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"Father of The Elder Scrolls" Julian LeFay has passed away, and his team say his "legacy will live on in every realm, every quest, and every moment of wonder" in the upcoming fantasy RPG The Wayward Realms

By Issy van der Velde published

News "He touched the lives of millions of players worldwide and inspired countless developers to push creative boundaries"

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The Elder Scrolls: Arena title art of party of characters

"Father of The Elder Scrolls" doesn't "have very much time left" after cancer battle and has stepped away from games to "live his final moments surrounded by his loved ones"

By Catherine Lewis last updated

News Julian LeFay's family prepares "to say goodbye to a true legend of the industry"

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Oblivion Remastered Dark Brotherhood Lucien Lachance

Upcoming Oblivion Remastered update may be the RPG's most important yet, as Bethesda is fixing a door that's been irking lore fans for the past 2 months

By Anna Koselke published

News Patch 1.2 is for The Elder Scrolls stans

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim screenshot showing the an armored man wielding a shield in front of a raging dragon, holding back against the creature's fiery breath

Skyrim NPCs are only as complex as they are thanks to a literal "napkin drawing" that Todd Howard doodled, reveals ex-Bethesda dev: "It's actually a napkin story"

By Anna Koselke published

News The Elder Scrolls' Radiant AI technology evolved from a sketch

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An Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered screenshot showing Dark Brotherhood leader Lucien Lachance talking to the player in a dimly-lit inn

I'm playing Oblivion Remastered as a vampire, and I wouldn't trade my new life for better sleep or a clean conscience

By Jeremy Peel published

Now Playing Now Playing | Alright, not life, exactly. Un-life

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A black and white picture of the Dragonborn during Skyrim.

I hope you like the tamer fantasy of Oblivion and Skyrim: lore master of 29 years says Todd Howard "gravitates not towards the weird stuff" and doesn't expect Morrowind-grade weirdness from The Elder Scrolls 6

By Anna Koselke last updated

News Skyrim wasn't "all that weird" either

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The Elder Scrolls 6

After nearly 30 years buried in Bethesda lore, ex-dev isn't sure what to make of The Elder Scrolls 6: "They're making something different than what I would have done, and so I don't know how I'm going to feel"

By Anna Koselke published

News Kurt Kuhlmann first joined Bethesda in 1996

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Modryn Oreyn in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered standing with no top on

I spent 20 hours running into Oblivion Remastered battles with a half-naked companion by my side, and it wouldn't have been the same without him

By Jen Allen published

Now Playing Now Playing | Modryn Oreyn's tagalong adventures through Cyrodiil

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle screenshot of Indiana

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle being a first-person only game "was a given" from the start because "if you're going to be Indiana Jones, you need to look through his eyes"

By Jordan Gerblick published

News "It took years" to nail that element of the game, says MachineGames

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Oblivion Remastered

This Oblivion Remastered player "killed the entirety of the Mythic Dawn cult" at the start of the RPG: "Problem? Solution? Remove problem"

By Anna Koselke published

News An alternate beginning to Bethesda's beloved game

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