Bethesda reveals The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, and it’s available now
Bethesda has finally lifted the lid on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, shown off its shiny new gameplay – and launched it to play now.
In a video posted this afternoon, we’ve got our first official look at the new Oblivion after weeks of leaks, blurry screenshots and other teases of information.
Oblivion has been remade by Paris-based port studio Virtuos in collaboration with Bethesda, and this new version is a ground-up remake built in Unreal Engine 5.
Oblivion Remake includes story expansions The Shivering Isles and The Knights of the Nine, as well as various other bits and pieces from the previous Remastered edition: the Fighter’s Stronghold expansion, Spell Tome Treasures, Vile Lair, Mehrune’s Razor, The Thieves Den, Wizard’s Tower, Orrery, and Horse Pack Armour.
You can purchase it now via Steam and the Microsoft Store, where it costs £50, or £60 for a Deluxe Edition. It’s also on Game Pass (PC and Ultimate), and launches today too on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
The Deluxe Edition includes “new quests for unique Akatosh and Mehrunes Dagon armour, weapons and horse armour sets”, because of course, plus access to an artbook and soundtrack app.
Changes include a refreshed levelling system inspired by Skyrim, additional dialogue (including unique voices for the game’s various races) and more modern controls – including sprinting, which Bethesda says was something the team debated over adding, but ultimately decided was required in a modern game.
“Obviously we’re working on the sixth chapter here,” Bethesda boss Todd Howard said in today’s video, “but what’s great about The Elder Scrolls is being able to look back at all of the chapters: Skyrim, Morrowind, Oblivion, Daggerfall, Arena. Each of them try to define role-playing games and open-world games for their generation.
“Oblivion was a real defining moment in the series and how we make games as a studio.”
