'ESO Is Here to Stay' — The Elder Scrolls Online Content Delayed to 2027 Following Xbox Layoffs, but Dev Insists the Game Isn’t Going Anywhere

'ESO Is Here to Stay' — The Elder Scrolls Online Content Delayed to 2027 Following Xbox Layoffs, but Dev Insists the Game Isn’t Going Anywhere

The Elder Scrolls Online is undergoing some setbacks as a result of Xbox's recent reset and associated layoffs.There has been a lot of speculation over the future of ESO for about a month now, and the team behind the game has stepped forward to clear the air. In a new blog post from game director Nick Giacomini, it is made clear that Elder Scrolls Online will continue and isn't on the verge of being shut down. "Recently, we've been through a num…

After 12 years and heavy layoffs, new Elder Scrolls Online lead says the MMO is "here to stay" with extra help from Bethesda proper and "all-new experiences in Skyrim" on the way

The Elder Scrolls Online developer Zenimax Online got hit hard by the unprecedented Xbox restructuring from earlier this month, with a Microsoft filing confirming the studio lost more than 200 developers. Still, it insists its flagship title isn't going anywhere any time soon.In a new community letter from Elder Scrolls Online's new game director, Nick Giacomini, who replaced longtime lead Rich Lambert, Giacomini lays out an optimistic future fo…

Elder Scrolls Online Survives Xbox Reset, But ZeniMax Is Forced to Delay Its New Trial and Combat Overhaul to 2027

The devastating layoffs mandated as part of Xbox's big reset hit Maryland-based developer ZeniMax Online Studios very hard, cutting 213 of its employees. Former Senior Encounter Designer Morgan Goin publicly stated that the studio couldn't possibly keep up the pace of The Elder Scrolls Online update it had strived for. Indeed, ZeniMax Online Studios swiftly told fans that the roadmap would have to change, and today Game Director Nick Giacomini h…

‘We are not looking to just maintain the game,’ Elder Scrolls Online boss says in new post-layoff roadmap

All month, we’ve been reeling along with the Elder Scrolls Online devs as Microsoft took an axe to the whole studio, again, in spite of its roaring successes. Through leaks and laid-off workers, we’ve gotten a scary picture about the future of the game, including the news that a large chunk of the studio is […]