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Elder Scrolls Online is "not going to be able to put out the amount of content at the speed" it was, former…
Former Zenimax Online Studios employees report that recent layoffs have significantly reduced the studio's capacity to produce content for The Elder Scrolls Online at its previous pace. Devs estimate some departments are now at a quarter of their former size, impacting the ability to maintain content cadence. The studio's executive producer, studio game director, and production director are among those reportedly let go.
"There's really no one left": Former Elder Scrolls Online dev says the MMO "basically funded other failing projects" as Microsoft guts the studio
A former senior content designer for The Elder Scrolls Online, Andrew Young, expressed anger over recent layoffs impacting up to half of the studio's developers. He stated that the MMO "basically funded other failing projects" while struggling with its own resource allocation. The article also mentions the closure of mobile spin-offs like The Elder Scrolls: Blades and The Elder Scrolls: Legends, and notes that Microsoft's Xbox division is undergoing significant cuts expected to total 3,200 jobs.
A Forgotten Elder Scrolls Game Is Shutting Down Soon
Bethesda Game Studios' free-to-play spin-off, The Elder Scrolls: Blades, will cease operations on June 30, rendering the game inaccessible. The mobile and Nintendo Switch title, released in 2019, will see all in-game store items available for a single currency before servers go offline. This shutdown follows the closure of The Elder Scrolls Legends and joins a trend of service games ending their run.
Bethesda is shutting down The Elder Scrolls: Blades on June 30
Bethesda is shutting down servers for its free-to-play mobile game, The Elder Scrolls: Blades, on June 30, and the game has already been delisted from app stores. Players will receive in-game currency and items at a reduced cost before the shutdown. Despite an initial surge in early access downloads, the game received generally unfavorable reviews for its repetitive gameplay and microtransactions.
Elder Scrolls mobile spinoff Blades is shutting down this summer after eight years, but at least all its store items are…
The Elder Scrolls: Blades, a mobile spinoff game, will permanently shut down on June 30 after an eight-year run. This follows the earlier closure of The Elder Scrolls: Legends digital card game. The article notes the lack of an offline-only version for Blades, contrasting it with the playable status of The Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire.
