

The title of the release was listed on September 10, 2004, when Bethesda officially announced the identity of the game in question: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, followed by a feature in the October 2004 issue of Game Informer. Rumors were confirmed on July 12, 2004, when it was announced that Fallout 3 and the next Elder Scrolls title would be published by Bethesda and produced by Todd Howard. At the time, a member of Bethesda's staff played down the importance of the last comment, noting that Bethesda would "obviously" prefer applicants familiar with the company's products. For those considering the job, the e-mail suggested that "knowledge of . The Elder Scrolls a plus".
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The new staff members were to participate on a team that would push "the bleeding-edge of RPG development for the PC and future-generation consoles".

The first rumors of another Elder Scrolls release after The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind began to circulate in June 2004, following Bethesda's posting of an e-mail searching for new staff.

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A plan to distribute content through downloads paid by micropayment was initially met with criticism by customers due to its alleged low value, but later releases-at a reduced price, and with more content-proved more popular. The PlayStation 3 release was touted for its improvement over the graphics of the PC and Xbox 360 versions, although some of the improved shader routines optimized for the PlayStation 3 release were set to be ported over to the other releases through patches. Ī PlayStation 3 version of Oblivion was released on Main North America, and Apin Europe, following delays similar to those for the Xbox 360 release. Bethesda developed and implemented procedural content creation tools in the creation of Oblivion's terrain, leading to landscapes that are more complex and realistic than those of past titles, with less of a drain on Bethesda's staff. Oblivion features improved AI (courtesy of Bethesda's proprietary Radiant AI), improved physics (courtesy of the Havok physics engine), and impressive graphics, taking advantage of advanced lighting and shader routines like high dynamic range rendering (HDR) and specular mapping. The developers sought to make information in the game world more accessible to players, making the game easier to pick up and play. ĭevelopers working on Oblivion focused on providing a tighter storyline, with fewer filler quests and more developed characters.
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Originally scheduled for a Novemrelease, in tandem with the Xbox 360's launch, Oblivion was delayed to a Marelease for Windows PCs and the Xbox 360. According to interviews with Bethesda staff, the publisher-developer relationship-one of the few independent relations in the industry-worked well, and Bethesda was not subject to excessive corporate guidance. Oblivion was developed by Bethesda Softworks, and the initial Xbox 360 and Personal computer (PC) releases were co-published by Bethesda and Take-Two Interactive's subsidiary, 2K Games. Rumors of a sequel to Morrowind began circulating in June 2004 the sequel's title was identified on September 10, 2004, the date of its official announcement. The development of video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion began in 2002, immediately after its predecessor, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, was published. An in-game screenshot showing Oblivion's user interface, HDR lighting and long draw distance, improvements made as part of a goal to create advanced graphics.
