Bethesda has revealed that an announcement of pertaining to the upcoming remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will take place on April 22. The event will stream on its YouTube and Twitch accounts at 11 AM EDT/8 AM PDT.
The first reports of the new The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster 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 remastered 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, but plans could have changed.
The Steam page describes the original release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as follows:
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created.
With a powerful combination of freeform gameplay and unprecedented graphics, you can unravel the main quest at your own pace or explore the vast world and find your own challenges. Also included in the Game of the Year edition are Knights of the Nine and the Shivering Isles expansion, adding new and unique quests and content to the already massive world of Oblivion. See why critics called Oblivion the Best Game of 2006.
