mean after Bethesda announces it themselves. Some agreement could be preventing him from giving hints right now.

[Alkira rose Nankivell]

Well it won't be months. We'll now what the Feb cover is in early Jan.

@ Silvade: I just asked PK "How soon is soon?"

Darn joker.
"@CandySnatchers Years, maybe!"

[Elizabeth Davis]

Only 41 minutes to go untill VGA! Lurk guys: http://www.spike.com/event/vga

[Cathrine Jack]

Wishful thinking, but "might be able to soon" could mean after Bethesda announces it themselves. Some agreement could be preventing him from giving hints right now.

Maybe it will be announced at the VGAs...

[Spooky Angel]

Only 41 minutes to go untill VGA! Lurk guys: http://www.spike.com/event/vga

The VGAs are not until 5:00pm PT and its 11:20am PT now.

Maybe it will be announced at the VGAs...

It sort of sounded like he meant soon when he told me it would be years.
(I am candysnatchers)

[Connie Thomas]

The VGAs are not until 5:00pm PT and its 11:20am PT now.




It sort of sounded like he meant soon when he told me it would be years.
(I am candysnatchers)

The countdown on my spike website says that its 37 minutes until the show...

[LittleMiss]

The countdown on my spike website says that its 37 minutes until the show...

Nope, 5:35 here.

[Sanctum]

The countdown on my spike website says that its 37 minutes until the show...

The countdown is dependent on your computer's clock. I can see that you are in the UK, so either your computer's clock is wrong or it has something to do with the time zones. Whatever the case, the VGAs don't start for another five and a half hours.

[Susan Elizabeth]

The countdown on my spike website says that its 37 minutes until the show...

it's because you're (probably) from Europe... your computer reads the script (countdown clock) but with the European time..


as far as TES5 is concerned I have high hopes for todays (or tomorrows, because i'm from Europe too) event. I really hope we'll at least see a teaser trailer.

If not, I don't know how i'll manage to survive until January. :\

[Danny Warner]

Guys, if it's anything like last year, Spike will put up a live stream when the event actually starts, and until then you'll just have to stalk their website. I don't know for sure if this is what they're doing but it's what happened last year.

I should also mention that before we start focusing solely on VGA discussion here and wind up getting this locked again, http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1146475-video-game-awards-2010/page__p__16756374__fromsearch__1#entry16756374

[Conor Byrne]

Guys, if it's anything like last year, Spike will put up a live stream when the event actually starts, and until then you'll just have to stalk their website. I don't know for sure if this is what they're doing but it's what happened last year.

I should also mention that before we start focusing solely on VGA discussion here and wind up getting this locked again, http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1146475-video-game-awards-2010/page__p__16756374__fromsearch__1#entry16756374

Great idea Antibody. I hate when this thread locks, it breaks my heart

Anyway, I asked some editors when they are going to give us some hints on twitter. Hopefully they will reply.

[Claire Lynham]

Well, I know this is late but I finally got my Game Informer. The TES section is in the 'classics" area, so even if it is announced on next cover that doesn't have much to do with the article.

[Allison C]

Well, I know this is late but I finally got my Game Informer. The TES section is in the 'classics" area, so even if it is announced on next cover that doesn't have much to do with the article.

I already summarized it, but you can add more details if you'd like:

Just got my issue of Game Informer in the mail today! Hopefully someone didn't post what I'm about to in the section of the last thread that I haven't read yet, if someone has feel free to make me feel silly.

Anyway:

This article is in the "Classic" section of the magazine. It is the second to last section, in between the end of the reviews and the "Game Over" section, which usually features a short article about something random. This section isn't always there. For example, it wasn't there in the December issue, or the October issue, but it was there in the November issue. And in that issue, it was two pages about the fall of the company Tengen and the legal issues surrounding Pong. I'm mentioning this all to point out that this while this section isn't regularly used in an issue, it isn't totally random either.

Onto the article itself. As I mentioned before, the first two pages are all quotes from developers about specific games. Nothing really interesting here. On the third page is the title "Elder Lore" and a map of Tamriel with 9 circles and numbers over the location that each of the games and expansion packs took place in, two of those numbers being in a little hole "torn" into the map labeled "Oblivion." Above it is a quote from Todd talking about how they try to treat the world like a real place that you can make a difference in.

On the fourth page is a summarization of each game and expansion pack, and on the right of the page is a picture of Morrowind (with one of those images that came with it's announcement that looks nothing like the final product), Tribunal, Bloodmoon, Oblivion (with a picture from KOTN for some reason) and Shivering Isles. In each summarization is a little section where the interviewer asks Kurt Kuhlmann the "Impact" each game had on the lore. And at the bottom of the page it tells the reader to go to "gameinformer.com/mag for our full interviews with the developers at Bethesda, including expanded story details and central characters from each franchise entry, as well as accounts of the technical advancements made in each game." It's too bad that when you go to that link, the most recent issue you can view is October 2010, so those interviews are seemingly out of reach.

My conclusion:

I'm a bit less sure than I was yesterday. The article wasn't just randomly inserted into the magazine, it is in a section devoted to talking about "Classics." However, it does still seem odd that they'd highlight the Elder Scrolls out of the blue, and even go so far as interview the developers about it. I'm certainly not saying all hope is lost or anything, but I'm just a bit less sure than I was.

[Haley Merkley]

Well I'm just glad either way that TES is being acknowledged as the classic it is.

I'm dead set on either VGAs or February GI. I guess we'll see. Either way I'll have Mass Effect 3 to look forward to, though.

[Latisha Fry]

Geoff just said a top secret game industry guess just arrived....I wonder who the heck it could be?

[Kirsty Collins]

Does anyone know if Annette Gonzalez from Game Informer is an Elder Scrolls fan?
I just noticed http://twitter.com/amgo/status/13360077687754752 tweet.

[Kyra]

Does anyone know if Annette Gonzalez from Game Informer is an Elder Scrolls fan?
I just noticed http://twitter.com/amgo/status/13360077687754752 tweet.

I don't know, but look at that a little more carefully:

Next year is going to be awesome.

I know I may be reading a little too much into tweets (just like everyone else on this damn forum ) but how would next year be awesome if the game wasn't being released?

Which game has been scheduled as the shortest release time for any game of its series?

[Rich O'Brien]

I don't know, but look at that a little more carefully:

Next year is going to be awesome.

I know I may be reading a little too much into tweets (just like everyone else on this damn forum ) but how would next year be awesome if the game wasn't being released?

Which game has been scheduled as the shortest release time for any game of its series?

That is great. I am 100% sure TESV will be febs GI cover.

[neen]

That is great. I am 100% sure TESV will be febs GI cover.

It's not over till the fat lady sings buddy! We all want it to be but none of us are sure it even is TES related and that's a fact

[megan gleeson]

That is great. I am 100% sure TESV will be febs GI cover.

We all hope you're right, man.

[mishionary]

Does anyone know if Annette Gonzalez from Game Informer is an Elder Scrolls fan?
I just noticed http://twitter.com/amgo/status/13360077687754752 tweet.

Well, if you look http://www.gameinformer.com/members/giannette/default.aspx, she doesn't have any Elder Scrolls game listed as her favourite. Also, I looked at her Achievements and she hasn't even played Oblivion. :shrug:

[Queen Bitch]

Well, if you look http://www.gameinformer.com/members/giannette/default.aspx, she doesn't have any Elder Scrolls game listed as her favourite. Also, I looked at her Achievements and she hasn't even played Oblivion. :shrug:

She could have played the PC version of the game. Most people do, I don't. I can't resist the cheats.

[Karl harris]

http://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/13688281329836032# I just noticed a tweet from Geoff Keighley.



Do any of you think that the developer is Bethesda, and that the game is TES:V?

[~Amy~]

http://http://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/13688281329836032# I just noticed a tweet from Geoff Keighley.



Do any of you think that the developer is Bethesda, and that the game is TES:V?

It's possible, as Bethesda is a bit secretive. But really, it could be anyone...

Just wait and find out. Not that much longer.

[CArla HOlbert]

Man this waiting is killing me