'The Elder Scrolls Online' announced, coming to PC and Mac in 2013
Published May 3 2012, 17:20 BST | By Matthew Reynolds
The Elder Scrolls Online has been revealed by Bethesda.The massively-multiplayer title allows players to explore the entirety of Tamriel in an adventure set a millennium before the events of Skyrim, according to Game Informer.
It will combine the extensive exploration elements of the stand-alone Elder Scrolls games with the social and collaborative aspects of an MMO.
© Bethesda Softworks / Game Informer
Solo and public dungeons have been confirmed, along with player-versus-player combat that sees three factions fight in open-world warfare.
The adventure is set during the reign of daedric prince Molag Bal as he attempts to destroy Tamriel.
Developed by Zenimax Online Studios, it will be under the leadership of veteran MMO designer Matt Firor, who last worked on Dark Age of Camelot.
© Bethesda Softworks / Game Informer
"It will be extremely rewarding finally to unveil what we have been developing the last several years," said Firor.
"The entire team is committed to creating the best MMO ever made - and one that is worthy of The Elder Scrolls franchise."
The first teaser trailer and in-game screenshot will be released tomorrow.
The Elder Scrolls Online will be available on PC and Mac in 2013.
Skyrim's first DLC pack 'Dawnguard' was teased earlier this week, while the Xbox 360 version was updated with Kinect support.
> Read our review of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
View the Kinect trailer for Skyrim below:
Am not going to lie the prsopect of exploring all of tamriel is incredibly enticing but I really don't like playing games on my computer would much rather they bring it out on PS3/xbox and allow for online gaming that way.
May 4th 2012 at 4:37pm
I reckon if they don't change the game at all but let me explore caves and wander with a friend that'd be awesome... if they force world events in this game it could really suck... From what I understand KotOR (I admit I aint played it yet) also stands up as a single player game, which is probably partly why it's successful. If it was another WoW clone people would have just gone, meh WoW but with starwars stuff.
May 4th 2012 at 12:05pm
Hmmmmmmm unfortunatly as much as I would love for this to be awesome.........it will not be.
May 4th 2012 at 10:24am
IMO the same was true for the spectacular Knights of the Old Republic :(
May 4th 2012 at 9:51am
There is no need to cheapen a franchise by forcing it into the MMO market. Just make another spectacular single player game with tons of re-playability and customisation.
May 4th 2012 at 9:45am