The existence of a rumored updated version of the cult role-playing game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion from Bethesda Softworks and Bethesda Game Studios has been confirmed by another authoritative source.
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Senior editor of The Verge Tom Warren, in a review of the Xbox game releases in 2025, mentioned the alleged remaster or remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
According to Warren, for the first time about the reissue of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion he heard in 2024. At that time, Microsoft supposedly previously planned the release in late spring or early summer 2025.
Insider eXtas1s also spoke about the release of the updated The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in 2025, and informant Nate the Hate (aka NateDrake) claimed that the premiere was announced for June.
Let us remind you that rumors about a remaster/remake of Oblivion appeared last summer at the suggestion of an alleged former employee of the Paris branch of the Virtuos studio, and subsequently the re-release appeared in Microsoft court documents.
According to a recent leak, the modernized by The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion “completely redesigned” to Unreal Engine 5. Earlier it was reported that the original Gamebryo engine should be responsible for gameplay and physics.
The remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will allegedly not be limited to just a graphics upgrade: according to rumors, a number of gameplay mechanics will be improved in the new version, including the combat system, stamina, stealth and more.