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Players of The Elder Scrolls Online who were temporarily locked out of their accounts due to server issues will receive compensation in the form of in-game items, developer ZeniMax Online Studios revealed as it outlined how it will deal with the incident. The Bethesda Softworks-published MMORPG recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Gold Road will begin rolling out for The Elder Scrolls Online in less than a month, first on PC and Mac. The ESO team has a new preview to prepare for the Chapter’s release, this time taking us into the West Weald.

The Elder Scrolls Online is celebrating its 10th anniversary and getting ready for the new Gold Road Chapter. The team just released a deep dive video on Scribing, the new feature coming in Gold Road that will let you customize your skills and play in new ways. 

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A longtime frustration facing Elder Scrolls Online lore enthusiasts may finally be addressed by coming updates to the game. The plot hole was originally introduced early in The Elder Scrolls Online, and developer Zenimax Online Studios' plans for the game include addressing that ten-year-old bugbear.

The Elder Scrolls Online is the elephant in the room where discussions of The Elder Scrolls 6 are concerned, though calling it an elephant is obviously missing the opportunity for a banger lore joke – “dragon”, perhaps, or even “Numidium”? Launched back in 2014 after seven years in development, ESO's hybrid of deceptively single-player-ish Elder Scrolls presentation with MMO fixtures attracted a lukewarm response, initially. “At its best The Elder Scrolls Online looks like a faithful addition to the lore,” intoned Brendy in our own launch impressions. “At its worst it is a derivative and uninventive anachronism.”

March 25 marks 30th anniversary. Bethesda celebrated with a look back at the franchise’s history and a few words about its future. This includes a brief comment about the status of the long-awaited .

The Elder Scrolls Online has a new lore dive to get everyone ready for Scions of Ithelia’s release on March 11th. This time, Demiprince Fa-Nuit-Hen and the Daedric Prince Malacath get a spotlight in the same feature.

With Scions of Ithelia coming in March, and the 10th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls Online, ZeniMax has an important early gift to kick off the celebration: The Orisinum DLC.

Xbox Game Studios has flaunted extraordinary lifetime player numbers for some of its most successful first-party games, including Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, Sea of Thieves, and more. Xbox's first-party portfolio is set to grow even larger this year, with several major titles planning to release, like Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 in May, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Avowed in the fall.

The Elder Scrolls Online ispreparing for next month’s Scions of Ithelia launch with a new preview of one of the DLC’s dungeons: Oathsworn Pit. The dungeon takes place in a place known as a training ground for Malacath loyalists, and has been taken over by a group of Wood Elves.

Bethesda has revealed the next big yearly expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online, with The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road launching on 3rd June for PC and Mac, and then 18th June across Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Playstation 4.

As The Elder Scrolls Online thunders toward its 10th anniversary this April, Zenimax Online Studios has whipped back the sheet to reveal the fantasy MMO's latest expansion chapter, Gold Road, which launches for PC and Mac on 3rd June with a PlayStation and Xbox release to follow a few weeks' later on 18th June.

Yesterday, we reported on early leaks for what’s coming next to The Elder Scrolls Online. Now, we know the leak was largely correct, but didn’t really reveal anything tangible at all. Today we can report on Bethesda’s official announcements.

Bethesda has unveiled the newest expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online. Titled Gold Road, the expansion will come with a host of new content for the MMORPG, including story content, and most interestingly, spell crafting through the new Scribing system. Check out the trailer below.

Publisher Bethesda Softworks and developer ZeniMax Online Studios announced have announced The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road, the next big expansion for the massively multiplayer online RPG. It will launch for PC on June 3, followed by PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on June 18.

The Elder Scrolls Online has a major reveal stream tomorrow, but to get us all ready for the announcements, there’s a new teaser of “Tamriel’s chaotic future” ahead of the big announcements.

The Elder Scrolls Online will open up the Guilds and Glory Celebration event next week, with quests and opportunities to earn rewards and Event Tickets. This is extra important because the team has announced the 2024 Morphing Event collectible and you can start collecting soon.

Microsoft is returning with an Xbox Developer Direct next week, promising updates on the much anticipated Indiana Jones game, Obsidian's upcoming fantasy RPG Awoved, and more. The presentation is scheduled to go live next Thursday, January 18 at 1:30am IST in India/ 12pm PT in the US, and will be available to watch on Xbox's official YouTube and Twitch channels. True to the name, the event will include both gameplay footage and developer interviews to best illustrate upcoming titles in the ecosystem, a lot of which will be included with Xbox Game Pass. However, it is worth noting that despite the recently completed acquisition, don't expect any Activision Blizzard games to be shown during the broadcast.

announced that the next episode of the , the first of 2024, will premiere on January 18. The upcoming event will offer fans a closer look at Avowed, Indiana Jones, Ara: History Untold, and Senua’s Saga: Hellbalde II. Zenimax Online Studios will follow the show with a standalone event previewing the next year of The Elder Scrolls Online content.

It's that time again, where The Elder Scrolls Online team is preparing to tell us just what we can expect in 2024 from ZeniMax’ MMORPG.

The next Xbox Developer_Direct is confirmed for January 18th at 12 PM PT/3 PM ET. As indicated by recent rumors, it will feature an “inside look” at several first-party titles for Xbox Series X/S, PC and Game Pass.

A new study showed that most game ads on social media platforms failed to properly disclose the presence of in-game purchases and lootboxes under UK and EU regulations.

 Update 40 and the Endless Archive dungeon are now live for The Elder Scrolls Online on consoles. The new dungeon is free for all to access, and the update adds a group finder, Grand Master Crafting, and more.

The Elder Scrolls Online has a new lore feature in its Meet the Character series, and this one is all about dapper Khajiit private investigator Mizzik Thunderboots. 

Update 40 for The Elder Scrolls Online is going live today for PC and Mac, bringing the brand new group finder, new Grand Master crafting stations, Hermaeus Mora Patron deck for Tales of Tribute, and the Endless Archive dungeon. 

The Elder Scrolls Online Update 40 and the Endless Archive dungeon will be live for PC/Mac in just three days, on October 30th. ZeniMax has a new lore preview focused onMaster Malkhest, the caretaker and Master of the Endless Archive.

The Elder Scrolls Online Update 40 starts rolling out at the end of the month. After previewing bigger content like the Endless Archivedungeon and rewards, the team is taking us behind the scenes of two of the more practical additions: The Group Finder and Grand Master Crafting.

The Elder Scrolls Online is previewing the many unique rewards you can claim if you make a successful challenge of the upcoming Endless Archive dungeon. 

The Endless Archive is on its way starting on October 30th when Update 40 arrives on PC/Mac. The Elder Scrolls Online team is kicking off some previews to enrich your experience with a new character introduction. Meet the archive’s custodian, Master Malkhest, one of the mortals in Apocrypha.

The Elder Scrolls Online is inviting all owners of the Necrom chapter to join the new Secrets of the Telvanni event for some new rewards the community can unlock together.

Update 40 for The Elder Scrolls Online is coming, bringing the Endless Archive and a series of improvements. The ESO team revealed more about the update, including a deep dive into the Endless Archive dungeon. Update 40 arrives October 30th on PC/Mac and November 14th on console.

Update 39 for the base game has arrived on all platforms for The Elder Scrolls Online. T he new patch offers a number of quality of life improvements, new PvP options, and overhauls to quests and content.

The Elder Scrolls Online team has set a date for a special stream to detail the upcoming Endless Archive dungeon, along with more that’s coming in Update 40.

 The Elder Scrolls Online  has a new lore feature featuring everyone’s favorite unlucky but loyal manservant, Stibbons. 

The Elder Scrolls Online team is answering community questions all about companions. Design details, the possibility of returning companions, and if we’ll potentially see vampires or werewolves are among the answers.

The Elder Scrolls Online is still holding its Arcanist event through Friday, but the team has a lineup of login rewards for August, and the return of the Zeal of Zenithar event.