Key facts
- Bethesda Game Studios creative director Todd Howard announced on Nov. 3, 2026, that The Elder Scrolls VI is officially titled The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel.
- Todd Howard presented a retrospective video celebrating forty years of Bethesda Game Studios on Nov. 3, 2026.
- Bethesda Softworks released a teaser trailer featuring a scroll buried in sand to accompany the title reveal on Nov. 3, 2026.
- Bethesda Game Studios stated on Nov. 3, 2026, that development continues on The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel and that it will be some time before more information is shared.
Bethesda Game Studios creative director Todd Howard announced on Nov. 3, 2026, that The Elder Scrolls VI is officially titled The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel, ending a silence that began with the E3 2018 announcement.
Howard made the reveal during a retrospective video celebrating forty years of Bethesda Game Studios on Nov. 3, 2026. The video looked back at studio history before shifting to upcoming titles, and it concluded with the name reveal trailer for the next major role-playing game. Howard said it was a perfect time to reveal the full title of the long-awaited project.
Bethesda Softworks released a teaser trailer on Nov. 3, 2026, to accompany the title reveal. The nearly one-minute video focused on the title logo and showed an Elder Scroll beneath blowing sand, with a scroll buried in sand as the central image. It contained no gameplay footage and offered no launch window.
Bethesda closed the teaser with a quote attributed to Yazar, identified as Moth Priest to High Queen Iradne of Hammerfell in 4E 206. The text reads: “The scroll offered only a shimmer, a veil thinly lifted to my eyes. A future lost. A victory undone. Sands of time scattered by fate.”
Bethesda Game Studios stated on Nov. 3, 2026, that development continues on The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel. The studio said it will be some time before more information is shared. Bethesda provided no specific release date, launch window, or platform details alongside the title announcement.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma congratulated Bethesda in a statement on Nov. 3, 2026, following the title reveal. The congratulatory message came as part of industry reactions to the long-awaited title announcement for Bethesda’s next major role-playing game.
Bethesda initially announced The Elder Scrolls VI at E3 in 2018 without providing a release date or launch window. Microsoft acquired Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion in 2020, two years after the initial game announcement. Bethesda Game Studios released Starfield in 2023 to mixed reviews from fans and critics.
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