In 2023, a former Virtuos employee claimed that Bethesda was working on a remaster of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, which was later corroborated when official Bethesda documents leaked during the FTC case over the Activision Blizzard King acquisition.
The project was slated for fiscal year 2022, which came and went without a release. But that doesn't mean it was cancelled. Just earlier this year, a Virtuos employee listed an "unannounced UE5 remake" on their LinkedIn profile, which many assumed to be Oblivion.
Oblivion holds up surprisingly well, and a remake risks losing so much of its awkward, janky charm.
Reliable leaker NateTheHate supported this assumption, claiming that the 'remaster' had indeed become a fully-fledged remake, and would launch in June. But as reported by VideoGamer, they now believe that it will release "even sooner".
"Release is likely to be sooner than the original June target," they tweeted. "But [I'm] still working to get details on an updated release date."
If the rumoured Oblivion remake is due to launch before June, there's a very narrow window for Bethesda to unveil and market the game. It's unlikely to launch this month, only leaving April and May. So, when can...
