So MK said that he got turend down to work on TESO. Why do you think?

He is very popular among fans of the series. If they really want this to be a TES game first and foremost, why leave him out?

I'm not just hating or venting. I really want to know. Does anyone have details of the falling out?

MK hasn't been with the series since Knights of the Nine (plus snippets of his monkeytruth in Oblivion and Skyrim).

Bethesda takes bits and pieces of his work for inspiration, but leaving him out isn't that surprising.

I think he's going to be actually playing the game though.

(Obligatory TAM RUGH!)
TO RAISE THE ELK TO THE RUBY THRONE! COME HITHER MONKEYS OF THE WHIRLING SCHOOL!

I just thought including him would have been a nice olive branch to those lorumites who are concerned about the game....

And we would almost certainly have more interesting lore because of it.