Latest Game in Award-Winning Franchise Arriving on <\/i><\/b>PlayStation\u00ae4, Xbox One, PC, and Mac in Autumn 2014<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Sydney, Australia\u00a0<\/b>\u2013\u00a0<\/b>June 11, 2013 \u2013\u00a0<\/b>Bethesda Softworks\u00ae has announced that The Elder Scrolls\u00ae Online<\/i><\/b> is in development for both the PlayStation\u00ae4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. The game will launch on these consoles, in addition to the previously announced PC and Mac versions, in Autumn 2014. The Elder Scrolls Online<\/i><\/b> is the latest chapter of the award-winning franchise <\/b>\u2013 and will <\/b>bring the legendary experience online for the first time. Players can choose their own style of play as they embark upon an epic adventure across all of Tamriel, playing alone on a heroic quest as in previous Elder Scrolls games, exploring the huge, rich world with a few select friends, or playing with hundreds of others in massive PvP battles to save the Empire.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled to bring this game to consoles, in addition to the PC and Mac,\u201d said Matt Firor, game director of The Elder Scrolls Online<\/i><\/b>. \u201cIt\u2019s something our fans have been requesting since we first announced the title, and something our team is excited to offer. Everyone will be able to play The Elder Scrolls Online<\/i><\/b> the way they want to play\u201d<\/p>\n
After having experienced extended hands-on gameplay and testing the game\u2019s innovations, quests, and unique features, The Elder Scrolls Online <\/i><\/b>was described by MMORPG.com<\/a> as \u201ca perfect sauce of awesome.\u201d The game has emerged as one of the industry\u2019s most anticipated titles \u2013 and praised by such diverse press outlets as IGN, GameSpot, Game Informer, MMORPG.com<\/a> and TenTonHammer.com<\/a>. Millions of Elder Scrolls fans have already signed up for the beta on PC and Mac to gain early access to the game, and console fans can now sign up to be eligible for the console beta test \u00a0which will begin later this year. For more information or to sign up for beta on your preferred platform, visit www.elderscrollsonline.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Elder Scrolls Online<\/i><\/b> will be the first Elder Scrolls title to be played online after nearly 20 years of offering these best-selling, award-winning fantasy role-playing games for single player only. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim\u00ae <\/i><\/b>is the <\/i><\/b>most recent chapter of the Elder Scrolls story. Skyrim, <\/i><\/b>developed by Bethesda Game Studios, was released in November 2011 and enjoyed worldwide critical and commercial success. As the follow-up to the 2002 Role-Playing Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind\u00ae, <\/i><\/b>and the <\/i><\/b>2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion\u00ae<\/i><\/b>, Skyrim<\/i><\/b> earned hundreds of \u2018Game of the Year\u2019 awards and has sold over 20 million copies.<\/p>\n The Elder Scrolls Online<\/i><\/b>, is being developed for the PlayStation4 system, Xbox One, PC, and Mac by ZeniMax Online Studios. The studio is headed by industry veteran Matt Firor who has more than 20 years of online game development experience. Working with Matt is a team of highly regarded developers who have created some of the best known online games ever released.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Latest Game in Award-Winning Franchise Arriving on PlayStation\u00ae4, Xbox One, PC, and Mac in Autumn 2014 Sydney, Australia\u00a0\u2013\u00a0June 11, 2013 \u2013\u00a0Bethesda Softworks\u00ae has announced that The Elder Scrolls\u00ae Online is in development for both the PlayStation\u00ae4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. The game will launch on<\/p>\n