| Game Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setting | Cyrodiil Planes of Oblivion |
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| Hero | Hero of Kvatch | |||
| Begins | 3E 433 27th of Last Seed |
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| Development Information | ||||
| Developer | Virtuos Games | |||
| Publishers | Bethesda Softworks | |||
| Game Engine | Unreal Engine 5 (Graphical Rendering) Heavily modified Gamebryo (Game Logic)[verification needed — Possibly a version of Creation Engine 2?] |
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| Release Date | April 22, 2025 | |||
| Concept Art • Credits | ||||
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is a remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion that features the base game plus all ten of its original downloads. It was announced and released on April 22, 2025.
BackgroundEdit
Production first began in 2021.[2] As part of FTC v. Microsoft, internal Bethesda documents were inadvertently made public which confirmed that an Oblivion remaster was planned for release in 2022 prior to the acquisition of ZeniMax by Microsoft.[3] Rumors of a potential remaster or remake being worked on by Virtuos Games first appeared online in July 2023.[4]
On April 15, 2025, several in-game images, promotional art, and other materials were leaked from the Virtuos website, accessed through a WordPress upload repository.[1] These images display several recognizable locations such as the view of Vilverin from the Imperial City Prison Sewer, the bridge leading to Castle Skingrad, and the Imperial City seen from afar.[5] References to an Oblivion remaster were also found in the source code of the Bethesda.net homepage, which pointed to a then-unused URL for the game,[6] and several listings in various languages for the remaster were found online, hosted on Virtuos' website.[7]
ReleaseEdit
On April 21, the Bethesda accounts announced a live event for the remaster titled All will be revealed.... set to be held on April 22, 2025 at 11am EST. This stream officially revealed the remaster, which launched on the same day on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.[8][9]
Deluxe EditionEdit
The Deluxe Edition of Oblivion Remastered is a premium version that can be purchased as a separate upgrade from the standard version. It contains the following additional content packages:
- Deluxe Edition Content - Unique digital Akatosh and Mehrunes Dagon Armors, Weapons, and Horse Armor Sets
- Digital Artbook & Original Soundtrack - An app containing Oblivion Remastered concept art and the game's soundtrack
Gameplay InformationEdit
- Remastered Races — Explore the origins in Oblivion Remastered
- Remastered Leveling — A guide to the new leveling systems in Oblivion Remastered
- Remastered Combat — See how combat has changed in Oblivion Remastered
- Remastered Quests — New adventures in Oblivion Remastered
See AlsoEdit
- Remastered Changes — Growing list of known changes between Oblivion Remastered and Oblivion
- Oblivion Mobile — The official "demake" of Oblivion for Java-enabled mobile phones
- Skyblivion — An unofficial, fan-developed remake implemented in Skyrim's engine
GalleryEdit
Official teaser
Official reveal teaser
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b Eurogamer: The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster is real on 2025-04-15
- ^ Bethesda Game Studios on X: "From all of us at Bethesda Game Studios..."
- ^ The Verge: Microsoft documents leak new Bethesda games, including an Oblivion remaster
- ^ Xfire: A remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is in development at Virtuos Games. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ PC Gamer: The Oblivion remaster is real: Doubters in shambles as developer Virtuos accidentally leaves the door open to trailer screenshots and assets on 2025-04-12
- ^ "Just found reference to Oblivion Remastered on bethesda.net" r/Oblivion
- ^ Product pages for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered have been discovered on Bing after images of the game leaked - Dexerto
- ^ @ElderScrolls on Twitter
- ^ All will be revealed.... - Bethesda Softworks