Elder Scrolls: Oblivion release date confirmed

Davey_Pitch · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:23

Pete Hines on the Official Oblivion forums said:
Here you go, what you've all been waiting to hear and have suspected for a while now. Expect the game in stores in the US as early as the 21st. The date in Europe may be a few days after, but it should be that week pretty much everywhere. As always, please check with your local retail store as the retailers themselves decide how fast to ship it to their outlets. I can't tell you when it will be in your specific city/country, so please don't ask.

Bethesda Softworks and 2K Games Announce The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to Ship March 20

Quintessential RPG for the Next Generation Coming to Xbox 360 and PC

Rockville, MD – March 2, 2006 – Bethesda Softworks® and 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced that the highly-anticipated role-playing game, The Elder Scrolls® IV: Oblivion™, has gone to gold master and will be available in stores in North America and Europe during the week of March 20. Oblivion will be available for Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC in both regular and collector’s editions.

“Our most ambitious project ever is finally done,” said Todd Howard, executive producer of Oblivion. “We’re excited to get the game into everyone’s hands and let them experience it for themselves. We hope they enjoy it. I think it’s our best game yet.”

Oblivion is an epic, open-ended single-player RPG for the next generation providing gamers with one of the most life-like gaming experiences to date. The powerful combination of unprecedented graphics and freeform gameplay allows gamers to unravel the main quest or explore the vast world at their own pace. Oblivion is the fourth chapter in the award-winning Elder Scrolls series that includes Morrowind® (2002 RPG of the year – Computer Gaming World), Daggerfall™ (1996 RPG of the year -- PC Gamer), and Arena (1994 RPG of the year – Computer Player).

“Oblivion will set the new standard for next generation gaming and change the way role-playing games are viewed forever,” said Vlatko Andonov, president of Bethesda Softworks. “We set very high goals and ensure they are reached because that is what our fans deserve and have come to expect from Bethesda Softworks. We are very proud of our team’s accomplishments with respect to Oblivion.”

Oblivion has already garnered numerous awards and an impressive collection of accolades, including being voted “RPG of Show” in 2005 by the Best of E3 Game Critics Awards. Oblivion ranks as one of the “Most Anticipated Games of 2006” according to PC Gamer, GameSpy, IGN, and Yahoo Games among many others, and has been featured on nearly thirty magazine covers worldwide.

“Oblivion is one of the most anticipated video games of 2006 and its release will be a milestone for the Xbox 360 and PC,” said Christoph Hartmann, Managing Director, 2K Games. “A shining example of next-generation role-playing, Oblivion breaks new ground in the genre with unparalleled graphics, revolutionary gameplay and an expansive RPG world.”

Oblivion for Xbox 360 and PC, co-published by 2K Games and Bethesda Softworks, has been rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB. For more information on the title visit the official web site at www.elderscrolls.com.

http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=249750

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT \o/

CossackNoodle · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:25

earlier then expected

Nieldo · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:26

<--- is happy

modo77 · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:49

woohoo

tim_enchanter · 2 Mar 2006 at 18:24

Huge sigh of relief and now I can really start getting excited about it.

XPE · 2 Mar 2006 at 18:33

nice

i now have 2 games i want this month

sachinbadiani · 2 Mar 2006 at 18:35

Okies, gonna get drivers sorted and stuff cleaned from the computer in time for the install of this game....

Tomdun · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:31

Awesome, I cant wait now! Hopefully gameplay will ship it out before release date like they normaly do

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ethan · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:40

Thanks for the good news. Pc zone have played it and highly recommended it as something special.

sja360 · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:44

im stuck here, which would be better do you reckon, pc or xbox 360? im thinking PC as it's where rpg's like this should be played, but im concerned i wont get the full effects with my pc, 3700 san diego, x800xt, 2x512mb pc3200. (all at stock)

Davey_Pitch · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:50

sja360 said:
im stuck here, which would be better do you reckon, pc or xbox 360? im thinking PC as it's where rpg's like this should be played, but im concerned i wont get the full effects with my pc, 3700 san diego, x800xt, 2x512mb pc3200. (all at stock)

Graphics aside, I think it boils down to a choice between 2 things....

1) The accuracy of the controls on the PC.

2) The comfort of playing from a nice settee or bed on the 360.

sja360 · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:09

Davey_Pitch said:
Graphics aside, I think it boils down to a choice between 2 things....

1) The accuracy of the controls on the PC.

2) The comfort of playing from a nice settee or bed on the 360.

thing is i cant sit back while playing xbox 360 games... i aint a lazy git sitting back while im getting owned on pgr3 or the likes.
i guess i'll go for the pc, as it'll no doubt it will have mod's or updates eventually as morrowind elder scrolls 3 did.

James Bond · 2 Mar 2006 at 21:09

Yay, best news Ive read all day.

speeduk · 2 Mar 2006 at 21:15

Er is it ok if you wet yourself over a game release?

Davey_Pitch · 2 Mar 2006 at 21:34

sja360 said:
thing is i cant sit back while playing xbox 360 games... i aint a lazy git sitting back while im getting owned on pgr3 or the likes.
i guess i'll go for the pc, as it'll no doubt it will have mod's or updates eventually as morrowind elder scrolls 3 did.

The Xbox360 will be getting mods as well over Live

Ozzie Dave · 2 Mar 2006 at 21:52

Good stuff......need a halfway decent offline rpg to keep me entertained when the EQII servers are down or my net connection is dodgy

Quantic · 2 Mar 2006 at 22:11

Davey_Pitch said:
The Xbox360 will be getting mods as well over Live

Doubt any fan-created ones though!

Ren.182 · 2 Mar 2006 at 22:13

I've been following this game somewhat. I like the look of it but never really looked deeper into it. Probably get it when it's cheaper for the graphics and the mods.

Dureth · 2 Mar 2006 at 22:15

PC one for sure. It's been said that as the PC improoves they will up the draw distances and improve the graphics for the PC. Also all the mods will be for the PC, with only a handful of them available over Live for the xbox. Also apparently the xbox controls were not the easiest at times compared to the PC (based on comments from the 2 gamespy reviews, 1 on xbox and 1 on PC of the same build).

Role on the 21st!

Quantic · 2 Mar 2006 at 22:21

Dureth said:
PC one for sure. It's been said that as the PC improoves they will up the draw distances and improve the graphics for the PC. Also all the mods will be for the PC, with only a handful of them available over Live for the xbox. Also apparently the xbox controls were not the easiest at times compared to the PC (based on comments from the 2 gamespy reviews, 1 on xbox and 1 on PC of the same build).

Role on the 21st!

Hear hear! I didn't even consider getting it for 360 for all those reasons.