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Latest news from the Elder Scrolls Online MMORPG.

Creating The Kwama

Anyone who has played Morrowind will recognize the Kwama, an insectoid creature who inhabits the vast land of Morrowind. These creatures will be returning as enemies in The Elder Srcolls Online and will appear in at least three different varieties; the scrib, the worker, and the warrior.

The above video will give you a look at the creature in action, and if you continue reading you can get some small insight into the development process of the Kwama itself. Continue reading

Exploring ESO Dungeons: An Inside Look

Instead of doing an “Ask Us Anything” feature this week, the developers of The Elder Scrolls Online decided to give players an inside look at what they can expect when exploring one of the games many dungeons. There is information on how the different player roles can be useful given the game’s open ended skill system, as well as what kind of behavior players can expect from the different enemies they encounter.

Continue reading to see the whole article for yourself, and let us know how excited you are to go dungeon exploring in the comments below! Continue reading

E3 Coverage Roundup

E3was an eventful time for The Elder Scrolls Online, with the big news being that the game will release on the PS4 and Xbox One as well as PCs. Along with this news the game saw massive coverage all over the web; with impressions, interviews, and videos popping up on many different sites.

Now normally it would take some searching to track down all these different articles and videos, and you may end up missing some things during the journey. Luckily the official Elder Scrolls Online site went ahead and did a lot of the leg work for us, compiling a list many different articles and videos talking about the game’s E3 presence.

Head over to the official site to get a look at all the different links and videos for yourself, and let us know what you thought of ESO at E3 in the comments below.

Electric Lizards Galore

 

Recently Zenimax held a poll on their Facebook page to see what creature from their upcoming game that players wanted to learn a little more about. The Wamasu of Black Marsh destroyed the competition, which is what you would expect from a electric lizard death machine.

Zenimax has since released a plethora of information about designing the Wamasu; including designing it’s concept art, creating the different particle effects associated with the creature, and even a short video showing off it’s effects.

Continue reading for all the information, and let us know what you think  about the creature in the comments below. Continue reading

Ask Us Anything: Gathering and Exploration

Recently the developers of The Elder Scrolls Online released a video talking about some of the different activities players will be able to engage in while exploring the land of Tamriel. The video raised a whole slew of questions, and some of those have been answered in this week’s “Ask Us Anything”.

Continue reading to see all the questions an answers for yourself, and let us know of any unanswered questions you may have in the comments section below. Continue reading

Ask Us Anything: Alliances At War

This week’s installment of Ask Us Anything is all about PvP combat, something that many ESO followers are looking to learn more about. Luckily the developers are willing to share some nice tidbits of information with us about group size, siege weaponry, capturing keeps, and much more. Any dedicated PvP enthusiast is going to want to check it out.

Keep on reading to get all the info, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments section below! Continue reading

Elder Scrolls Poster Challenge

Do you have some artistic talent? Do you love The Elder Scrolls? Do you want to win some free stuff? Then you’re going to want to take a shot at entering The Elder Scrolls Online Poster Challenge!

The folks over at ZeniMax are looking for some great fan-made posters and want to give away some awesome stuff to those who can bring the best stuff. There has already been some amazing fan art popping up based on the upcoming ESO game, but now the developers are looking for the best of the best to submit their stuff in a proverbial art throwdown. Winners will not only receive some cool swag but they will have their art displayed in ZeniMax studios and at upcoming game events.

All submissions must be free of vulgar, sexual, or copyrighted materials (i.e. characters from other games, product placement, ect.). You can submit one digital copy of your poster to the official ESO Tumblr page using the tag “ESO Poster Challenge” until Friday, May 17th. The poster can be in any style you like, but it must somehow represent ESO specifically. After the submission period ends, The Elder Scrolls Online Community Team and members of the Art Team will review all entries and vote for their top three (3) favorites based on creativity, originality, and technical skill.

Check out the official announcement for the full info, including all contest rules and prizes.

Conflict in Cyrodiil, Part 1

Today the developers of ESO revealed what will be the first in a two part series discussing some of the locations you can explore and activites you can participate in while traveling in Cyrodiil. Most of it is your standard RPG fare; you’ll visit different towns and caves, gather crafting resources, and take on quests for the various guilds throughout the land. They also touch briefly on Campaigns, which are quests/events that take place over long periods of time and will reward you with gold, alliance points, and experience. Alliance points can be used to purchase armor and weapons or to advance in several skill lines specific to Cyrodiil.

Continue reading to catch the full article below, and let us know what you think about Campaigns and their rewards in the comments below. Continue reading

Preview Event Coverage

Recently members of the gaming press community from around the globe were invited to take a look at the current state of development in ESO. Different sites have been posting reviews and impressions all week, luckily for us you will not have to worry about tracking them all down yourself! Check out these impressions from all the different sites around the web. Continue reading