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The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom

PREVIEW “HOLY COW! THIS IS ELDRITCH HORROR! HOW DO WE MAKE THAT ACCESSIBLE IN ESO?”

Out of the mists of our cursed internet connection, a figure with a bird perched upon his shoulder emerges. It’s ZeniMax’s creative director Rich Lambert – and that avian is his African Grey parrot Poppy. Perhaps an irregular set up for an interview, it’s nothing compared to the strangeness that will ensue this June.

Pitched as ‘Elder Scrolls meets cosmic horror,’ Lambert explains why the team chose to move in this direction for the MMORPG’s upcoming expansion.

“One of the things we always make sure

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