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The Elder Scrolls Online
File:The Elder scrolls online logo.jpg
Developer(s)ZeniMax Online Studios[1]
Publisher(s)Bethesda Softworks[2]
Director(s)Matt Firor[1][2]
SeriesThe Elder Scrolls
EngineCustom[3]
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X[1][2]
Release
Genre(s)Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, open world[1]
Mode(s)Multiplayer

The Elder Scrolls Online is an upcoming massively multiplayer role-playing video game developed by ZeniMax Online Studios, to be released in 2013.[1][2] It is a part of The Elder Scrolls video game franchise, of which it is the first open-ended multiplayer installment. It was announced on May 3, 2012, in an exclusive reveal by Game Informer and formally revealed in the same month's issue of the magazine.[1]

Setting

As with other games in The Elder Scrolls franchise, the game will be set in the continent of Tamriel and feature a storyline indirectly connected with the other games. The game will be set a millennium before the events of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and 800 years before The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, with the Daedric Prince Molag Bal appearing as the main antagonist as he attempts to conquer all of Tamriel.[1]

Most of the continent of Tamriel will be playable in the game (much of it will be locked off for expansion content), and players will have the opportunity to join any of the three factions warring over the throne of the Emperor of Tamriel:[1] The Aldmeri Dominion, composed of Altmer, Bosmer, and Khajiit (represented by a bird of prey), the Daggerfall Covenant, composed of Bretons, Redguards, and Orcs (represented by a lion) and the Ebonheart Pact, composed of Dunmer, Nords, and Argonians (represented by a dragon).

Development

The Elder Scrolls Online had been in development for 5 years prior to its announcement in May 2012.[1] It is the first project for ZeniMax Online Studios, which was formed in 2007. Matt Firor, studio lead at Zenimax Online, is also the director of The Elder Scrolls Online.[2]

While there have been rumors of a massively multiplayer Elder Scrolls game for years, accurate information about the game and its imminent May 2012 announcement was leaked in March 2012 to online publication Tom's Guide by an anonymous industry source.[4] According to the leak, the game was scheduled to be shown at E3 2012 in June (which it was) and Quakecon 2012 in August. The current release date is 2013.[2]

Published November 8, 2012, Bethesda released a video on YouTube called "An Introduction to The Elder Scrolls Online", in which the game's developers talk about the game's content and how it was made.[5]

On January 22, 2013, Beta sign ups for The Elder Scrolls Online began. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "June Cover Revealed: The Elder Scrolls Online". Game Informer. May 3, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Elder Scrolls Online makes MMO of series". Gamasutra. May 3, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Why The Elder Scrolls Online Isn't Using HeroEngine". Game Informer. May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  4. ^ "Exclusive: Bethesda to Announce Elder Scrolls MMO in May". Tom's Guide. March 15, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Fr6VF_1LA
  6. ^ http://signup.elderscrollsonline.com/


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