Latest about The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Todd Howard told Bethesda designers that "humor has no place in games," a rule they didn't follow in RPGs like Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and Morrowind: "If Todd doesn't catch it..."
News "That's where things like the Lusty Argonian Maid came in"
"The great Todd Howard says that great games are played, not made," according to Bethesda's Pete Hines, so Elder Scrolls devs changed Oblivion combat three times and no one spoke about it
News No need
After 13 years, the fan-led Oblivion remake developed in Skyrim's engine – Skyblivion – is right around the corner: "Recent developments made us come closer to a potential date announcement"
News "Progress is generally good" right now
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
News Skyrim wasn't "all that weird" either
Skyblivion isn't another Oblivion Remastered – lead says "we still have something to offer" as the project's devs have "more or less redesigned every aspect" of Bethesda's original RPG
News Here's "where the power of a proper remake comes from"
Bethesda-approved Skyblivion is suddenly more than just an exciting remake – it's a poster child for a potential game-changer for mods: one-click modding on GOG
News It's now easier than ever to mod your games
Oblivion Remastered lets you wipe out entire taverns of NPCs with ease, and I don't know how I missed this playing the original RPG for 19 years
News The Dark Brotherhood questline should've taught me better
It took Oblivion Remastered a single week to become the third best-selling game of 2025 behind Assassin's Creed Shadows and Monster Hunter Wilds
News Oblivion Remastered was also the best-selling game of that week, but that's less surprising
