Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion dated

By Ellie Gibson Published 3 March, 2006

Out in Europe this month.

It's finally here - well, nearly; Take-Two has announced that PC and Xbox 360 title The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will be out in Europe by the end of the month.

About time too, some might say - the RPG was originally rumoured to be an Xbox 360 launch title, and later we were told it would be out by Christmas... Only for the release date to slip into "early 2006".

Still, March is sort of early 2006, and Oblivion looks wicked, so we'll forgive them. As well as the standard version of the game, you'll be able to pick up a collector's edition, which will include a 112 page guide to the empire of Tamriel, a 'Making of' DVD documentary, and a replica Septim gold coin.

"Our most ambitious project ever is finally done," said executive producer Todd Howard. "We're excited to get the game into everyone's hands and let them experience it for themselves. We hope they enjoy it. I think it's our best game yet."

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is out on March 24th. For more details, check out our recent preview.

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Comments (30) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • Hunam85 #1 6 years ago

    Woo!

    /Books holiday from work

  • UncleLou #2 6 years ago

    \o/

  • Hicksy #3 6 years ago

    /also books day off

    \o/

  • morriss #4 6 years ago

    These news people really should read the forums! Over 12 hours OLD! :p

    Still wonderful news, though, no matter how often I hear it.

  • stonedben #5 6 years ago

    12 hours? Game, Amazon and Play seem to have known for a few WEEKS now

  • gaijin #6 6 years ago

    yes, but they had the UK release of Psychonauts listed as last november.

  • Glitch #7 6 years ago

    stonedbed: "12 hours? Game, Amazon and Play seem to have known for a few WEEKS now"

    They wont of known, they will of guessed like everyone else.

    As for ES going gold! about time! really looking forward to this game, its the first step towards next-gen. The things you can do in this game is amazing! cant wait to go out hunting and run into a big troll and have to slaughter it, then pickup meat from the trolls body and create a potion that I will drink and it will make me run faster, so I run up the mountain I can see in the distance, but on the way I find a cave, so i enter the cave and fight my way into the center to find some treasure, then decide to sell it in one of the cities but on the way I end up fighting some bandit and end up murdering him, guards catch me and I go to jail, to wake up in my house. yada yada yada.

    See you in 6months
    Edited by 1 at 03/03/06 @ 11:41

  • Inigo #8 6 years ago

    I'm really looking forward to this, it will keep me going till NWN2 comes out in the summer. Microsoft have missed a trick though, i would have bought an xbox if they had delayed the PC version for a couple of months.

  • onyxbox #9 6 years ago

    you know, I might even buy a 360 for this, seriously.

    /shameless plug warning... <a href='http://www.twiddlers.co.u k'>http://www.twiddlers.co.u k</a>

  • Darren #10 6 years ago

    By the stangest of coincidences I happen to be off work for ten whole days from the 23rd March so this news suit me perfectly since I pre-ordered the Xbox 360 version months and months ago! :D

  • TechnoHippy #11 6 years ago

    Joyous news indeed :-)

  • kangarootoo #12 6 years ago

    @morriss

    THWACK!!

    I've been slipping recently, but I'm back on form now.


    Anyway, this is one of the games that is seriously pushing me towards actual XB360 purchase. As soon as you guys get to play it, let us all know how it goes (I never read the forums, there isn't enough time in the day as it is, so bung it on the review thread or something).

  • finian #13 6 years ago

    My only complaint is that the pc version is so much cheaper, I still cannot see how they justify the price on the 360 even with paying fees to Microsoft

  • Xerx3s #14 6 years ago

    Yay! \0/

    /reserves LE copy...

  • stonedben #15 6 years ago

    "They wont of known, they will of guessed like everyone else."

    Well then they all guessed correctly.

  • JediMasterMalik #16 6 years ago

    NOW NOW NOW I WANT IT NOW

    I got PC version for the modding community which will no doubt give great support to the game.

  • kangarootoo #17 6 years ago

    @finian

    Its partly just the premium you pay for new kit. They justify it on the basis that people are prepared to pay it. All businesses works that way.

  • kangarootoo #18 6 years ago

    I wonder if there will actually be any future mod opportunities for the Xb360?

    The XB version of Farcry had a stupendous level editor. Sure it wasn't on the same scale as the PC one, but on a console I think it was a first. And I was surprised MS were OK with it, given that community submitted content is something console companies don't tend to view very keenly.

    There are no major technical reasons why a ported editor (assuming there will be a PC editor) could not appear for download on XBLive at a later date (that I can think of offhand anyway).

  • smelly #19 6 years ago

    Well i guess having an editor will give 360 owners something to do on the console :-)

  • Triggerhappytel #20 6 years ago

    This game is looking damn fine, but I don't have a PC that will run it and I'm not getting a 360 (for the forseeable future, at least). Maybe in the new year when prices should be lower.

    That said, I got bored very quickly with Morrowind. I hope there is less trekking around in this one (although I suppose having a draw distance of over 30 metres will help), and better combat.

  • kangarootoo #21 6 years ago

    The activity per sqaure foot rate of Morrowind was pretty low I agree.

    I'm sure in one of the official video voiceovers they made the point that the world in Oblivion is considerably smaller than in Morrowind, but there is a lot more to do. I think they have also expanded the travel system so it is even easier to get around the place quickly if you want.

    Horseback travel in Daggerfall was rather fun though and cut travel times right down. Re-introducing that in Oblivion is a great move.

  • Wobble #22 6 years ago

    "cant wait to go out hunting and run into a big troll and have to slaughter it, then pickup meat from the trolls body and create a potion that I will drink and it will make me run faster, so I run up the mountain I can see in the distance, but on the way I find a cave, so i enter the cave and fight my way into the center to find some treasure, then decide to sell it in one of the cities but on the way I end up fighting some bandit and end up murdering him, guards catch me and I go to jail, to wake up in my house."

    longest. sentence. ever.

  • Errol #23 6 years ago

    I'm a little worried about systems specs.

    Will the game run on an FX55, 2gig, x850xt setup ?

  • MrAtheist #24 6 years ago

    "I'm a little worried about systems specs.

    Will the game run on an FX55, 2gig, x850xt setup ? "

    Sorry mate but you just miss out, you need an FX-60 to run it. :(


    PS I am joking.

  • yagisencho #25 6 years ago

    I played the original Morrowind for 120+ hours (before expansions). During my time in Tamriel, I decorated my in-game home with ~40 Ordinator masks. I'd have collected more, but there just wasn't any sport in it.

    Now my new RPG fix is on it's way! Woo-hoo! (New collector's item: Demon skulls?)

  • kangarootoo #26 6 years ago

    For those that followed the left handers comments in the other Oblivion thread. It turns out that the XB360 dashboard supports shifting movement to the right stick in "action" games (as it calls them).

    So that should cover the basics of left handed support in all fp view games \o/

  • Saii #27 6 years ago

    This is a horrible game because it glorifies violence. It will encourage vicious acts against dragons and tresspassing in dungeons!
    JT will not be pleased.

  • kingmob #28 6 years ago

    On the 360 modding side of things, there will be no editor on the 360 version but it has been stated that all official Bethesda mods will be released for both PC and 360 (presumably via marketplace).

    I would think it doubtful that any fan-made mods would make it to the 360 but you never know..
    Edited by 1 at 05/03/06 @ 11:51

  • Thamuhacha #29 6 years ago

    >Tried the PC version of the GOTY edition and the performance of it was awful on my old P4 3.2Ghz 1Gig of RAM and a 6600GT.I hope Oblivion is optimized a whole lot better!

    The Morrowind engine was a bit rubbish. It looked nice, but ran like a dog on many machines for loads of reasons.

    By all accounts Oblivion is far superior.

  • NegativeZero #30 6 years ago

    Assuming that the Australian date coincides with the UK (which it seems to) then this is pretty much now an Australian launch title for the X360 (X360's Australian release is the 23rd). Not that I'll be buying one.