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ESO's Game Director Talks MMO's Success And Future In New Interview

In an interview with The Washington Posts' Teddy Amenabar, Matt Firor of ZeniMax Online Studios talked a bit about the current success of their MMO, The Elder Scrolls Online. While the MMO gears up to launch their next chapter, Blackwood, Firor talked about its foundation, as well as how long it plans to continue to create ESO into the future.


Elder Scrolls Online Team Talks Oblivion Portals In Latest Update

Elder Scrolls Online's next chapter release, Blackwood, is right around the corner, and the dev team is taking the chance to set the stage for players eager to jump into the world of south-eastern Cyrodiil. Today, the team at ZeniMax Online Studios talked about their world events in this year's Chapter, Oblivion Portals.


Elder Scrolls Online Drops A Story Trailer Ahead Of Upcoming Blackwood Launch

As we approach the June 1st launch of The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood, the team at ZeniMax has released a new trailer breaking down more of the story in this year's Gates of Oblivion storyline.


Elder Scrolls Online Previews Combat Changes and Champion System Improvements

In a forum post by Elder Scrolls Online PVP and Combat Lead Brian Wheeler, concerns over the "proc set meta" were addressed along with information on improvements to the newly revamped Champion System. Both changes are planned to arrive in Update 30, which is planned for June 8th.


Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood Hands-On Preview: Companions, Endeavors And More

Last week, Kevin had the chance to go hands on with Elder Scroll Online's upcoming Chapter release, Blackwood, as well as chat with creative director Rich Lambert about the companion system, Endeavors and more.


A Year In, How MMO Developers Maintained Their Game Worlds During The Global Pandemic

We're a year into this pandemic now and the gaming industry has been affected in ways that it likely will see it changed forever. However, maintaining an MMO, something that is always expected to be online and polished, is tricky from an office, even moreso from home. We spoke to multiple MMO studios about the experience and talked about the changes the pandemic forced on the studios themselves.


The Elder Scrolls Online Added 3 Million Players In 2020 Alone, With 18 Million Total Users Lifetime

In today's Bethesda Joins Xbox Roundtable, ZeniMax Online Studios Studio Director Matt Firor mentioned just how big their MMORPG, The Elder Scrolls Online, has become. Firor states that in 2020 alone the MMORPG added 3 million "new residents" to the online world of Tamriel, with accounts totaling over 18 million over the 7 year life of ESO.


Elder Scrolls Online Releases Flames of Ambition DLC on PC and Mac Today

Today, update 29 hits Elder Scrolls Online which will introduce the virtual world to the Gates of Oblivion storyline. Along with all of the new content and neat quality-of-life features, the update also marks the beginning of a two-week free-respec program with a redesigned Champion System.


Microsoft's $7.5 billion Bethesda Acquisition Now Approved By The EU

The European Commission has approved the sale of ZeniMax Media to technology giant Microsoft, clearing one of the few hurdles left for the Washington-based company to acquire ZeniMax and the companies under its umbrella, including Bethesda Softworks.


SEC Approved Microsoft's Purchase Of ZeniMax, Clearing One More Obstacle In Acquisition's Path

It looks like Microsoft officially got one step closer to finishing its acquisition of ZeniMax as the SEC has cleared the deal today.


Elder Scrolls Online Debuts 2 Weeks of Free Respecs and a Free Pet with Update 29

During the Heroes Reforged Event in Elder Scrolls Online players will get to respect their characters for free and receive a free Ambersheen Vale Fawn pet!


Elder Scrolls Online Plans Bonus Rewards During the Tribunal Celebration February 25th

Elder Scrolls Online has detailed the rewards players will get for exploring Morrowind or the Clockwork City during the Tribunal Celebration that's headed to the game February 25th.


Elder Scrolls Online: Champion Point 2.0 Deep Dive

With this year's upcoming Gates of Oblivion story kicking off in March, we took a look at another one of the big changes coming to The Elder Scrolls Online in 2021 - the Champion Point 2.0 system.


Companions, Deadlands And Avoiding Formulaic Updates - An Interview With Elder Scrolls Online's Creative Director

The Elder Scrolls Online is returning to familiar places with this year's update, but with some new features to go with them. We spoke to Rich Lambert about the companion system, as well as how the team avoids being seen as formulaic now that a release cadence has really been set in stone throughout the years.


ZeniMax Media's Founder And CEO, Robert A. Altman, Has Passed Away

ZeniMax Media's Founder and CEO, Robert A. Altman, has passed away according to Bethesda's official Twitter account. He was 74.