[Miss K]

Here's hoping they're working hard on TES V.

A developer being relatively silent about a game in production is nothing new.

Take a look at valve and Half Life 2: Episode 3: fans get no information there.

The only reasons I see for not releasing any information about a game in development is:

A. Too early to show anything polished enough to give a good impression (if this is the developer's or publisher's intention).

B. The game has certain hooks or qualities that will set it above or apart from other games... therefore any information about the game would be considered a trade secret giving the company an advantage over competitors... and would not be released until the game is nearing publication so that no other company can "steal" those ideas.

[marie breen]

Also, this article states that the domain name for "Elder Scrolls 5" has been blocked.
http://systemlink.gamersguidetolife.com/2010/08/multiple-sequels-hinted-at-in-domain.html

just did a reverse ip on those domains with blocked registrants. of the four, only the mirrorsedge2.com looks legit.

elderscrolls5.com is sharing a server with a bucket load of random domains, so it looks like someone has a fan site, or is squatting.
ditto for demonssouls2.com
in contrast, mirrorsedge2.com shares a server with dozens of other EA domains like the sims & the battlefield series. so while this lead has proven a red herring, im happy to hear mirrors edge 2 may be coming at some point.

*edit* the ARMA3 site looks bogus as well for the same reasons. */edit*

[Rozlyn Robinson]

Currently my chart-o-release-dates has December at being pretty barren

Gran Turismo 5 got bumped again, it was supposed to come out tomorrow and according to a bulletin at the target i work at it's expected to drop in December now... But those things are almost always wrong, so i'm gonna have to check and see whats going on with that.

edit- yeah, I'm still seeing Q4 on most sites, so late nov-dec...

[Laura Shipley]

just did a reverse ip on those domains with blocked registrants. of the four, only the mirrorsedge2.com looks legit.

elderscrolls5.com is sharing a server with a bucket load of random domains, so it looks like someone has a fan site, or is squatting.
ditto for demonssouls2.com
in contrast, mirrorsedge2.com shares a server with dozens of other EA domains like the sims & the battlefield series. so while this lead has proven a red herring, im happy to hear mirrors edge 2 may be coming at some point.

*edit* the ARMA3 site looks bogus as well for the same reasons. */edit*

lol waht a pro

[WYatt REed]

just did a reverse ip on those domains with blocked registrants. of the four, only the mirrorsedge2.com looks legit.

elderscrolls5.com is sharing a server with a bucket load of random domains, so it looks like someone has a fan site, or is squatting.
ditto for demonssouls2.com
in contrast, mirrorsedge2.com shares a server with dozens of other EA domains like the sims & the battlefield series. so while this lead has proven a red herring, im happy to hear mirrors edge 2 may be coming at some point.

*edit* the ARMA3 site looks bogus as well for the same reasons. */edit*

Well now that the edge debacle is finished up and the guy stripped of his trademarks EA can progress on that front, it's entirely possible however that the reason why the site is blocked in the cloud so to speak is because they want to prevent squatting but don't want to move it closer to the Bethesda brands so we don't discover it.

edit: Also check as to when it was registered,http://www.ipchecking.com/?ip=elderscrolls5.com

[Beat freak]

Bethesda will have 3 major open-world games if they release a completely new game. That will allow for one quality game per system. Elder Scrolls, Fallout and whatever their unannounced game is. Add on top of that, Todd Howard told us, not to expect a new Elder Scrolls game in the "near future" about a year ago. You can interpret "near future" however you like but I think it means that it is not in production. Of course they'll make another one but not until there's a new system.

I have absolutely no idea why you think Bethesda wants to pad out their two hugely successful series with a third, unproven IP. Yes, Bethesda are great developers, but as evidenced by the IHRA Drag Racing Series, their games are far from sure-fire hits. The Elder Scrolls and Fallout are their only IPs that are proven to earn them millions upon millions of dollars and why they would want to make a brand new IP after they JUST did that with Fallout*, which they don't know will be a success or not, doesn't make any sense.

*Fallout was a new IP for them.

[Emma Parkinson]

I have absolutely no idea why you think Bethesda wants to pad out their two hugely successful series with a third, unproven IP. Yes, Bethesda are great developers, but as evidenced by the IHRA Drag Racing Series, their games are far from sure-fire hits. The Elder Scrolls and Fallout are their only IPs that are proven to earn them millions upon millions of dollars and why they would want to make a brand new IP after they JUST did that with Fallout*, which they don't know will be a success or not, doesn't make any sense.

*Fallout was a new IP for them.

indeed, and that's in part why they turned down the 50 million dollar price tag that was attached to an MMO license which was because nobody new if it would have become the success it was or not,

Let's also remember that it wasn't until Oblivion that the Elder Scrolls series acclaimed beyond cult status and went into the main stream of games. So why would they risk a new IP when they already have an established one.

[Enny Labinjo]

I think more interest should be placed into Bethesda's Job Listings...
(http://jobs.zenimax.com/index.php?a=search&division=6)

They are currently looking for:

Animators
Character Artists
Senior World Artists
Technical Artists
Level Designers
Quest Designers
Game Programmers

This tells us what we already know, they are working hard on SOMETHING. (Something very similar to everything else they've ever done.)

Some things of note:
"Bethesda Game Studios is looking for talented programmers to join our team that is pushing the bleeding-edge of RPG development for the PC and [b]future-generation consoles". This mean they're aiming for a next generation release? Probably.


"Artist will be responsible for building and texturing creatures and characters" The next game has creatures in it, we know that...

Okay, there's not really much to see here...

[Ann Church]

The problem with that is that they're likely not hiring for one of their current projects, but rather a future one.

[sarah taylor]

Some things of note:
"Bethesda Game Studios is looking for talented programmers to join our team that is pushing the bleeding-edge of RPG development for the PC and [b]future-generation consoles". This mean they're aiming for a next generation release? Probably.

No, definitely not. Todd himself said that their next project will be on this generation. Look at the more recent links in the first post.

[maria Dwyer]

I think more interest should be placed into Bethesda's Job Listings...
(http://jobs.zenimax.com/index.php?a=search&division=6)

They are currently looking for:

Animators
Character Artists
Senior World Artists
Technical Artists
Level Designers
Quest Designers
Game Programmers

This tells us what we already know, they are working hard on SOMETHING. (Something very similar to everything else they've ever done.)

Some things of note:
"Bethesda Game Studios is looking for talented programmers to join our team that is pushing the bleeding-edge of RPG development for the PC and [b]future-generation consoles". This mean they're aiming for a next generation release? Probably.


"Artist will be responsible for building and texturing creatures and characters" The next game has creatures in it, we know that...

Okay, there's not really much to see here...

:rofl:
Lol, no. Todd himself said that TES:V will be on this gen.

[gary lee]

No, definitely not. Todd himself said that their next project will be on this generation. Look at the more recent links in the first post.

He didn't say this generation, he said this generation of technology, so before DX 12 and the new wave of consuls rolls around.

[Justin Bywater]

He didn't say this generation, he said this generation of technology, so before DX 12 and the new wave of consuls rolls around.

No, he said "http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-08-16-bethesdas-todd-howard-interview?page=1," which means "this console generation." When people say "generation," they're talking about the console generation, not the PC.

[Vicki Blondie]

No, he said "http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-08-16-bethesdas-todd-howard-interview?page=1," which means "this console generation." When people say "generation," they're talking about the console generation, not the PC.

true, I new you were lurking lol.

[Sweets Sweets]

Well Bethesda I would assume depending on how complete they are on their current project would start pulling people out of that project if its nearly complete and divert people to the next project so an estimate would be that if they release a new game lets say next year they will probably have the next project done in 2-4 years so if their developing the elder scrolls V currently expect it in 2011-12 if its their next project (if their is) and that was the elder scrolls expect it between 2013-2015 that's just a estimate

[stephanie eastwood]

Well Bethesda I would assume depending on how complete they are on their current project would start pulling people out of that project if its nearly complete and divert people to the next project so an estimate would be that if they release a new game lets say next year they will probably have the next project done in 2-4 years so if their developing the elder scrolls V currently expect it in 2011-12 if its their next project (if their is) and that was the elder scrolls expect it between 2013-2015 that's just a estimate

2013-2015 also correlates to when the next set of consuls would be out as well.

[Terry]

I think 2013-15 is a bit too long of a wait, I expect news in 2011 and a release by 2012

[Davorah Katz]

@ the 'future generations point'

I might be wrong about this, but don't all job postings for games use that term? I remember this point coming up in a couple of threads back and someone mentioned that this is just something which is put on every job posting relating to video games.

[Jason White]

Unless a Game Informer cover surprises the heck out of us with a TESV announcement, or Bethesda announces it very shortly before the cover is revealed, I think this week is out of the question for any news because of the elections.

I'd say from today through to the next week we might have coverage about elections and all that crap.

... But I could be wrong. At the very least, that leaves today out for any news on TESV, and tomorrow for sure.

[Scotties Hottie]

Unless a Game Informer cover surprises the heck out of us with a TESV announcement, or Bethesda announces it very shortly before the cover is revealed, I think this week is out of the question for any news because of the elections.

I'd say from today through to the next week we might have coverage about elections and all that crap.

... But I could be wrong. At the very least, that leaves today out for any news on TESV, and tomorrow for sure.

you might be true u might be wrong . we shall see at any case what will happen. i think bethesda is trying to boil us a lil before it announces anything :shifty:

[Stat Wrecker]

Elder scrolls V is panned to be announced this month!!!

[quinnnn]

I'm willing to bet anyone who wants to lose $100 that their new game is NOT TES V.

Oh please. Let's make it really interesting. I'll cash out a few shares. Let's make it 5k.

The Paul Oughton quote of October, 2008 proves, virtually beyond a shadow of a doubt, an Elder Scrolls game announcement is imminent. This man is the Executive of Publishing at Bethesda. While it was certainly a gaffe for him to announce that so flippantly, it wasn't retracted. Todd Howard said they've been working on the mystery game for about two years which is right around the time of the Oughton quote. When you couple that with the Pete Hines non-quote from back in 2006 that said they'd have a team split off from the main group to work on Elder Scrolls pre-production, during Fallout development, it all makes sense. The game has been in the works, at least in a very conceptual, nascent stage, going back as far as four years.

Announcement in the next couple months, release in late August. $5k??? Any takers?

[Ricky Rayner]

Oh please. Let's make it really interesting. I'll cash out a few shares. Let's make it 5k.

The Paul Oughton quote of October, 2008 proves, virtually beyond a shadow of a doubt, an Elder Scrolls game announcement is imminent. This man is the Executive of Publishing at Bethesda. While it was certainly a gaffe for him to announce that so flippantly, it wasn't retracted. Todd Howard said they've been working on the mystery game for about two years which is right around the time of the Oughton quote. When you couple that with the Pete Hines non-quote from back in 2006 that said they'd have a team split off from the main group to work on Elder Scrolls pre-production, during Fallout development, it all makes sense. The game has been in the works, at least in a very conceptual, nascent stage, going back as far as four years.

Announcement in the next couple months, release in late August. $5k??? Any takers?

Yes he is right

[Matt Gammond]

Elder scrolls V is panned to be announced this month!!!

Link or it never happened.

[c.o.s.m.o]

not sure this means anything
Also Michael Kirkbride, a contract developer for Bethesda, is rumored to be working on Nordic lore with text such as The Seven Fights of The Aldudagga.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/General:The_Future_of_TES_Games

let me add this for those who this think will not be TESV

Production
It is speculated that Bethesda started full development of The Elder Scrolls V after the completion of Fallout 3. From previous quotes by Todd Howard, it is suspected that preproduction work for TESV took place during Fallout?'s development. At one point, there was news that pointed towards a 2010 release date; however, that appears to be false, as the game has not been announced, and a 2010 release date would leave little time for promotion of the game. The 2010 date was always regarded as questionable, since Fallout 3 used the same basic engine as Oblivion, and still required 31 months of development time (the 2010 date allowed for a maximum of 26 months). It is important to note that Bethesda has announced that there will be no more downloadable content for Fallout 3, which indicates that Bethesda is increasingly focusing their developers on their next standalone game release.

[[On April 27, 2009, Pete Hines was quoted by IGN as saying that no new Elder Scrolls title was expected to be announced "anytime soon." This was done along the announcement of the Elder Scrolls novels to be penned by renowned fantasy author Greg Keyes. The announcement is ambiguous, and no more specific details were given. The interview can be found here.
the above is the reason that this thread was started]]


In a more recent interview for Gamasutra dated June 25th, 2009, Hines let slip that "On the flip side, Todd [Howard] and his team have their hands full with The Elder Scrolls and Fallout." This suggests that some new Elder Scrolls title, be it Elder Scrolls V or a spinoff along the vein of Redguard and Battlespire, is in production in some capacity. That interview can be found here.