Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remaster references now discovered on Bethesda’s website

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The upcoming Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remaster by Bethesda Game Studios and Virtuos is the industry’s worst-kept secret. Following the discovery of screenshots and game details on the Virtuos website, fans have now discovered references on Bethesda’s website as well.

Bethesda website hides Oblivion Remastered info

Following the massive leak earlier this week, fans noticed that references to Oblivion Remastered have been added to the official Bethesda website sometime after April 10^th. Inspecting the website’s Google Tag Manager container hides a few minor references to the upcoming remaster.

In the inactive tags, there are a number of links to a “Buy Now” button for “Oblivion Remastered” that isn’t live on the website yet. At the time of writing, a number of tags point to the URL “https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/oblivion-remastered”, a URL that is expected to go live on April 21^st.

Since being discovered, Bethesda has already removed the minor references to the upcoming remaster. While the website hasn’t been completely taken down like the Virtuos website was after the discovery of unreleased screenshots, Bethesda moved quickly to remove the tags.

Bethesda’s official website hid numerous references to Oblivion Remastered (source)

While there are references to the upcoming Oblivion Remaster, fans have not found any evidence of the Fallout 3 Remaster that’s allegedly in development. However, with that game not slated to release for another two years, there’s no reason to have the title listed within the website.

The upcoming Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remaster is described as more of a remake than a remaster. According to leakers, the upcoming release will have revised archery, Dark Souls-inspired blocking, overhauled stamina mechanics and a new HUD.

Following the leaks of in-game screenshots, there has been minor pushback from long-time fans of the now 19-year-old RPG, ourselves included. With a more muted, brown colour palate, it appears the upcoming RPG is going for a different vibe, which does admittedly look beautiful.

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