Elder Scrolls 6 gets official name in Bethesda 40th anniversary video

Hope you like lots of sand (Bethesda/YouTube) Bethesda has wrapped up a short video celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new but still incredibly vague teaser for The Elder Scrolls 6, confirming long-held fan theories. Although the subject of The Elder Scrolls 6 has been brought up endlessly since its vague teaser reveal in 2018, Bethesda really hasn’t shared anything substantial about the long-awaited role-playing sequel. Even three years ago, Xbox warned the game wouldn’t be out until 2028 at the absolute earliest and it’s also been suggested it may not see the light of day until 2029 or later, meaning fans will have had to wait more than a decade for the game. Perhaps recognising it was due to give fans something to chew on, Bethesda has officially revealed the game’s full title in a special video celebrating the 40th anniversary of the studio, confirming that it’s called The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel. ‘Everybody’s always asking about Elder Scrolls 6. And we thought… given the moment, what a perfect time to tell you what The Elder Scrolls 6 is actually called,’ said series director Todd Howard. The name drop might’ve had a bit more weight to it, though, if fans hadn’t already deduced the Sentinel subtitle in August, when Xbox boss Asha Sharma coyly hinted that it was eight letters long. Want GTA 6 news? Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter for the latest GTA 6 news, reviews of new games you should play and exclusive analysis of the biggest stories of the week. The Elder Scrolls series has a history of naming its sequels after in-game locations. The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, for example, is named after the northern region of the continent of Tamriel, which is where that game takes place. As such, the title reveal confirms that The Elder Scrolls 6 will be set in Sentinel, one of the kingdoms of Hammerfell, which is a desert region – as foreshadowed by a new teaser trailer featuring enough sand to give Anakin Skywalker nightmares. This also lines up with an artwork leak from 2024, which indicated Hammerfell as The Elder Scrolls 6’s setting. Hammerfell did previously feature in spin-off game The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard in 1998, but barely anyone played that, so this will mark a lot of fans’ introduction to the region. Hopefully, the fact that Bethesda feels comfortable announcing the name means progress is going well and it’ll be able to properly show the game off sooner rather than later. We wouldn’t completely rule out a reveal at The Game Awards 2026 in December, but Microsoft may prefer to save it for its big summer showcase next year. As a reminder, The Elder Scrolls team was not spared by Microsoft’s latest string of layoffs. In fact, more than 50 employees were let go over the summer, including veterans who had worked on The Elder Scrolls since 2002. Anonymous employees admitted at the time that this loss in manpower could trigger an internal delay and lead to a serious crunch period: ‘There is a fear that we are going to be replaced by cheaper, contracted labour, or we will hire folks to replace them that will need to be onboarded (our tools are proprietary, other devs aren’t going to know how they work) resulting in more delays, and we’ll need to crunch to make up the time.’ This mountain range used to be the only thing fans had to go off of (Bethesda/YouTube) Email gamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader’s Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. Arrow MORE: Persona 1 remake seems to have leaked via impressive new trailer Arrow MORE: Sony is copying Xbox with weird £300 PS5 console trade-in deal Arrow MORE: Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered review – Power Stone Kaiju Wars GameCentral Get the latest GTA 6 news, reviews of new games you should play and exclusive analysis of the biggest stories of the week.