Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Bethesda
There seems to be some confusion about whether reports are real that Microsoft is about to shadow drop what should be a high profile Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remake next week.
Yes, it’s real. You may not believe one source, but how about five, six? And from highly reputable sources and outlets. Well, that’s where we are now. The list of confirmations is now:
And most recently Eurogamer, probably the biggest name so far, which has come out to say this about a recent gallery of leaked image files from the game “Eurogamer has corroborated that these files – and there are more here collected on imgur – are currently being hosted on Virtuos’ servers (for now).” Those pictures are more than the ones we’ve seen previously.
I’m still not going to download and post them here (just embed), lest the wrath of Microsoft suddenly decide to descend, but probably not as we are allegedly just a few days away from the release, a terribly kept secret that the game is releasing on April 21, or thereabouts.
This would have been a cool shadow drop, I suppose, but we knew since docs were released in the Microsoft court case that this was in development, and things have clearly been leaky since the start of 2025 with sources ranging from Microsoft to Bethesda to Virtuous, it seems.
I’ve marked this a few times now, but it’s always worth reminding people that A) this is being completely remade in Unreal Engine 5, which is why it looks so good, and B) there are a number of quality of life changes coming which include:
The HUD – Meant to be easier to understand for new players
Stamina – Meant to be less frustrating and for players to be knocked down less when its depleted
Hit Reactions – Meant to improve combat on both the player and enemy side
Blocking – Meant to be “inspired by Souls-like games”
Sneaking – Meant to have sneak icons more highlighted
Archery – Meant to make it “modern” for third and first person play (Stealth Archer, here we come).
I expect there to be more past that, even if they’re minor as again, this is remaking a 20 year old game. A remaster? Maybe not. But a full remake? Yes, there are going to be some significant changes here. I’m wondering specifically about faces and facial animations, which aren’t seen here. See you in a few days.
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