[City Swagga]

Can anyone else verify this? Or could SuperJeff give us a scan?

A shipwreck could be a viable alternative to the 'you are an escaped / pardoned prisoner' scenario seen more than once in the series.
...if the art direction fits that is.

Either way, nothing has been proven & I remain skeptical.

I would link a scan, but I don't know if it's allowed. I seem to remember that copying TEXT was not allowed, seems that images would fall under that catagory too. Someone with some knowledge/authority says it's ok to post then I will. (I'll scan a copy into my computer, and when I log in later today, I could upload it; If I can figure out how to do that...)



As to the ship, It's modern, like a smallish cargo ship. Unless Elder Scrolls is going into the modern age, it's not tesv.

[Jamie Lee]

Does anyone know when the second novel comes out? It's the only Elder Scrolls related thing that actually has been announced.

It's reasonable to assume that TESV will be in a 'new' era after the events of the novels so any information/screenshot from TESV could possibly be a spoiler for the second novel, see?
Why would Bethesda want to leak info on TESV if it could conflict the sales of the second novel? Why not holding the announcement back and use it to freely promote the books?

My hypothesis: I think they will announce TESV with the release of the second novel. That's what I would do if I was their sales manager. ^^

How would an announcement conflict with sales of the novel? You seriously believe that folks would be less interested in reading it (as opposed to over-anolyzing every line ) if the game were announced?

[Vincent Joe]

How would an announcement conflict with sales of the novel? You seriously believe that folks would be less interested in reading it (as opposed to over-anolyzing every line ) if the game were announced?

His point about using it to promote the book makes sense. The announcement of the game would bolter interest among hungry fans to read the novel, which would certainly be a smart marketing move.

[Sebrina Johnstone]

As to the ship, It's modern, like a smallish cargo ship. Unless Elder Scrolls is going into the modern age, it's not tesv.

Definitely isn't TES:V then. Could be Ubisoft's "I Am Alive" game. That seems to have a theme of surviving in lonely, decimated locations. Looks kind of Uncharted inspired too.

The game went under the radar for a while but recently resurfaced in an Assassin's Creed Brotherhood achievement name. It was written in morse code, and translated (more or less) to I Am Alive. Brotherhood is on the verge of release, so it would make sense for Ubi to start pushing their next title. Of course, it could just as likely be something completely different, but it's certainly not TES:V

[Alberto Aguilera]

How would an announcement conflict with sales of the novel? You seriously believe that folks would be less interested in reading it (as opposed to over-anolyzing every line ) if the game were announced?

I think only die-hard fans are reading or have read the first book, but I'm sure there are also a lot of fantasy readers who liked Oblivion who don't even know there is a book.
When they release the second book it would the perfect time to announce the game because at that time the traffic on the website will peak.

So yes, I really believe that if they announce the game a few months before they release the second novel it would have a negative effect on the sales of the book.
Most people who play Elder Scrolls are not Bethesda geeks like us.

[flora]

I think only die-hard fans are reading or have read the first book, but I'm sure there are also a lot of fantasy readers who liked Oblivion who don't even know there is a book.
When they release the second book it would the perfect time to announce the game because at that time the traffic on the website will peak.

So yes, I really believe that if they announce the game a few months before they release the second novel it would have a negative effect on the sales of the book.
Most people who play Elder Scrolls are not Bethesda geeks like us.

Exactly why I suggested that it makes sense to announce the game, bringing folks here, and then announce the book to keep us occupied during the final months of development. Once folks know that a game is imminent they'll be more interested in catching up on the lore.

[Kelly James]

Daaamn, Zenmax is hungry for game studios this year, it looks like they are trying to become the next mega publisher as those rumors were correct.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/113/1133636p1.html

[Sabrina garzotto]

Daaamn, Zenimax is hungrary for game studios this year, it looks like they are trying to become the next mega publisher as those rumors were correct.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/113/1133636p1.html


Harmonix just wwent up for sail, anybody hoping ZeniMax buy's them up?

back on topic, I think will hear about TES V before the end of this year is up.


how strange, why did this double post during an edit?

[Farrah Lee]

bethesda should team up with ubisoft again, if they can make morrowind, they can make anything

[Damian Parsons]

bethesda should team up with ubisoft again, if they can make morrowind, they can make anything

Again?

[Campbell]

Again?

That poster is mistaken, Bethesda had Ubisoft PUBLISH Morrowind.

They didn't DO anything with Morrowind itself.

[+++CAZZY]

That poster is mistaken, Bethesda had Ubisoft PUBLISH Morrowind.

They didn't DO anything with Morrowind itself.

all that I know is that when morrowind loags it says Ubisoft, and it does so also on the box, my bad if I didn't know exactly what they did, still not a bad idea for them to team up with dev game, ubisoft is good in some field that bethesda is lacking and vice versa

[anna ley]

Yes, they could be, and in all likelihood they are working on a TES MMO. Note that it wouldn't be the same as TES V being an MMO, which is what I was arguing with you about. They've hinted that the MMO they're working on uses IPs Bethesda/Zenimax already owns, and since they've already denied it's a Fallout MMO, the only other popular IP they could be using is The Elder Scrolls. :shrug:

So yeah, as I said - I was misunderstanding my own points. :huh:

That poster is mistaken, Bethesda had Ubisoft PUBLISH Morrowind.

They didn't DO anything with Morrowind itself.

At least I wasn't that misinformed

[Carys]

Does anyone know when the second novel comes out? It's the only Elder Scrolls related thing that actually has been announced.

It's reasonable to assume that TESV will be in a 'new' era after the events of the novels so any information/screenshot from TESV could possibly be a spoiler for the second novel, see?
Why would Bethesda want to leak info on TESV if it could conflict the sales of the second novel? Why not holding the announcement back and use it to freely promote the books?

My hypothesis: I think they will announce TESV with the release of the second novel. That's what I would do if I was their sales manager. ^^

I am not sure if you recall that the sales of the novel aren't an important factor since the novels are promotions for the games. A novel that is used to market the game should come after the game is announced not before. It makes more sense to me that they announce the game and then later release the novel to build the hype to a prequel driven fervor.

[Stace]

I am not sure if you recall that the sales of the novel aren't an important factor since the novels are promotions for the games. A novel that is used to market the game should come after the game is announced not before. It makes more sense to me that they announce the game and then later release the novel to build the hype to a prequel driven fervor.

what about the comic that came with fallout NV, that basically followed the same time period. And it will probably be in a different era, the closing of Obivion gates marked the end, and I doubt that they would do the Oblivion crisis twice

And I kinda hope it is in the summerset Isles, not black marsh, hated that in the game

[Prisca Lacour]

I am not sure if you recall that the sales of the novel aren't an important factor since the novels are promotions for the games. A novel that is used to market the game should come after the game is announced not before. It makes more sense to me that they announce the game and then later release the novel to build the hype to a prequel driven fervor.

Agreed, and announcing the game then the novel would help close the gap and keep people hyped leading up to a full game reveal and then later the game it's self as Bethesda knows us fan's will buy pretty much anything they put out . Esp if the Novel really does close the gap between the titles. I'm sure if they put out a Bethesda water bottle people would buy it lol. The Name Bethesda sells and it sells well.

[Krista Belle Davis]

Agreed, and announcing the game then the novel would help close the gap and keep people hyped leading up to a full game reveal and then later the game it's self as Bethesda knows us fan's will buy pretty much anything they put out . Esp if the Novel really does close the gap between the titles. I'm sure if they put out a Bethesda water bottle people would buy it lol. The Name Bethesda sells and it sells well.

Shoot. If Todd blew his nose in a kleenex and put it up on ebay it would sell.

[Averielle Garcia]

what about the comic that came with fallout NV, that basically followed the same time period. And it will probably be in a different era, the closing of Obivion gates marked the end, and I doubt that they would do the Oblivion crisis twice

And I kinda hope it is in the summerset Isles, not black marsh, hated that in the game

Did you read the Infernal City? And the comic that came with NV was a part of the collectors addition so people would buy it and increase sales.

Mass Effect released a novel in-between games to bridge the gap and promote the game.

The Halo novels too were used to enhance the game world and promote the game.

There just isn't value in these novels acting as stand-alone amazing works of literature written with the intent of generating their own revenue. They are written to generate revenue with game sales. While I agree it is possible that the second novel's release could very well happen at the announcement of the next game, it is highly improbable that they are worried about the announcement of the game spoiling the sales of the book as it might reveal some plot element.

[Lilit Ager]

Shoot. If Todd blew his nose in a kleenex and put it up on ebay it would sell.

I bid $20.

[Chantelle Walker]

I bid $20.

$50, and I actually liked the book, but there was no town that they successfully closed an Oblivion gate in Oblivion, and no one made a mod for it, I think,

[cutiecute]

I am not sure if you recall that the sales of the novel aren't an important factor since the novels are promotions for the games. A novel that is used to market the game should come after the game is announced not before. It makes more sense to me that they announce the game and then later release the novel to build the hype to a prequel driven fervor.

Remember there are 2 novels in this series, ill bet they released the first novel to hype TES again, And the second novel will surely release after the announsment of TESV

[Keeley Stevens]

Okay, so pages 74 and 75 of this month's (December) Game Informer says: Cover reveal Dec 6th. On the two page spread is an image of a large shipwreck in a storm with the text "A Survivor is Born" across it. I'm not familiar with this game but it's safe to say that it's not TES V. Perhaps next month...

Let the Speculation continue!

*snip* Here's a link to a thread on another site that contains a scan of the cover. It's definitely not TESV.

[Adam Porter]

Yep, definitely not TES V.

They could still announce it in December, but not reveal the Game Informer cover until the normal time in January. But realistically I guess this means we wont be seeing an announcement until January, assuming they really do want to have a Game Informer cover again.

[krystal sowten]

*snip* Here's a link to a thread on another site that contains a scan of the cover. It's definitely not TESV.

Hm, well, you can try searching for it on Google - I won't give specific search terms, but it's not hard to find. Took me one try.

[Michelle Serenity Boss]

I seriously doubt it will be announced this year now. I think january. Nice 10 month marketing plan leading through the year til October. Actually.... just ignore me, i have no clue what they're gonna do.