According to Video Games Chronicle, several details for the unannounced and rumored The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake have leaked. The first reports of the game initially surfaced in an FTC document, alongside the previously announced Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Doom: The Dark Ages.
Based on the leak, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will be remade from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5. Further, Bethesda will reportedly rework six gameplay systems: stamina, sneaking, blocking, archery, hit reaction and HUD. Supposedly, the developers have taken inspiration from Souls-like games for improvements to the blocking system. The release date for the remake is currently unknown. That said, the leak states that it will release in June 2025.
Xbox recently announced that they will hold a developer direct on January 23. The event will feature updates from id Software, Compulsion Games, and Sandfall Interactive, on Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Additionally, the event will also highlight a surprise studio working on a “brand new game.”
The event will start at 10 AM PDT/1 PM EDT. Further, the games mentioned will be available at some point this year on Xbox Series X|S. Some may also be available on other consoles, as well as Xbox Game Pass. Xbox Wire describes Bethesda’s next game, The Dark Ages, as follows:
Developed by id Software, DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells the epic cinematic origin story of the Doom Slayer’s rage. In this third installment of the modern DOOM series, players will step into the blood-stained boots of the Doom Slayer in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.
