The latest worst-kept secret in gaming will be revealed tomorrow. It’s time to head back to Cyrodiil, because The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is coming.
The leaks about this game have been aplenty over the past few weeks, both from leakers and from various retailers and websites that spilled the beans about the surprise-drop title. But all will be unveiled in a live stream tomorrow, Bethesda announced today. “All will be revealed,” it teased.
The retread of the 2006 Elder Scrolls title looks to be more of a full-fledged remake than a remaster, judging by screenshots that showed up online, with a gloriously rebuilt Tamriel for the current generation of consoles and PC.
Starting at 10am CT on April 22, a live stream from Bethesda will reveal all about the not-so-secret game, which is likely to become available to download and play not long after the showcase. In fact, rumors were pointing to the game shadow-dropping today at 11am CT, but it appears that was either untrue or plans have changed.
Rumors about the remaster go back months, but everything ramped up last week when its developer, Virtuous Games, accidentally posted imagery and information about the game on its website that was snagged before being taken down.
Regardless, returning to Oblivion with a beautiful new coat of paint and potential gameplay improvements is an exciting prospect for big fans of the game. Whereas, for people like me who didn’t play the game when it launched almost two decades ago, this will be a new adventure altogether.
I’m not sure what’s left to be revealed about the game that hasn’t already leaked, but Elder Scrolls games will always make noise whenever they drop, so it should be a fun week for RPG fans everywhere, whether they played the original game or not.
Published: Apr 21, 2025 10:56 am