The Elder Scrolls Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Bethesda attempts to celebrate 25 years of The Elder Scrolls by giving away TES: Morrowind and offering much more.

One of the video game franchises that specialize in epic fantasy of action role-playing on an open world has to be The Elder Scrolls franchise by developer/publisher Bethesda Softworks and today, it marks an amazing milestone of completing 25 years.

This significant journey begins back on March 25, 1994, when action RPG title The Elder Scrolls: Arena debuted for MS-DOS system and spawned a series of sequels that carried its legacy forward to PC platform and then to modern day gaming consoles.

The Elder Scrolls Celebrates 25th Anniversary

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Aside from gaining critical acclamation, games set within fictional pre-medieval styled TES universe have sold 50 million copies worldwide till date while many of them won several "Game of the Year" awards for unique gameplay aesthetic.

Obviously, Bethesda is on a mode for celebrating this event and arranges bunch of giveaway to appreciate for all the fan-support they got over these years. So, what better way to initiate other than the title that got them recognition and fame in the first place?

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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
You are welcome to long in or sign up with a Bethesda account to receive a digital free copy PC version of Morrowind by simply using redeem code "TES25TH-MORROWIND" to enter the volcanic island of Vvardenfell for a memorable journey.

Originally offered only for a single day of celebration, developers have later considered extending that time period till Sunday, March 31 due to increasing demand from fans and technical difficulties on their part.

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Free on Bethesda.net

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The Elder Scrolls Online
Head over to Tamriel for a week long "Free Play Event" experience full of MMORPG action that involves granting you access to Elder Scrolls Online base game. It will start on Thursday, March 28 and intends to run until April 3, 2019 on all available platforms.

When your journey eventually to comes to an end after Free Play Event, you can enjoy a limited time discount sale on Standard Edition of ESO that lasts until April 9 and Summerset expansion pack before April 2 for PC, PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.

Return to Tamriel

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr Prologue
Season of the Dragon already kick starts with Wrathstone DLC pack that challenges you to conquer two new dungeons and keep exploring into dangerous places in search for two pieces of mystically powerful Wrathstone tablet.

Upcoming "Elsweyr" expansion is yet to arrive on ESO but players can still have an experience to let loose some fiery terror on Khajiit people with "Elsweyr Prologue" that is already available and does not require a pre-purchase to take part.

Season of the Dragon

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The Elder Scrolls: Legends, Skyrim and More
On a thoughtful note, Bethesda invites all TES: Legends players to claim their 25th Anniversary special bundle card with three more card packs. Then, also don't forget to bag Nordic Jewelry Creation for free on Skyrim Special Edition.

We would like give everyone playing on console a friendly reminder of having a PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold membership before jumping right into "Free Play Event" in order to participate via PS4 and Xbox One respectively.

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TES: Morrowind has single handedly turned the tides of entire series when it became a huge success for the studio, which then sets premise for both Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that becomes best-selling titles of all time.

Celebrate these festive offerings by downloading Morrowind or enjoying a thrilling free week to warm up for a possible announcement or reveal for upcoming The Elder Scrolls VI at E3 2019, even though it is still a month away from now.

Bethesda Director Responds to Skyrim Port Jokes

Bethesda director Todd Howard says that, they only make Skyrim ports because fans are still buying it.

It's been seven years that action role-playing game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim from Bethesda Softworks has been released and players are still so passionate about the game even today. Keeping that in mind, publisher Bethesda is also releasing the game on various ports every now and then. There are running jokes among fans on them doing ports for Skyrim and game director Todd Howard simply suggested them to stop playing the game if they want all these ports.

Bethesda Director Responds to Skyrim Port Jokes

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Originally, TESV was released back in November 11, 2011 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Then in 2013, a Legendary Edition containing all DLC and a remastered Special Edition in 2016 was launched. The latest in the line of ports for Skyrim has made available for Amazon Echo after it was ported to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, VR and Xbox One. When they dropped a commercial starring Keegan-Michael Keys playing it on the device, many have thought of it as a spoof.

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Turns out, this parody trailer released at E3 2018 press conference from Bethesda titled "Very Special Edition" is very real and can be played on Amazon’s Alexa.

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Recently, company director Todd Howard is awarded as "Industry Legend" at the annual Gamelab event in Barcelona for his contribution on Fallout and The Elder Scrolls series. Afterwards in an interview with Geoff Keighley, he states their reason for regularly making ports for Skyrim, which is simply because fans keep buying the game over and over. He made a valid point with that comment because TESV remains to be the most popular among the franchise till date.

"Even now, the amount of people who play Skyrim seven years later; millions of people every month are playing that game. That's why we keep releasing it. If you want us to stop releasing it, stop buying it."

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Skyrim offer players to assume the role of Dragonborn, a mortal man with the soul and power of a dragon, who is destined to save humanity from a fabled black dragon named Alduin. A massive open world environment is up for exploring during the quest and may compelling RPG elements increases replay value for the title. Although The Elder Scrolls VI has been teased during E3, it is still in early development phase and ain't coming anytime soon.

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Reportedly, TESV: Skyrim is listed as one of the games on Steam with most concurrent number of players alongside titles like Civilization V, Payday 2 and Rocket League, amassing more than 50,000 players simultaneously. Todd wants the worlds of Bethesda to be sustainable as long as he is here and since the game still sells, releasing newer ports isn't that bad of an idea. Maybe gamers are simply worried thinking that re-releasing an old game probably burns out creative energy of developers.

Doom, Fallout 4 and Skyrim VR Release Date

Virtual reality is becoming a trend these days and it is also impacting the video game industry. Many studios who realize the potential of riding this tide are releasing VR versions of their popular titles now to give their fans an all-new 3D experience and Bethesda Softworks decides to be wise like that. So, what they did is that they have taken projects of pre-existing games like Doom, Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to produce VR versions for them.

Doom, Fallout 4 and Skyrim VR Release Date

Doom
Aside from the superior graphics excellence of modern time, Doom actually hasn't evolved from its core concept of shooting massive hordes of demons from Mars, beside the improved visuals have amplified the intensity of the game even more. We are not saying that's a bad thing but how about getting a bit more up close and personal with the minions of Hell? That wouldn't be so bad and Bethesda already gave us a preview of how it would look like at E3 2017 Showcase. We agree that Doom VFR will blow first person shooter loving gamers mind if not the brains.

Fallout 4
Fallout 4 is perhaps the most successful title of the entire Fallout series and probably that is why Bethesda has chosen the title for a VR treatment. As you struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world, the virtual reality makes the aspects of the game pretty real to you. The entire game is re-imagined and you will notice that in combat and crafting. It's not just a tour of the Wasteland but the complete in-game world of the original game and t hat includes hundreds of locations. Even if you have played Fallout 4 before, this is a chance to experience the game once more with a new perspective.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The entire open world of action role-playing game Skyrim along with three of its official DLC; Dawnguard, Dragonborn and Hearthfire are what you are getting in Skyrim VR. The scale and depth of this epic fantasy is re-imagined as you fight to save the world from the menace of the fabled dragon Alduin the World-Eater. Fighting dragons and exploring mountains will be more lifelike now than it was when you played Skyrim previously. Be sure to choose your own way to roam this open world as you play.

What we learn about the release dates for these VR projects are that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will see release for PlayStation VR on November 17 and then on HTC Vive at some point in 2018. Doom VFR will come out next on December 1 for PlayStation VR and Vive. Fallout 4 VR will be released on PC for the HTC Vive and the release date is December 12. So, we can be pretty thankful to Bethesda Softworks for bringing us all these virtual reality games throughout the year and expect them to create some original VR games as well.