The Elder Scrolls Online, a massively multiplayer role-playing video game developed by ZeniMax Online Studios, was announced on May 3, 2012. Three expansion sets, Dawnguard, Dragonborn and Hearthfire, have been released. The game is not a direct sequel to its predecessor, Oblivion, but instead takes place 200 years later, in Tamriel's land of Skyrim. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim followed in November 2011 to critical acclaim. Released in 2006, the game achieved commercial success and critical acclaim expansion packs Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles were released for the game. Two expansions were released between 20: Tribunal and Bloodmoon.ĭevelopment of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion began in 2002, and focused on artificial intelligence improvements that interact dynamically with the game world. The game sold over four million units by mid-2005. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, released in 2002, saw a return to the old-style expansive and non-linear gameplay, and a shift towards individually detailed landscapes, with a smaller game world than past titles. The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall was published in 1996, and it featured one of the first true 3D worlds on a large scale, with a game world claimed to be the size of Great Britain. It was intended for players to assume the role of an arena combatant, but development shifted the game into a role-playing game (RPG), beginning a tradition that persists throughout the series' history.

The first game, The Elder Scrolls: Arena, was released in 1994. The Elder Scrolls games take place in the fictional world of Nirn, on the continent of Tamriel. The Elder Scrolls is an action role-playing open world video game series developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.

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