{"id":2077053,"date":"2026-08-04T12:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2077053"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:06:15","slug":"rumours-of-an-unannounced-elder-scrolls-game-are-bogus-sadly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2077053","title":{"rendered":"Rumours of an unannounced Elder Scrolls game are bogus, sadly"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-elder-scrolls-6\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Elder Scrolls VI<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Rumours of an unannounced Elder Scrolls game are bogus, sadly<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">You&#8217;re finally awake.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/skyrim_yKOH1hw.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Skyrim&apos;s Dragonborn with horned helmet on dark background\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"skyrim_yKOH1hw.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bethesda<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:06:15+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 4, 2026, 12:06 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/unannounced-elder-scrolls-game-rumours-debunked?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"c37f6bb7-fa4f-4c1c-8a9e-8f9b58b66791\" data-name=\"The Elder Scrolls VI\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Elder Scrolls VI\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Elder Scrolls VI\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Elder Scrolls VI\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Elder Scrolls VI\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Elder Scrolls VI\" title=\"Follow The Elder Scrolls VI\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Elder Scrolls VI<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Rumours of an unannounced Elder Scrolls game being in development at Bethesda have been debunked, after a LinkedIn page was misinterpreted by enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>The bio, belonging to former associate game designer Griffin DeClaire &#8211; one of many developers impacted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory\">recent sweeping Microsoft layoffs<\/a> &#8211; said they had been working on an &#8220;unreleased Elder Scrolls title&#8221;. But Griffin not clarifying this meant The Elder Scrolls 6 has resulted in some people <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedvoxel.com\/bethesda-working-on-unannounced-the-elder-scrolls-game-alongside-tes-vi\/\">inferring that another Elder Scrolls game was in development. <\/a><\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Elder Scrolls 6 Teaser - E3 2018\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GrSAtbjoxaI?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/GrSAtbjoxaI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Elder Scrolls 6 Teaser &#8211; E3 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the original announcement trailer for The Elder Scrolls VI.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GrSAtbjoxaI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frvr.com\/blog\/the-elder-scrolls-6-quest-designer-debunks-unfounded-reports-of-an-unannounced-spin-off-game\/\">FRVR contacted Griffin<\/a> who confirmed he had worked solely on The Elder Scrolls 6, with him telling the outlet: &#8220;To clarify, the posting is about TESVI. I was working directly on TESVI everyday in-engine before being laid off. Quite tragic, I really loved the work and was looking forward to seeing the fan reaction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t actually know too much about The Elder Scrolls 6, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bethesda-announces-the-elder-scrolls-6\">it having been announced eight years ago<\/a>. We know developers at Bethesda <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elder-scrolls-6-xbox-layoffs-bethesda-reaction\">&#8220;love how it looks&#8221; and &#8220;are playing it every day&#8221;<\/a>, which one imagines is true of many games in development.<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s not the only game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/bethesda-game-studios\">Bethesda Game Studios<\/a> has in development. Fallout 5 is in pre-production, with development on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fallout-76\">Fallout 76<\/a> ongoing, and there are  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/those-rumoured-fallout-3-and-fallout-new-vegas-remasteres-are-real-fallout-5-is-in-pre-production-and-fallout-76-is-getting-a-massive-expansion\">Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters<\/a> being developed in partnership with Bethesda, too.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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But Griffin not clarifying this meant The Elder Scrolls 6 has resulted in some people <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedvoxel.com\/bethesda-working-on-unannounced-the-elder-scrolls-game-alongside-tes-vi\/\">inferring that another Elder Scrolls game was in development. <\/a><\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Elder Scrolls 6 Teaser - E3 2018\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GrSAtbjoxaI?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/GrSAtbjoxaI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Elder Scrolls 6 Teaser &#8211; E3 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the original announcement trailer for The Elder Scrolls VI.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GrSAtbjoxaI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frvr.com\/blog\/the-elder-scrolls-6-quest-designer-debunks-unfounded-reports-of-an-unannounced-spin-off-game\/\">FRVR contacted Griffin<\/a> who confirmed he had worked solely on The Elder Scrolls 6, with him telling the outlet: &#8220;To clarify, the posting is about TESVI. I was working directly on TESVI everyday in-engine before being laid off. Quite tragic, I really loved the work and was looking forward to seeing the fan reaction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t actually know too much about The Elder Scrolls 6, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bethesda-announces-the-elder-scrolls-6\">it having been announced eight years ago<\/a>. We know developers at Bethesda <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elder-scrolls-6-xbox-layoffs-bethesda-reaction\">&#8220;love how it looks&#8221; and &#8220;are playing it every day&#8221;<\/a>, which one imagines is true of many games in development.<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s not the only game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/bethesda-game-studios\">Bethesda Game Studios<\/a> has in development. Fallout 5 is in pre-production, with development on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fallout-76\">Fallout 76<\/a> ongoing, and there are  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/those-rumoured-fallout-3-and-fallout-new-vegas-remasteres-are-real-fallout-5-is-in-pre-production-and-fallout-76-is-getting-a-massive-expansion\">Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters<\/a> being developed in partnership with Bethesda, too.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Elder Scrolls VI Rumours of an unannounced Elder Scrolls game are bogus, sadly You&#8217;re finally awake. 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