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Metro
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Fallout 5 may not be made by Bethesda as Elder Scrolls 6 enters ‘playable state'
With Starfield DLC and The Elder Scrolls 6 still on the way, Todd Howard may be prepared to cede control of Fallout 5 to another developer. It's a decade now since the release of Fallout 4 and yet no new game has been announced yet, even in the wake of the hugely successful Amazon TV show, which is already commissioned for seasons 2 and 3. Rumours last week suggested that multiple new Fallout titles are currently in development, with a new Fallout: New Vegas release – either a remaster or a sequel – amongst them. There was still no hint as to when anything might be announced but now there are rumours, from a different insider, about Fallout 5. Before the Amazon show, Fallout 5 wasn't expected until after The Elder Scrolls 6, meaning that it could be the best part of a decade until it's out. But a new report suggests that you might not have to wait that long, because it's not necessarily being made by the usual team. The Elder Scrolls 6 is assumed to be aiming for a release date of somewhere around 2028, which will be 17 years after the release of Skyrim – a staggeringly long time to leave such a successful game without a sequel. That's in part because Bethesda Game Studios, the internal developer led by Todd Howard, has been working on Starfield in recent years, although its poor reception has many fans wondering whether Bethesda may have abandoned previous plans for multiple DLC expansions. This issue was discussed at length on the Xbox Two Podcast, with Windows Central executive editor Jez Corden insisting that, according to his sources, work on Starfield had not been abandoned, even after the mass layoffs at Xbox. Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning. The host then suggested that The Elder Scrolls 6 was still several years away from release (despite having first been announced seven years ago) but Corden corrected him by saying the game was already 'quite playable'. He didn't suggest a release date, or give any indication when the game might be seen in public again, but he was confident enough to correct the idea that the game wasn't yet in full production. The discussion then moved on to Fallout, with Corden hinting at the possibility that Bethesda Game Studios may not be making Fallout 5, which would allow it to be released much earlier than if it had to wait for The Elder Scrolls 6 to be completed. According to Corden, the mainline sequel is 'fully greenlit' and ready to move ahead, although given modern production times that still implies it's going to be at least five years until it's finished. More Trending He admits that he has only one source for his information but then implies that the developer is not Bethesda Game Studios, or rather that Todd Howard – who usually takes the lead on all the games – is not the director. Corden suggests that ZeniMax Online, makers of The Elder Scrolls Online, will be put to work on the franchise in some way, and that the reason their new MMO, codenamed Blackbird, had been cancelled was so that they could make Fallout games instead. 'It was a case of, 'Do we want to sink a ton of money into getting this [Blackbird] to a point where it can compete with the established players in the market, or do we want to allocate that investment towards making Fallout 5?', said Corden. Although Corden does not state for certain that ZeniMax Online is the sole developer of Fallout 5, it doesn't require any inside sources to know that Microsoft would want the game out before 2033, which is the absolute earliest if Bethesda Game Studios was the sole developer. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: Games Inbox: What is the next Assassin's Creed game? MORE: Islanders: New Shores review – a cosy city builder at a budget price MORE: Nintendo Direct is this month claims insider – but what games will it cover?
Metro
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
I wish Bethesda didn't make Fallout and The Elder Scrolls - Reader's Feature
A reader is frustrated at the slow progress on The Elder Scrolls 6 and a new Fallout and wishes that Bethesda would work more closely with other developers. I feel there are a lot of love/hate relationships in gaming. Where you love the games but, if not hate, at least feel exhausted having to put up with the nonsense of the company making. Even Nintendo is kind of like this, with all their weird ways of doing things, but at the end of the day they make great games, so everyone lets it slide. For me though the big problem is Bethesda. I love Skyrim and Fallout, but I swear they must be the slowest, most backwards company in the whole of gaming. There was a story this week about how there are a bunch of new Fallout games on the way, including New Vegas 2, and all I could think is I hope that Bethesda don't have anything to do with them. I know how weird that sounds, considering they're the ones that created the franchises (well, not Fallout but the modern first person ones) but I think it's pretty obvious by now that they have not moved with the times and you don't even need Starfield to tell you that. I don't want to harp on about Starfield, because I feel everything that could be said about it already has been, but I think the most important thing to note is that for something that was meant to be a graphical step forward it was the smallest baby step possible. More importantly, the gameplay didn't do anything new at all. Not only that but it purposefully undermined one of the best bits about Bethesda games, in terms of their open world design. This makes me very worried about The Elder Scrolls 6, because Bethesda seems to hate negative feedback and always does everything to talk themselves out of it. And if they do react it's by the smallest degree possible, as in Starfield's graphics. How much this has to do with Todd Howard I don't know but he does seem to have an unhealthy amount of influence. If it wasn't because he wanted to direct it, we would have already had Fallout 5 by now. But instead, they've been caught empty handed after the Fallout show hit it big and are now going to end up relying on other developers anyway. Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning. And what if they do a better job, as Obsidian did with New Vegas? Todd's probably going to get all funny about it again, because there's no way he doesn't feel bitter about how much love New Vegas gets. If they were sensible, they should've had a sequel to that 10 years ago. Heck, they probably should've bought Obsidian (not that that would've made much different now Microsoft owns them both). I hesitate to say this, given the layoffs at Microsoft at the moment – which I am totally against – but I really do feel the old guard needs to be removed from Bethesda, or at least put in a purely supervisory role, so that we can get some forward momentum here. In terms of their first party studios, their best games are all over a decade ago and the one big one they've done since then, was heavily criticised for being old-fashioned. Heck, so was Fallout 4 for that matter. I think what's maybe most worrying for Bethesda is I don't see when there's going to be any change. Everything's gone quiet on Starfield (what happened to one expansion per year?) and The Elder Scrolls 6 doesn't seem any closer now than in the last 15 years. I hate to say it but I'd rather other developers took over the Fallout franchise entirely. It's probably too late for The Elder Scrolls 6 now, but at the very least commission the Elder Scrolls equivalent of New Vegas and see what another team can do with the franchise. More Trending Bethesda leaders, whether that's Todd Howard or whoever, have got to get themselves into gear and embrace current day technology and standards. Because if their next game is another Starfield style disaster then we all know what Microsoft's response is going to be to that… By reader Koban The reader's features do not necessarily represent the views of GameCentral or Metro. You can submit your own 500 to 600-word reader feature at any time, which if used will be published in the next appropriate weekend slot. Just contact us at gamecentral@ or use our Submit Stuff page and you won't need to send an email. MORE: I've given up on getting a PS5 and I've already got real concerns about PS6 – Reader's Feature MORE: Competition does not drive innovation in video games, talent does – Reader's Feature MORE: Everyone should play Rematch: the best new football game in years – Reader's Feature
Metro
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Fallout: New Vegas 2 teased amongst ‘multiple' new Fallout games
New rumours suggest that Bethesda and others are working on a range of new Fallout titles, including a potential remaster of Fallout 3. Somewhat surprisingly, Amazon's Fallout is the most successful live action adaptation of a video game ever, even more so than The Last Of Us. It had a huge effect on sales of the existing games but there hasn't been a new one since online spin-off Fallout 76 in 2018, and it's been a full decade since Fallout 4. Bethesda has barely even hinted at a new entry and with work going slowly on The Elder Scrolls 6 it's not going to be until the next decade before we see Fallout 5. Spin-offs and remasters are the obvious answer to that problem but so far there's been none of those either, just the fan-made Fallout: London. But according to new rumours they are on the way, including a possible sequel to fan favourite Fallout: New Vegas. The obvious assumption is that Bethesda quickly put a bunch of new titles into production, once the Amazon show became a surprise hit. Speaking on the podcast Friends Per Second, VGC's Jordan Middler suggested that there were 'multiple' Fallout games currently in development, but didn't mention any by name and implied that none of them were close to release. The only time he got close to being specific was when he alluded to 'one that I'm sure you're all wanting', which we would've interpreted as a remaster of Fallout: New Vegas. Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning. However, he then followed that up with a quip, saying: 'Anyway, New Vegas 2, coming soon.' It's unclear to what degree this is a joke, since the 'coming soon' aspect is obviously not true. But the whole comment may not have been meant seriously. Fallout: New Vegas was made, not by Bethesda, but by Avowed developer Obsidian Entertainment. Despite being many fans' favourite in the series it's rarely acknowledged by Bethesda and many suspect they're secretly jealous that it gets more love than Fallout 3 and 4. As it happens though, Microsoft now owns both Bethesda and Obsidian, so can make them do whatever they want. But despite Obsidian admitting they'd like to do a remaster nothing has ever been announced or seemed to be in development – not least because Obsidian has so much on its plate at the moment, including this year's The Outer Worlds 2. More Trending There's been even less talk of a New Vegas 2, although there was a suggestion of Obsidian being in 'early talks' for it in 2022 and then a reference to it in the code of the Fallout 4 next gen update in 2023. A Fallout 3 remaster has been rumoured for some time, but it's never been officially announced and the last time we heard about it, it was said to be in trouble. Although the success of Oblivion will no doubt have made it more of a priority. As for Fallout 5, Middler speculates that by the time The Elder Scrolls 6 is out, which is imagined to be sometime around 2028, director Todd Howard will be old enough that he might not want to spend the best part of the next decade making Fallout 5. That's by no means guaranteed but his unwillingness to let anyone else make a mainline entry would explain why everything is taking so long. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: Where to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 in the UK one month after launch MORE: Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 UK deals for PS5, Xbox, and Switch video games MORE: Fans think they've worked out the next Nintendo 64 games coming to Switch
Hindustan Times
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Bethesda unveils next big title at summer showcase. What we know so far
Bethesda has announced its next big title. Bethesda first announced The Elder Scrolls 6 in 2018, and since then, a lot has changed. Xbox now owns Bethesda, and fans have been waiting for seven years with very little news. Most of Bethesda's time was spent working on Starfield, which came out in 2023. Because of that, not much work happened on The Elder Scrolls 6 until recently. Now, nearly two years later, there's still no major update. Fans were hoping the recent Xbox Games Showcase would mention the game, but it didn't. Xbox head Phil Spencer talked about Xbox's 2026 games at the event. He mentioned titles like Fable and Forza Horizon 6, but not The Elder Scrolls 6. That likely means the game won't release in 2026. Fans will probably have to wait until at least 2027. Even if Spencer didn't mention the game, the fact that it wasn't shown at all makes it clear it's still far off. When the game does come back into the spotlight, it will probably be at another Xbox Games Showcase. Big games like this need a long marketing campaign, so it's unlikely they would reveal it the same year it comes out. Also Read: Loyd has breakout game in Aces' victory over Wings after slow start this season There was a recent report about a trailer being shared inside Xbox. But that trailer was likely only for internal use—to show how far the team has come in development. This is common in large game studios. Of course, none of this is confirmed, and plans could still change. But a 2026 release was always a long shot. Now, it looks almost certain the game won't be ready until 2027 at the earliest. Based on how big the project is, 2027 seems likely, but 2028 could happen too. Anything beyond that would suggest serious delays—but so far, there are no signs of any big problems.
Daily Mirror
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Oblivion Remastered becomes one of the year's biggest games with one week, no marketing and a dream
After only a week on the market, Oblivion Remastered became one of the best-selling games of the year without a shred of marketing before launch, proving that the RPG still has serious legs. Oblivion Remastered has been a blast for RPG fans new and old, and it has made such an impact that it is already contesting 2025's gaming giants for sales numbers shortly after its launch. The worst-kept secret in gaming is now revealed for all to see – Oblivion Remastered, an entirely restructured and rebuilt edition of the Elder Scrolls classic RPG, is in our hands. A new Bethesda adventure has been on the cards for some time, and as players have been holding out for anything pertaining to The Elder Scrolls 6, the remaster didn't arrive a moment too soon. The hype for the game has given way for the excitement of rediscovering the best of Tamriel, and players are getting lost in the game's many winding, twisting quests – to such a degree that Bethesda is currently enjoying a pretty great influx of interest and income. It looks like we're about to have a real Oblivion Summer, as sales numbers for the remastered games are pretty incredible. Oblivion makes a superhuman effort According to video game analyst Mat Piscatella in a new BlueSky post, the Circana Retail Tracking Service has revealed that Oblivion: Remastered has, in only one week, become the third best-selling game in the United States in 2025. It trails behind Monster Hunter: Wilds and Assassin's Creed: Shadows, games that have already had more time on the market. It is, as you can imagine, the best-selling game of the week in which it launched. This news comes after the game hit the remarkable concurrent player number of 216,784 on Steam (via SteamDB), as players forewent its appearance on Xbox Game Pass for PC and opted for Valve's service instead, playing it there in their droves. This is a pretty big deal, as it is likely to make for a heaving profit for Bethesda who outsourced the game's work to third-party developer Virtuos, proving that the company's classics still have incredible demand (providing they get a new lick of paint first). Fascinatingly, though, the game didn't receive a higher number of concurrent players than Starfield at its peak, which enjoyed a concurrent player number of 330,723 when it launched (via SteamDB). This is likely a result of the total lack of marketing and the surprise-launch of Oblivion Remastered, but that doesn't mean that players aren't still rushing to the title, especially across Xbox and and PlayStation consoles. It's easy enough for us as gamers to complain that nothing much is original these days, but with numbers like this, it's hard to deny that the system works, and the same players moaning will still buy the remasters put before them. Don't worry, we'll be buying them all too.
