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Bethesda Is Shutting Down The Elder Scrolls: Blades on June 30
Bethesda ends seven years of support for The Elder Scrolls: Blades due to poor reception and revenue, discounting in-game items before server shutdown on June 30, 2026.
- Bethesda announced that servers for The Elder Scrolls title Blades will permanently shut down on June 30, 2026, ending support after seven years.
- After its 2020 release for Android and Nintendo Switch, Blades struggled to build a significant player base, ultimately receiving a "Generally Unfavorable" rating on Metacritic with critics calling it "repetitive."
- Kotaku's Zack Zwiezen acknowledged the core loop was "fun and satisfying" but noted that microtransactions and wait times hindered long-term success, despite one million downloads during early access.
- Already delisted from the App Store, Google Play, and Nintendo Store, the game remains playable until the final shutdown, with all store items available for one Gem or Sigil each.
- The shutdown leaves The Elder Scrolls title Castles as the only remaining mobile title in the franchise, following the permanent closure of The Elder Scrolls title Legends servers in 2025.
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Bethesda’s free-to-play mobile game, The Elder Scrolls: Blades, will be shutting down on June 30th this year. Blades also came to the Switch in 2019, which helped bolster the title’s popularity after mixed feelings when it was revealed back in 2018. That’s not to say it didn’t have its dedicated fanbase, who are saddened to hear about its closure. While already delisted from all platforms, players who already have the game will be able to keep p…
Bethesda is Shutting Down The Elder Scrolls: Blades in June 2026
Bethesda is officially pulling the plug on The Elder Scrolls: Blades. The developer announced that the game’s servers will permanently shut down on June 30, 2026. The game has already vanished from storefronts. You can no longer download it from the Apple App Store, Google Play, or the Nintendo eShop. Consequently, only players who currently […] The post Bethesda is Shutting Down The Elder Scrolls: Blades in June 2026 appeared first on TechJuice.
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