After
being
the
industry’s
worst
kept
secret
for
what
feels
like
years
now,
Bethesda
has
officially
announced
The
Elder
Scrolls
IV:
Oblivion,
a
substantial
rework
of
the
classic
RPG
which
was
first
released
way
back
in
2006.
Man,
I
feel
old.
But
by
far
the
biggest
news
is
that
it’s
right
now
on
PlayStation,
Xbox
and
PC
for
£50/$50,
or
£60/$60
for
a
Deluxe
Edition
that
contains
new
armour,
weapons
and
an
art
book.
You
can
also
get
it
on
Game
Pass.

As
reported,
this
new
release
is
being
developed
by
Virtous,
a
large
support
company
that
is
working
on
the
upcoming
Metal
Gear
Solid
Delta:
Snake
Eater.
Their
past
work
is
an
impressive
array
of
games
spanning
the
likes
of
Hogwarts
Legacy,
Call
of
Duty:
Modern
Warfare
3,
Mortal
Kombat,
Dying
Light
2,
South
Park:
Snow
Day
and
dozens
upon
dozens
more.

The
reveal
event,
which
Bethesda
held
today,
has
confirmed
most
of
the
information
that
was
previously
leaked.
It
runs
on
Unreal
Engine
5
but
retains
the
game’s
original
engine
too,
meaning
the
same
physics
etc.
It
includes
quite
a
few
gameplay
tweaks,
such
as
an
updated
UI,
reworked
levelling
that
combines
Oblivion
and
Skyrim,
revamped
combat
and
much
more.
They’ve
even
added
sprinting,
along
with
a
bunch
of
new
voice
acting.
In
other
words,
despite
the
name
this
is
far
more
of
a
full
remake
than
a
remaster
as
it
doesn’t
just
update
the
graphics
but
also
makes
some
fairly
large
changes
to
the
gameplay.

The
package
also
includes
every
piece
of
extra
content,
from
the
massive
Shivering
Isles
to
all
the
smaller
add-ons.
The
result
of
this
and
all
of
the
upgrades
is
a
hefty
120GB
download
size
on
console.

As
someone
that
spent
hundreds
of
hours
playing
Oblivion
on
Xbox
360,
including
buying
a
hard-drive
so
I
could
install
The
Shivering
Isles
(which
I
bought
on
disc
and
still
own
to
this
day)
I
am
super
excited
to
get
my
hands
on
this
remake.
However,
I’d
be
lying
if
I
said
I
wasn’t
also
a
little
nervous:
even
back
in
2006
Oblivion
was
a
janky
game,
and
part
of
me
wonders
if
I’ll
enjoy
it
in
2025
as
much
as
I
did
back
then.
Perhaps
I
should
keep
my
nostalgic
memories
intact?
But
no.
I
can’t
help
myself.