The Elder Scrolls VI

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The Elder Scrolls VI is an upcoming single-player action RPG from Bethesda Game Studios, serving as the sixth main entry in The Elder Scrolls series and the follow-up to 2011's Skyrim. The game is built on Creation Engine 3 and entered active production in 2023 following the completion of Starfield. Director Todd Howard has described the project as aiming to be the "ultimate fantasy-world simulator."

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Xbox Project Helix: CEO Confirms "Family of Devices" Focused on Affordability

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has confirmed that Project Helix, the company's next-generation hardware platform, will launch as a "family of devices" rather than a single console. Speaking at Gamescom 2026, Sharma emphasized that affordability and efficiency are central to Microsoft's hardware strategy, stating that "all of the industry needs to start to innovate on affordability and efficiency." The comments signal a deliberate shift away from the premium, single-SKU approach that has defined recent console generations, suggesting Xbox intends to offer consumers multiple entry points into its next-gen ecosystem.

Aug 30, 2026

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Elder Scrolls 6 Full Name May Be Hidden in Starfield Following CEO Tease

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma set the gaming world ablaze this week with a tantalizing, partially redacted tease seemingly revealing a subtitle for The Elder Scrolls 6, the long-awaited follow-up to Skyrim. The brief glimpse was enough to send fans into a frenzy of speculation, but the community may have already cracked the code, and the answer could have been sitting in plain sight for years inside Bethesda's 2023 space RPG, Starfield.

Aug 14, 2026

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Xbox CEO Plays Elder Scrolls 6, Teases Subtitle Amid Bethesda Worker Protest

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma visited Bethesda's Rockville headquarters and got a live playthrough of The Elder Scrolls 6, taking to social media afterward to call the game "incredible." Sharma praised the RPG's scale and said the story is "even greater," offering fans the most concrete confirmation yet that the long-awaited sequel is in a playable state. She also teased the game's subtitle by posting a string of eight asterisks, hinting that the full title follows the format "The Elder Scrolls VI: ********" and sparking immediate speculation across the internet about what those eight letters might spell.

Aug 12, 2026

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Bethesda Confirms Fallout 5, Elder Scrolls 6, Remasters, and Obsidian Collab

Bethesda Game Studios has dropped one of its biggest announcements in years, publishing a sweeping studio letter from executive producer Todd Howard that outlines the company's plans for the next several years. Fallout 5 is officially confirmed to be in pre-production, running alongside active development on The Elder Scrolls 6. In addition, remasters of both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are now confirmed to be in development, and a brand-new Fallout project is in the works at sister studio Obsidian Entertainment, the developer behind the beloved New Vegas original. Howard stated that "the timing is right" for a collaboration with Obsidian, a partnership that fans have been requesting for over a decade. Fallout 76 is also getting a major expansion called Raven Rock, described as a prequel story to Fallout 3, expected to arrive next year. Bethesda also moved to reassure fans about The Elder Scrolls 6, saying the studio is "loving how it looks" and "playing it every day," and that development is "where we planned to be" despite the game having been announced eight years ago.

Jul 18, 2026

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Xbox Layoffs Hit Bethesda Hard: id Software Vows to Keep Building Great Games

A sweeping new round of Xbox layoffs has struck several of Microsoft's most storied studios, with Bethesda properties bearing some of the heaviest losses. The cuts have impacted Bethesda Game Studios (the team behind The Elder Scrolls and Fallout), id Software (creators of Doom and Quake), and others under the Bethesda umbrella, raising serious questions about the futures of several high-profile franchises including Fallout 5, The Elder Scrolls 6, and the long-awaited Blade game.

Jul 11, 2026

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Xbox's Massive Layoffs Gut Major Studios and Derail Key Projects

Microsoft's sweeping Xbox restructuring, which cut roughly 3,200 jobs, is continuing to send shockwaves across its first-party studios, and the full scale of the damage is only now coming into focus. ZeniMax Online Studios, the team behind The Elder Scrolls Online, has confirmed over 200 layoffs in Maryland, part of a broader 379-person cut across ZeniMax's Maryland workforce. Obsidian Entertainment is losing an estimated 60 to 70 employees, with a WARN notice confirming at least 52 cuts, representing roughly a quarter of the studio's staff. Meanwhile, id Software, the legendary studio behind Doom and Quake, has reportedly been so severely gutted that its ability to operate as a standalone development team is now in question, with newly revealed game concepts killed before they ever had a chance.

Jul 10, 2026