User:TheRockWithAMedicineCupOnHisHead/Rock's TES Development Timeline

This timeline has all The Stuff. Uhh, yeah. Enjoy! (to editors, please do not move or copy this page outside my namespace)

Abridged

• Feb 1994,^AR The Elder Scrolls: Arena is released
• Sep 1996,^DF The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall is released
• Nov 1997,^BS An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire is released
• Nov 1998,^RG The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard and The Origin of Cyrus! and PGE1 is released
• May 2002,^MW The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Art of Morrowind is released
• Nov 2002,^MW The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Tribunal is released
• Jun 2003,^MW The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Bloodmoon is released
• Jun 2003,^SH The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold is released
• Aug 2003,^DS The Elder Scrolls Travels: Dawnstar is released
• Nov 2004,^SK The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey is released
• Mar 2006,^OB The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and PGE3 is released
• Nov 2006,^OB The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Knights of the Nine DLC expansion is released
• Mar 2007,^OB The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles DLC expansion is released
• Nov 2009,^GK The Infernal City: An Elder Scrolls Novel is released
• Sep 2011,^GK Lord of Souls: An Elder Scrolls Novel is released
• Nov 2011,^SR The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and The Art of Skyrim is released
• Jun 2012,^SR The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard is released
• Dec 2012,^SR The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dragonborn is released
• Mar 2014,^ESO The Elder Scrolls: Online and The Improved Emperor's Guide to Tamriel and The Hero's Guides are released
• Aug 2016,^LG The Elder Scrolls: Legends is released
• Mar 2019,^BL The Elder Scrolls: Blades is released
• Jan 2023,^BG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Adventure Game is released
• Oct 2024,^BG The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era is released

Bethesda Game Studios

• Circa 1986,^BETH Media Technology Limited founded by Chris Weaver
• Jun 1986,^BETH Bethesda Softworks founded as a subsidiary of Media Technology Limited
• Circa 1987,^BETH Julian Lefay joins Bethesda Softworks
• Circa 1989,^BETH Vijay Lakshman joins Bethesda Softworks
• Circa 1992,^AR Arena begins ideation after Lefay and Lakshman discuss two Rutger Hauer films they had seen recently, Flesh and Blood and Salute of the Jugger, and decide they want to make a game based on the latter. Lakshman writes a 2-page short story and synopsis for what it could be, and Lefay quickly programs a demo dungeon to show off the feasibility of the idea. The Arena project is pitched and approved for production.
• Circa 1992,^BETH Ted Peterson joins Bethesda Softworks
• Dec 1992,^AR Arena begins production.
• Jan 1993,^AR first peek at Arena via concept art tertiarily seen in Computer Gaming World: Issue #104
  

  Arena Concept Art
• Jul 1993,^PRESS notable press release posted for Arena in Joystick: Issue #40
• Jul 1993,^PRESS notable press release posted for Arena in Generation 4 Magazine: Issue #57
• Jul 1993,^PRESS small press release posted for Arena in Tilt Magazine: Issue #116
• Aug 1993,^PRESS small press release posted for Arena in Computer Gaming World Issue #109
• Sep 1993,^PRESS notable press release posted for Arena in Joystick: Issue #41
• Sep 1993,^PRESS notable press release posted for Arena in Tilt: Issue #117
• Sep 1993,^PRESS notable press release posted for Arena in Computer Game Review: Volume #3 Issue #2
• Circa 1993,^AR Arena press releases show off creatures derived from Dungeons & Dragons, TSR sends a cease and desist to Bethsoft, and those creatures are removed from the game.
• Nov 1993,^AR by this point in development side quests had been introduced and the Staff of Chaos plot had been set up.
• Nov 1993,^PRESS notable press release posted for Arena in Computer Games Strategy Plus: Issue #36
• Nov 1993,^PRESS notable press release posted for Arena in Gamebytes: Issue #15
• Dec 1993,^AR the deadline to get Arena out before the Christmas deadline is missed. The team completely retools the product over the next months. All intended gladiator elements are cut completely, the colosseums are repurposed into main quest dungeon delves. The idea of a 4-character party the player controls is condensed into one single player protagonist.
• Dec 1993,^PRESS notable press release posted for Arena in Computer Gaming World: Issue #113
• Dec 1993,^PRESS small press release posted for Arena in PC Action Issue 01
• Feb 1994,^AR Arena Demo is released
• Feb 1994,^AR The Elder Scrolls: Arena is released
• Mar 1994,^PRESS online fan and developer conference conducted for Arena in the Arena Team Conference
• Mar 1994,^AR Arena 1.04 Patch is released
• Circa 1994-1995,^DF the devs run a homebrew campaign about the Camoran Usurper in Dungeons & Dragons
• Apr 1994,^DF The Elder Scrolls II is changed from Mournhold to Daggerfall
  • "The sequel was originally intended to be Mournhold, but designer, Ted Peterson preferred to set in in Daggerfall" - Bethesda Customer Support (05-06-94)
• Apr 1994,^BETH Louise Sandoval joins Bethesda Softworks.
• May 1994,^AR Arena 1.05 Patch is released
• Aug 1994,^AR Arena 1.06 Patch is released
• Circa 1994,^BETH Todd Howard joins Bethesda Softworks as Tech Support
• Jul 1994,^PRESS final press release posted for Arena in the Power Play Magazine: July 1994
• Sep 1994,^BETH Delta V is released
• Circa 1994,^BETH Vijay Lakshman departs Bethesda Softworks
• Nov 1994,^AR Arena Deluxe Edition is released
• Circa 1994-1995, two successor games to The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall are conceived: The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Circa 1994-1996,^DF Ted Peterson designs in-game content for Daggerfall that teases Tribunal
• Circa 1994-1995,^DF Bethesda team creates a teaser to excite fans for Daggerfall at CES
• Circa 1995,^DF David Lee Anderson is commissioned to illustrate a Daggerfall Teaser Poster for CES
• Jan 1995,^DF Daggerfall CES Cinematic is shown off at Consumer Electronics Show
• May 1995,^BETH Bruce Nesmith joins Bethesda Softworks.
• Jun 1995,^BETH Hal Bouma joins Bethesda Softworks.
• Jul 1995,^BETH www.bethsoft.com opens up for the first time.
• Aug 1995,^DF Daggerfall enters beta.
• Nov 1995,^DF Daggerfall Preview demo is released.
• Apr 1996,^DF Daggerfall Dungeon Demo is released.
• Apr 1996,^BETH Michael Kirkbride joins Bethesda Softworks.
• Apr 1996,^BETH Ken Rolston joins Bethesda Softworks. He begins work on an unknown non-TES project for four to six months before working on Morrowind?
• May 1996,^BETH Kurt Kuhlmann joined Bethesda Softworks.
• Jul 1996,^DF Betony Demo is released.
• Aug 1996,^DF The Daggerfall Chronicles is released.
• Aug 1996,^BETH Ted Peterson left his Lead Designer role at Bethesda Softworks during Daggerfall's late beta stage.
• Aug 1996, Tribunal is still a thing, Julian Lefay is said to be Project Lead and Lead Programmer, with Bruce Nesmith to be Lead Designer. The game is meant to be set in Sumurset.
• Circa 1996, Clyde Caldwell is commissioned to make box art for a game called Tribunal
• Sep 1996,^DF The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall is released.
• Sep 1996,^DF CompUSA Special Edition DLC is released (a pack of new quests designed by Kurt Kuhlmann).
• Q3-Q4 1996,^RG Michael Kirkbride and Kurt Kuhlmann pitch a game to Todd Howard about an uber futuristic pirate game set on Jupiter.
• Q3-Q4 1996,^BS an expansion for The Elder Scrolls II called A Dungeon of Daggerfall: Battlespire began development, which would have implemented multiplayer gameplay and added new adventure content to the base game.
• Nov 1996,^RG Todd retools the pirate game idea pitched to him by Kurt and Kirkbride, leveraging the success of Daggerfall, he pitches a pirate game set in Tamriel to Chris Weaver. Redguard gets greenlit with Todd Howard as Project Leader.
• Q3-Q4 1996,^MW preproduction development on the first iteration of The Elder Scrolls III begins in earnest.
  • Q3-Q4 1996, Ken Rolston begins to produce the Sumurset iteration of Tribunal based on internal notes and conversations with Ted Peterson and Julian Lefay???
  • Circa 1996, Bruce Nesmith commissioned Clyde Caldwell to draw up box art for Tribunal.
  • Q4 1996, Michael Kirkbride and Kurt Kuhlmann later join the team, and are unenthused about the proposed setting ideas around Sumurset. Instead, they set their eyes on this "much more interesting" Morrowind place with all these Dark Elves, and pitch that the game could be Mad Max meets Dark Crystal meets Dune meets Star Wars full of bug creatures. The idea is approved by senior staff.
  • Q4 1996, the idea for Tribunal now is that Dagoth-Ur has returned, and over the course of the game, his Blight progressively expands across the province with cities being destroyed and armies marching. This would have been done on a Daggerfall esque world scale, and feature the entire province of Morrowind.
  • Q4 1996, the original Tribunal Kings of Sumurset idea is retooled into the Tribunal God Kings of Morrowind, featuring the characters of Vivane, Almalexia, and Sotha Sil.
  • Dec 1996,^MW a map file for Tribunal was made, set in Morrowind, with seemingly some customized worldbuilding and location names already figured out to some extent (with Vivane, Sotha Sil, and Almalexia cities already present).
  • Q1 1997,^MW This iteration of The Elder Scrolls III lasts for about three or six months of development, before the project is put on hold and spin off products become the sole focus.
• Q1 1997,^MW The Elder Scrolls III is deemed too big a project to tackle at the time, and the Bethesda crew ends up splitting up into three or four separate teams.
• Jan 1997,^RG The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard begins production
• Jan 1997,^RG The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard is announced
• Jan 1997,^PRESS it's reported in the press that Summerset is going to be the setting of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion after The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal and Morrowind.
• Circa 1997,^BETH Bruce Nesmith becomes Project Leader on The 10th Planet.
• Circa 1997,^BS the A Dungeon of Daggerfall: Battlespire balloons into an independent game, called An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire with Julian Lefay as Project Leader and Ken Rolston as Lead Designer.
• Circa 1997, Chris Weaver organizes the new Elder Scrolls games into three distinct product lines: Classics, Legends, and Adventures. Classics is your typical mainline Elder Scrolls RPG. Legends focuses on pivotal moments in Tamriel's history. Adventures has you play as an important historical figure and alter history with your actions.
  • When Battlespire and Redguard both flopped financially, the idea of multiple product lines was set aside in favor of the Classics series.
• Circa 1997,^MW Kurt Kuhlmann trucks along as the only designer assigned to The Elder Scrolls III.
• Jun 1997,^BETH Hal Bouma departs Bethesda Softworks.
• Nov 1997,^BS An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire is released
• Circa 1997, The Elder Scrolls III is formally put on hold. Kurt Kuhlmann moves onto the Redguard team. Julian Lefay takes a temporary leave while people get freed up from other assignments and for things to get organized, but intends to return for The Elder Scrolls III as Project Lead.
• Circa 1998,^BETH The 10th Planet is canceled
• Circa 1998,^BETH Bruce Nesmith departs Bethesda Softworks
• Circa 1998,^BETH Richard Guy departs Bethesda Softworks
• Jan 1998,^BETH Kurt Kuhlmann departs Bethesda Softworks
• Nov 1998,^RG The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard and The Origin of Cyrus! and PGE1 is released
• Q4 1998,^BETH The remaining members of all the separated Bethsoft dev teams come together and begin actual production on Morrowind. Julian intended on Project Leading The Elder Scrolls III, but was tied up with another project outside the studio. When he was freed up, Julian returned and was frustrated with how things were going, he greatly disagreed with the worldbuilding and gameplay design. Lefay decides to leave the company over creative and administrative disagreements. Todd Howard moves forward as the Project Leader.
• Circa 1999,^BETH Judith Weller departs Bethesda Softworks.
  • Circa 1999,^BETH the Council of Wisdom is dissolved.
• Feb 1999,^UOL Redguard Forum Madness forum thread takes place
• Feb 1999,^UOL Interview with the Denizens of Tamriel is published
• Circa 1999,^BETH Julian Lefay departs Bethesda Softworks
• Apr 1999,^UOL Interview with a Dark Elf is published
• Apr 1999,^UOL Pantheons of Tamriel is published
• Circa 1999-2001,^UOL Notes on Akavir is published
• Jun 1999,^BETH ZeniMax Media Incorporated is founded by Robert Altman and Chris Weaver
  • Media Technology becomes defunct
  • Bethesda Softworks is bought out by ZeniMax
  • Bethesda Game Studios is formed
  • Vir2L Studios is formed
• Aug 1999,^UOL The Five Songs of King Wulfharth is published
• Aug 1999,^UOL Istunonde's Cosmology is published
• Aug 1999,^UOL Altmeri Creation Myth is published
• Sep 1999,^UOL Yokudan Creation Myth is published
• Oct 1999,^BETH Pete Hines joins Bethesda
• Nov 1999,^BETH Louise Sandoval departs Bethesda
• Nov 1999,^MW demo coding concludes, alpha coding begins, for Morrowind
• Jun 2000,^PRESS Game.EXE conducts Morrowind Team Interview is published
• Circa 2000,^BETH Michael Kirkbride departs BGS
• Circa 2000,^MW Mark Nelson joins BGS
• Jan 2001,^BETH Douglas Goodall joins BGS
• Circa 2001,^BETH Ted Peterson and Michael Kirkbride are commissioned for offsite contract writing on Morrowind, authoring dozens of in-game skill books.
• Apr 2001,^UOL The Dwarven Mystery forum thread takes place
• May 2001,^UOL Masser and Secunda forum thread takes place
• Aug 2001,^UOL Interview with Three Booksellers is published
• Sep 2001,^BETH Bethesda closes its Los Angeles based studio E-Nexus/ZeniMax Productions.
• Dec 2001,^UOL How Beautiful You Are That You Do Not Join Us is published
• Circa 2002,^BETH Chris Weaver departs ZeniMax
• Mar 2002,^UOL The Sermon Zero Affair forum thread takes place
• Apr 2002,^UOL The Xal-Gosleigh Letters forum thread takes place
• May 2002,^MW The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Art of Morrowind is released
• May 2002,^MW Helm of Tohan DLC is released
• May 2002,^MW Entertainers DLC is released
• May 2002,^MW Bitter Coast Sounds DLC is released
• May 2002,^MW Area Effect Arrows DLC is released
• Jun 2002,^BETH Douglas Goodall departs BGS
• Jun 2002,^MW Master Index DLC is released
• Jul 2002,^MW LeFemm Armor DLC is released
• Jul 2002,^MOD Morrowind Advanced is released
• Aug 2002,^MW Adamantium Armor DLC is released
• Sep 2002,^MW Siege at Firemoth DLC is released
• Sep 2002,^MW Tribunal DLC is announced
• Sep 2002,^UOL Dwem, little dwemer of me... forum thread takes place
• Nov 2002,^MW Tribunal DLC expansion is released
• Nov 2002,^BETH Emil Pagliarulo joins BGS
• May 2003,^BETH Kurt Kuhlmann rejoins BGS, working on Oblivion
• Apr 2003,^UOL Withershyn's Interview with a Legionnaire Concerning Solstheim is published
• Circa 2003,^UOL Stri'ker's Interview with Divayth Fyr is published
• Jun 2003,^MW Bloodmoon DLC expansion is released
• Jun 2003, The Elder Scrolls Travels product line is announced
• Jun 2003,^UOL The Thief Goes to Cyrodiil forum thread takes place
• Jun 2003,^SH The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold is released
• Aug 2003,^DS The Elder Scrolls Travels: Dawnstar is released
• Circa 2004,^BETH Bruce Nesmith rejoins BGS
• Feb 2004,^LRP The Trial of Vivec campaign takes place
• Jun 2004,^SK The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey is announced
• Sep 2004,^OB The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is announced
• Sep 2004,^LRP Loranna's RP begins
• Sep 2004,^LRP Hearthfire Ball campaign takes place
• Oct 2004,^LRP Noble Seamstress' Spotted Owl campaign takes place
• Oct 2004,^LRP Twisted Tower campaign takes place
• Nov 2004,^SK The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey is released
• Nov 2004,^LRP Trail of Frozen Tears campaign takes place
• Nov 2004,^LRP Come to Your Senses campaign takes place
• Dec 2004,^LRP The Evening Star Parade campaign takes place
• Jan-Apr 2005,^LRP The Blue Dawn campaign takes place
• Feb 2005,^PRESS Oblivion Fan Interview 1
• Apr-May 2005,^LRP High Rock Highjinks campaign takes place
• May-Sep 2005,^LRP Morrowind Moonlight campaign takes place
• Jul 2005,^UOL Return of a Fellow Scholar is published
• Jul 2005,^UOL Jobasha Interview is published
• Jul 2005,^PRESS Douglas Goodall Interview is published
• Aug 2005,^UOL Interview With Three Writers is published
• Aug 2005,^PRESS Oblivion Fan Interview 2
• Sep 2005,^LRP Hearthfire Hearthfires campaign takes place
• Sep 2005-Mar 2006,^LRP Playing Houses campaign takes place
• Sep 2005,^UOL Loveletter From the Fifth Era is published
• Sep 2005,^UOL The Dragon's Chilled Blood is published
• Sep 2005,^UOL Nu-Mantia Intercept is published
• Nov 2005,^UOL The Seven Fights of the Aldudagga is published
• Dec 2005,^UOL The Tsaesci Creation Myth is published
• Jan 2006,^PRESS Oblivion Fan Interview 3
• Mar-Apr 2006,^LRP War of the Wormgod campaign takes place
• Circa 2006,^UOL Lord Vivec's Sword-Meeting With Cyrus the Restless is published
• Mar 2006,^OB The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and PGE3 is released
• Circa 2006,^LRP From the Ashes campaign takes place
• Apr 2006,^OB Horse Armor DLC is released
• Apr 2006,^OB Orrery DLC is released
• Apr 2006,^OB Wizard's Tower DLC is released
• May 2006,^OM Oblivion Mobile is released
• May 2006,^OB Thieves Den DLC is released
• May 2006,^BETH Ken Rolston departs BGS
• Jun 2006,^OB Mehrunes' Razor DLC is released
• Jun 2006,^OB Knights of the Nine DLC begins production
• Jun 2006,^UOL Made Up Word Round Up forum thread takes place
• Jun 2006,^UOL Amulet, Amulet, Who Put Her into the Amulet forum thread takes place
• Jun 2006,^UOL From The Many-Headed Talos is published
• Jul 2006,^OB Vile Lair DLC is released
• Sep 2006,^OB Spell Tomes DLC is released
• Sep 2006,^UOL Happy Birthday, My Love is published
• Sep 2006,^UOL The Water-getting Girl and the Inverse Tiger is published
• Nov 2006,^OB Knights of the Nine DLC expansion is released
• Nov 2006, Oblivion PSP is announced
• Dec 2006,^UOL The Fall of Ald'ruhn is published
• Circa 2006,^LRP Loranna's RP ends
• Circa 2007,^UOL Interview with Two Denizens of the Shivering Isles is published
• Mar 2007,^OB Shivering Isles DLC expansion is released
• Mar 2007,^PRESS Shivering Isles Fan Interview
• Mar 2007,^BETH Mark Nelson departs BGS
• Jun 2007,^SR Todd Howard jots his first design notes for Skyrim.
• Aug 2007,^SR The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim begins production
• Oct 2007,^OB Fighters Stronghold DLC is released
• May 2008,^GK Greg Keyes is approached to write a TES duology
• Dec 2008,^UOL Shor, Son of Shor fragment is published
• Dec 2008,^UOL On the Nords' Lack of a Creation Myth is published
• Jun 2009,^UOL Reman I forum thread takes place
• Sep 2009,^UOL Histories of Strange Pre-Marriage is published
• Q3 2009,^UOL PGE2 begins production
• Nov 2009,^GK The Infernal City: An Elder Scrolls Novel is released
• Dec 2010,^SR The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is announced
• Dec 2010,^PRESS Decrypting The Elder Scrolls is published
• Jan 2011,^UOL Shor, Son of Shor is published
• Jan 2011,^UOL Dominion Prism Textract is published
• Feb 2011,^UOL The Five Hundred Mighty Companions or Thereabouts of Ysgramor the Returned is published
• Jun 2011,^PRESS Wiwiland's Ken Rolston Interview
• Sep 2011,^UOL KINMUNE is published
• Sep 2011,^GK Lord of Souls: An Elder Scrolls Novel is released
• Nov 2011,^SR The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and The Art of Skyrim is released
• Circa 2011,^SR Skyrim Game Jam takes place
• Jan 2012,^UOL Towards a Dragon'd Sea: Cathnoquey is published
• Jan 2012,^UOL The Republic of Hahd is published
• Jan 2012,^UOL Tatterdemalion: The Lunar Province of Secunda is published
• Jan 2012,^UOL Tiber Septim's Sword-Meeting with Cyrus the Restless is published
• Jan 2012,^UOL The Song of Return: Skyrim, a Preamble is published
• Jan 2012,^UOL Magne-Ge Pantheon is published
• Feb 2012,^PRESS Fireside Chat - Reman and the Shonni-etta is published
• Mar 2012,^SR Dragonborn DLC begins production
• May 2012,^UOL Foul Murder is published
• May 2012,^UOL What My Beloved Taught Me is published
• Apr 2012,^UOL FSL Professor Numinatus! is published
• Jun 2012,^SR Dawnguard DLC expansion is released
• Sep 2012,^SR Hearthfire DLC expansion is released
• Dec 2012,^SR Dragonborn DLC expansion is released
• Feb 2013,^UOL Trans-Cyrod Insurgency is published
• Oct 2013,^MOD Tatterdemalion: The Secunda Project begins production
• Nov 2013,^PRESS Michael Kirkbride AMA takes place
• Feb 2014,^UOL Peeeg Teeetties is published
• Feb 2014,^UOL C0DA is published
• Mar 2014,^PRESS The Making of The Elder Scrolls Arena is published
• Jun 2014,^PRESS Selectives Lorecast 02: Lorkhan is published
• Jul 2014,^PRESS A History of The Elder Scrolls is published
• Sep 2015,^UOL The Nords' Totemic Religion is published
• Oct 2016,^SR Skyrim Special Edition is released
• Sep 2017,^PRESS Tribunal Cover Interview is published
• Nov 2017,^PRESS Julian Jensen AMA takes place
• Jun 2018, The Elder Scrolls VI is announced
• Sep 2018,^BL The Elder Scrolls: Blades is announced
• Mar 2019,^BL The Elder Scrolls: Blades is released
• Mar 2019,^PRESS Morrowind: An oral history is published
• May 2020,^MERCH The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms is released
• Jun 2021,^MERCH The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — The Adventure Game is announced
• Aug 2021,^UOL Bourn in Wood is published
• Sep 2021,^BETH Bruce Nesmith departs BGS
• Nov 2021,^SR Skyrim Anniversary Edition is released
• Dec 2021,^UOL Pocket Guide to the Empire: Second Edition fragments are published
• Dec 2021,^PRESS You're Finally Awake: Nine Developers Recount the Making of Skyrim is published
• Jan 2022,^PRESS How Oblivion sparked a level design revolution that gave us Skyrim's Blackreach is published
• Jan 2022,^PRESS Cut centaurs and controversial butterflies: Stories from making Skyrim is published
• Jul 2022,^MERCH The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Tarot Deck and Guidebook is published
• Jan 2023,^MERCH The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — The Adventure Game is released
• May 2023,^MOD Fargoth Says Hello is published
• May 2023,^MOD The Mananaut's Message is published
• Jun 2023,^MOD AFFresh is published
• Sep 2023,^CT The Elder Scrolls: Castles is released
• Sep 2023,^BETH Kurt Kuhlmann departs BGS
• Oct 2023,^BETH Pete Hines departs BGS
• Oct 2023,^BETH Will Shen departs BGS
• Nov 2023,^UOL The Soft Doctrines of Magnus Invisible is published
• Nov 2023,^UOL Sweet Shadows of the Moons is published
• Nov 2023,^UOL Wulfric and the Snow Elf is published
• Nov 2023,^UOL Six Views of the Egg of Time is published
• Jan 2024,^UOL The Menagerie is published

Creation Club

• Apr 2015,^SR Steam Paid Mods fiasco for Skyrim takes place
• Jun 2017,^CC Skyrim Creation Club is announced
• Oct 2017,^CC Skyrim Creation Club Batch #1 is released: Survival Mode, Arcane Accessories, Arcane Archer Pack, Chrysamere, Divine Crusader, Plague of the Dead, Ruin's Edge, Staff of Sheogorath, Stendarr's Hammer
• Nov 2017,^CC Skyrim Creation Club Batch #2 is released: Dwarven Armored Mudcrab, Lord's Mail
• Apr 2018,^CC Skyrim Creation Club Batch #3 is released: Adventurer's Backpack, Camping, Nix-Hound, Shadowrend, Tundra Homestead
• Aug 2018,^CC Skyrim Creation Club Batch #4 is released: Myrwatch, Nordic Jewelry, Pets of Skyrim, Rare Curios
• Oct 2018,^CC Skyrim Creation Club Batch #5 is released: Bone Wolf, Staff of Hasedoki, Wild Horses
• Dec 2018,^CC Skyrim Creation Club Batch #6 is released: Civil War Champions, Elite Crossbows, Forgotten Seasons, Saturalia Holiday Pack, Sunder & Wraithguard, Vigil Enforcer Armor Set
• Mar 2019,^CC Skyrim Creation Club Batch #7 is released: Arms of Chaos, Shadowfoot Sanctum, Spell Knight Armor, Umbra
• Jun 2019,^CC Skyrim Creation Club Batch #8 is released: Alternative Armors - Dwarven Mail, Alternative Armors - Stalhrim Fur, Dawnfang & Duskfang, Expanded Crossbow Pack, Netch Leather Armor
• Jul 2019,^CC Skyrim Creation Club Batch #9 is released: Alternative Armors - Daedric Mail, Alternative Armors - Dragonscale, Alternative Armors - Elven Hunter
• Nov 2019,^CC Skyrim Creation Club Batch #10 is released: Alternative Armors - Ebony Plate, Alternative Armors - Steel Soldier, Dead Man's Dread, Goblins, Saints & Seducers, Hendraheim, The Gray Cowl Returns!
• Nov 2021,^CC Skyrim Creation Club Batch #11 is released: Alternative Armors - Daedric Plate, Alternative Armors - Dragon Plate, Alternative Armors - Dwarven Plate, Alternative Armors - Iron, Alternative Armors - Leather, Alternative Armors - Orcish Plate, Alternative Armors - Orcish Scaled, Alternative Armors - Silver, Bittercup, Bloodchill Manor, Bow of Shadows, Farming, Fearsome Fists, Fishing, Gallows Hall, Ghosts of the Tribunal, Goldbrand, Headman's Cleaver, Horse Armor - Elven, Horse Armor - Steel, Nchuanthumz: Dwarven Home, Necromantic Grimoire, Redguard Elite Armaments, Staves, The Cause, The Contest
• Dec 2023,^CC Skyrim Creation Club is retired, replaced with the Verified Creators program

ZeniMax Online Studios

• Jun 2007,^ZENI ZeniMax Online Studios is founded
• Jun 2007,^ESO The Elder Scrolls: Online begins development at ZeniMax Online Studios
• Jun 2007,^ZENI Matt Firor joins ZOS as Game Director
• Jul 2007,^ZENI Rich Lambert joins ZOS as Content Designer
• Nov 2007,^ZENI George Ziets joins ZOS as Lead Writer
• Nov 2007,^ZENI Tim McCracken joins ZOS as Content Designer
• Nov 2007,^ZENI Mat Weathers joins ZOS as Concept Artist
• Dec 2008,^ZENI George Ziets departs ZOS
• Mar 2009,^ZENI Paul Sage joins ZOS as Lead Content Designer
• May 2009,^ZENI Lawrence Schick joins ZOS as Zone Lead
• Jun 2009,^ZENI Sam Johnson joins ZOS as Lead Writer
• Sep 2010, ^ZENI Sam Johnson departs ZOS
• Sep 2010,^ZENI Leamon Tuttle joins ZOS
• Aug 2011,^ZENI Michael Zenke joins ZOS
• 2011,^ZENI Lawrence Schick is promoted to Lead Loremaster
• Jan 2012,^ZENI Bill Slavicsek joins ZOS
• May 2012,^ESO The Elder Scrolls: Online is announced
• Jun 2012,^ZENI Wynne McLaughin joins ZOS as Lead Writer
• Mar 2014,^ESO The Elder Scrolls: Online and The Improved Emperor's Guide to Tamriel and The Hero's Guides are released
• May 2014,^ESO Adventure Zone: Craglorn is released
• May 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Lady Cinnabar Answers Your Questions & Mysteries of the Mundus Stones is published
• Jun 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Sage Svari Answers Your Questions & An Accounting of Werewolves is published
• Jun 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Divayth Fyr Answers Your Questions is published
• Jul 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Telenger the Artificer Answers Your Questions is published
• Jul 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: A Trader's Eye for Fashion & Dream Journal of Firilanya is published
• Aug 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: The Unveiled Azadiyeh Answers Your Questions & Zakhin's Many Heroes is published
• Aug 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Phrastus of Elinhir Answers Your Questions is published
• Aug 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: The Abbot Crassius Viria Answers Your Questions is published
• Sep 2014,^ZENI Tim McCracken departs ZOS
• Sep 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Thendaramur Death-Blossom Answers Your Questions is published
• Sep 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Aicantar of Shimmerene Answers Your Questions is published
• Sep 2014,^UOL ESO Writing Team AUA takes place
• Oct 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Flaminius Auctor Answers Your Questions is published
• Oct 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Gwaering Answers Your Questions & Y'ffre's Beckoning is published
• Nov 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Heita-Meen Answers Your Questions & From Argonian to Saxhleel is published
• Dec 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Turuk Redclaws Answers Your Questions & Undaunted: A Life of Glory is published
• Dec 2014,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Kireth Vanos Answers Your Questions & Re-forging the Past is published
• Jan 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: High King Emeric Answers Your Questions is published
• Jan 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Moon Bishop Hunal Answers Your Questions is published
• Feb 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Chancellor Abnur Tharn Answers Your Questions & The Slave Rebellion – Man's Triumph is published
• Feb 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Arthenice Belloq Answers Your Questions is published
• Feb 2015,^ZENI Michael Zenke departs ZOS
• Mar 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Telenger the Artificer Answers Your Questions 2 is published
• Mar 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: High Astrologer Caecilus Bursio Answers Your Questions & Songs of the Stars‎ is published
• Apr 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Moth Sister Terran Arminus Answers Your Questions is published
• Apr 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Esqoo of Dhalmora Answers Your Questions is published
• May 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Lyranth the Foolkiller Answers Your Questions is published
• May 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Artorius Ponticus Answers Your Questions is published
• May 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Augustine Viliane Answers Your Questions is published
• Jun 2015,^ZENI Paul Sage departs ZOS
• Jun 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Chamberlain Haskill Answers Your Questions is published
• Jun 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: The Drake of Blades Answers Your Questions is published
• Jun 2015,^LG The Elder Scrolls: Legends is announced
• Jul 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Master Assistant Materials Acquirer Pacrooti Answers Your Questions is published
• Jul 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Gabrielle Benele Answers Your Questions is published
• Aug 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Chancellor Abnur Tharn Answers Your Questions 2 is published
• Aug 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Lady Clarisse Laurent Answers Your Questions is published
• Aug 2015,^ESO Downloadable Content: Imperial City is released
• Sep 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Lady Honnorah af-Lahreq Answers Your Questions is published
• Sep 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Lady Eloisse Answers Your Questions is published
• Oct 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Mycaelis Julus Answers Your Questions is published
• Oct 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Lord Fa-Nuit-Hen and Tutor Riparius Answer Your Questions is published
• Oct 2015,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Lord Fa-Nuit-Hen and Tutor Riparius Answer Your Questions 2 is published
• Nov 2015,^ESO Downloadable Content: Orsinium is released
• Jan 2016,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: From a Copy for the Archive is published
• Feb 2016,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Members of the Hew's Bane Thieves Guild Answer Your Questions is published
• Mar 2016,^ESO Downloadable Content: Thieves Guild is released
• May 2016,^ESO Downloadable Content: Dark Brotherhood is released
• Jul 2016,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Taken from an Interview with Retired Dark Elf Archaeologist, Drendisa Vedran is published
• Jul 2016,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: From the Journal of Dranos Velador, Field Captain of the Silken Ring is published
• Aug 2016,^UOL Interview with Three Argonians in Shadowfen takes place
• Aug 2016,^ESO Downloadable Content: Shadows of the Hist is released
• Aug 2016,^LG The Elder Scrolls: Legends is released
• Oct 2016,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Murkmire Q&A is published
• Oct 2016,^ESO Update: One Tamriel is released
• Nov 2016,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Murkmire Q&A Part 2 is published
• Dec 2016,^ZENI Tori Schafer joins ZOS
• Dec 2016,^UOL New Life Festival Interview takes place
• Feb 2017,^ESO Update: Homestead is released
• Feb 2017,^UOL Homestead Interview takes place
• Apr 2017,^LG Downloadable Content: The Fall of the Dark Brotherhood is released
• Jun 2017,^ESO Chapter: Morrowind is released
• Aug 2017,^UOL ZOS Correspondence is published
• Aug 2017,^ESO Downloadable Content: Horns of the Reach is released
• Oct 2017,^ESO Downloadable Content: Clockwork City is released
• Feb 2018,^UOL A Matter of Voice and Brass: Dragon Bones DLC Interview takes place
• Feb 2018,^ESO Downloadable Content: Dragon Bones is released
• Jun 2018,^ESO Chapter: Summerset is released
• Aug 2018,^ESO Downloadable Content: Wolfhunter is released
• Oct 2018,^ESO Downloadable Content: Murkmire is released
• Feb 2019,^ESO Downloadable Content: Wrathstone is released
• Feb 2019,^ZENI Lawrence Schick departs ZOS
• Mar 2019,^ZENI Leamon Tuttle is promoted to Loremaster of ESO
• Jun 2019,^ESO Chapter: Elsweyr is released
• Aug 2019,^ESO Downloadable Content: Scalebreaker is released
• Aug 2019,^ZENI Tori Schafer departs ZOS
• Oct 2019,^ESO Downloadable Content: Dragonhold is released
• Oct 2019,^UOL The Tel Mora Independent Press: Interview with Lawrence Schick is published
• Nov 2019,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Dragons in the Second Era is published
• Dec 2019,^LG Active development on The Elder Scrolls: Legends is permanently halted
• Feb 2020,^ESO Downloadable Content: Harrowstorm is released
• May 2020,^ESO Chapter: Greymoor is released
• Aug 2020,^ESO Downloadable Content: Stonethorn is released
• Nov 2020,^ESO Downloadable Content: Markarth is released
• Mar 2021,^ESO Downloadable Content: Flames of Ambition is released
• May 2021,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Mehrunes Dagon & Daedra in the Second Era is published
• Jun 2021,^ESO Chapter: Blackwood is released
• Jun 2021,^ZENI Wynne McLaughin departs ZOS
• Aug 2021,^ESO Downloadable Content: Waking Flame is released
• Aug 2021,^ZENI Michael Zenke returns to ZOS
• Nov 2021,^ESO Downloadable Content: The Deadlands is released
• Mar 2022,^ESO Downloadable Content: Ascending Tide is released
• Apr 2022,^ZENI Leamon Tuttle departs the Lead Loremaster position on ESO and is transferred to a new ZOS game, which is an original IP. Michael Zenke is promoted to loremaster of ESO.
• Jun 2022,^ESO Chapter: High Isle is released
• Jun 2022,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Bretons & High Isle is published
• Aug 2022,^ESO Downloadable Content: Lost Depths is released
• Aug 2022,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Tamriel's Dungeons is published
• Sep 2022,^MERCH The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era is announced
• Oct 2022,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: The Druid Circles of Galen is published
• Nov 2022,^ESO Downloadable Content: Firesong is released
• Mar 2023,^ESO Downloadable Content: Scribes of Fate is released
• Mar 2023,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: House Telvanni is published
• Jun 2023,^ESO Chapter: Necrom is released
• Jun 2023,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: The Arcanists is published
• Oct 2023,^ESO Downloadable Content: Endless Archive is released
• Oct 2023,^LMA Loremaster's Archive: Infinite Archive is published
• Dec 2023,^ESO Downloadable Content: Endless Archive is renamed to Infinite Archive
• Mar 2024,^MERCH The Elder Scrolls: The Official Survival Guide to Tamriel is released
• Jun 2024,^ESO Chapter: Gold Road is released
• Oct 2024,^MERCH The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era is released