Highlights
- Rumor suggests that a remake or remaster of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion may be in development, although Bethesda has not confirmed this and is focused on completing Starfield.
- Virtuos, an international studio specializing in remakes, is reported to be working on an updated version of Oblivion code-named Altar, which may release in late 2024 or early 2025.
- A leaked roadmap from Virtuos, shared by an ex-employee, also reveals other projects in development, including a narrative climbing game, the next New World expansion, an ambitious AAA game, and Metal Gear Solid Delta.
A remake or remaster of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion might be on the horizon, according to a newly surfaced rumor. However, the project is allegedly not in the works at Bethesda, who is currently busy wrapping up development on Starfield.
Prior to this newly emerged claim, there have been no indications that Bethesda is considering a remake of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. In fact, the studio has so far resisted the trend of AAA video game remakes altogether.
All of that might change within the next 24 months, according to a recently leaked roadmap detailing the upcoming projects from the Paris branch of Virtuos, an international studio specializing in remakes, remasters, and AAA co-development efforts. Namely, the Singapore-based company is currently said to be working on an updated version of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, which is code-named Altar. The supposedly Unreal Engine 5-powered game is reportedly targeting a late 2024 or early 2025 release, depending on whether Virtuos ends up delivering a remaster or a full-fledged remake.
Virtuos's alleged project roadmap containing this claim surfaced on the r/GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit over the weekend, with that community's mod team reporting that they had verified the identity of its poster as an ex-Virtuos employee. The source of the leak deleted both their post and Reddit account within hours of sharing the info, but not before it was reported by Xfire.
Apart from the alleged Oblivion remake, the Paris branch of Virtuos is currently said to be developing a "narrative climbing game" code-named Ominous and the next expansion for New World, Amazon's 2021 MMORPG. The same source claimed that the studio is presently working on an ambitious AAA title aptly code-named Massive, which will supposedly combine Shadow of the Colossus-like gigantic bosses with the co-op gameplay loop of mainline Monster Hunter games. Finally, Virtuos is currently also working on Metal Gear Solid Delta, which the leaker claimed is internally code-named Cobra.
Originally released in early 2006, Oblivion is still widely considered to be one of the best The Elder Scrolls games ever created. Aside from its immense cultural influences that are still felt to this day, the fourth installment in the long-running franchise is also notable for being the first TES game to fully commit to the action RPG formula. This transition from the series' tabletop RPG roots is best illustrated by the fact that swinging at an opponent in Oblivion guarantees a hit, whereas doing the same in The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind merely triggers a roll that determines whether the attack will actually land.
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion is available now for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Source: Xfire
