8 Years Ago Today, One of the Most Anticipated Video Games of All Time Was Announced

The video game industry used to be notorious for announcing upcoming projects too soon, leaving fans practically begging for new information month after month, year after year. Occasionally, that happens in the modern era, like when Kingdom Hearts 4 was announced in 2022 and didn't receive a single additional trailer until yesterday's Nintendo Direct, four years later.

However, a certain group of fans is still waiting for more information about one of the most anticipated games ever announced, eight years later.

Today, June 10, 2026, marks eight years since The Elder Scrolls 6 was revealed to be in development at Bethesda's E3 Conference in 2018. The announcement trailer showed fans a glimpse of the Elder Scrolls world and a title card, and nothing else.

Since then, there have been virtually no major updates on the development of The Elder Scrolls 6, other than a few comments from director Todd Howard.

Back in December 2025, Howard confirmed that development on The Elder Scrolls 6 was moving along smoothly and that the team also had a very long pre-production period. He also confirmed that the majority of Bethesda is currently working on the title, despite another Fallout game also in pre-production for after the release of The Elder Scrolls 6.

Bethesda took a break from both franchises to develop and release Starfield in 2023 for Xbox Series X/S and PC and create a PlayStation 5 port of the game, which was released in April earlier this year, after The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim and Fallout 4.

Other than rumors that the game will take place in Hammerfell and will actually be called The Elder Scrolls 6: Hammerfell, there haven't been many leaks or rumors about the game either. With a stacked lineup of game releases for the rest of 2026 and 2027, it seems fans may have quite a while to wait still for more information.

The Elder Scrolls 6 is currently in development with no announced platforms or release window.

This story was originally published by Men's Journal on Jun 10, 2026, where it first appeared in the Entertainment section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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This story was originally published June 10, 2026 at 8:36 AM.