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Set sail for new shores

FORMAT PS5, PS4 ETA 21 JUN PUB BETHESDA SOFTWORKS DEV ZENIMAX ONLINE STUDIOS PLAYERS MULTI (MMORPG) For adventurers in The Elder Scrolls Online, journeys across Tamriel have been lengthy, leaving hardly a stone on the map unturned. Set many years before the main RPG series, TESO’s given us looks at those games’ key locations in an earlier age – some still undeveloped, others at their peak. Last year’s Blackwood expansion revisited TES IV: Oblivion and before that Greymoor took us back to zones from TES V: Skyrim. High Isle, however, takes Elder Scrolls fans to a brand-new location, where they’ll discover lore and cultures that have never been explored in the series before.

“IT WAS A SPECK ON A MAP IN REDGUARD. THERE’S NO LORE WRITTEN ABOUT IT.”

We ask creative director Rich Lambert if making substantial additions to the huge RPG series increases the pressure. “Oh, absolutely,” he laughs. “Yes, yep. ‘Don’t let us down.’ Yes, there’s all kinds of pressure there, for sure.” But it’s also

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