The Elder Scrolls Online (PC and Mac exclusive) – TBA 2013

What the critics say:

“After five years in development, Zenimax Online Studios is finally showing off The Elder Scrolls Online. This massively multiplayer take on Bethesda’s fantasy franchise has a different sort of look than what series fans may be used to, with more stylized, exaggerated visuals than the single-player games. To be clear, though Bethesda Game Studios is consulting to a degree, Elder Scrolls Online is an entirely separate thing: a different team, different combat systems and many different ways to play.”

Charles Onyett – IGN

Publisher: Bethesda Softwork. This massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) is be set on the continent of Tamriel, familiar to fans of the series, but features a storyline not connect to the other games. It will take place a millennium before Skyrim. Players will have the opportunity to join any of the three factions warring over the throne of the Emperor of Tamriel: The Aldmeri Dominion, composed of Altmer, Bosmer, and Khajiit (represented by a bird of prey), the Daggerfall Covenant, composed of Bretons, Redguards, and Orcs (represented by a lion) and the Ebonheart Pact, composed of Dunmer, Nords, and Argonians (represented by a dragon). Can it surpass the established MMORPGs already out there? We certainly hope so it’s Bethesda!