The following titles will be available at launch:

• Among Us
• Descenders
• Dishonored 2
• Doom Eternal
• Fable Anniversary
• Fallout 4
• Fallout 76
• Forza Horizon 4
• Gears 5
• Grounded
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Halo Wars 2
• Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
• Human Fall Flat
• Inside
• Ori and The Will of the Wisps
• Psychonauts 2
• State of Decay 2
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited

Note that the game library may vary by country. More titles will be announced before the service’s launch in September. New games will be added two to three times yearly, though how many at any given time is unknown. Those currently subscribed to Xbox Live Gold will automatically switch to the new plan with no change in pricing.

Games with Gold officially ends on September 1st. Any Xbox One games redeemed through it are still accessible if you subscribe to Game Pass Core or Game Pass Ultimate. Xbox 360 titles obtained through the same will remain in your library, even without a subscription.  Stay tuned for more details in the coming months.

ZeniMax Online Studios has announced a new expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online with Orsinium. The expansion will see players heading to the Wrothgar Mountains to help the Orcs rebuild their city and prevent several incidents in the process.

The developer is promising the biggest expansion for TESO yet with “over 20 hours of content”. These will include new PvE content like solo arena challenge The Maelstrom Arena which includes nine combat rings and two difficulty levels; new public dungeons like Old Orsinium and Rkindaleft; exclusive expansion-based rewards and items; and much more.

PC players can check out the expansion on the public test servers right now which releases on November 2nd for PC and Mac. Xbox One users receive it on November 17th while PS4 players get it on November 18th. Those with an active TESO subscription will be able to download it for free while others can pay 3,000 Crowns for the same through the in-game store.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited is set to receive a substantial infusion of new content in the form of the Imperial City DLC. Retailing for $25/£15, it will also be included for those with an ESO Plus subscription.

ZeniMax Online Studios has revealed some of the new content that players can expect with Imperial City. This includes Treasure Vaults with VR 16 jewelry; the Tel Var Stone system; six Imperial City Districts with new quests and characters along with an PvP Public Dungeon in the Imperial Sewers and two new PvE Group Dungeons that can be played on Normal and Veteran; 23 new VR 16 item sets; new collectibles including pets and a costume; and so on.

There will also be a patch released which changes things up significantly for players. The amount of XP needed to grind towards the Veteran Rank has been reduced by 15 percent and many activities like Craglorn, VR quests and public dungeons now net increased XP. The Veteran Rank has also been increased to six and there will improvements to existing item sets, improvements to Passive abilities in different races and much more. Expect more information as the DLC nears release on August 31st for PC and September 15th for Xbox One and PS4.

ZeniMax Online Studios is pushing forward with The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. The series has seen a revival of sorts with the recent PS4/Xbox One releases and during a panel at QuakeCon, the developer has announced plans to release quarterly DLC packs.

Some of those packs, releasing next year, will introduce the Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild into ESO, an omission which players have been complaining about for a while. The Imperial City DLC will be out on August 31st for PC/Mac and September 15th for PS4/Xbox One. However, public test servers should get their hands on it and the upcoming patch next week.

After the release of Imperial City, there will be the Orsinium pack releasing in the Fall which apparently offers 25 hours of content for players. Pricing hasn’t been discussed for this or future DLC but Imperial City will retail for $20 when it’s out. One can also pick up an ESO Plus subscription and receive the DLCs as part of this. It’s not a bad deal for each pack since there’s no longer any mandatory subscription and the packs offer much more content then some other games.

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The Elder Scrolls Online launched for consoles back in June and we finally have some info on brand new DLC that is coming down the pike in the next few months. Bethesda announced that the DLC will be hitting PC and Mac on August 31 and will then be landing on the Xbox One on September 15. One day later, the new content, titled Imperial City will be live on the PS4.

The DLC will bring new content, characters and items to the game and will feature players taking on the Daedric Prince Molag Bal, whose forces have overrun Imperial City. Those who download the new DLC will be fighting Daedric forces and also each other. The new content comes with a $20 price tag, which certainly means there should indeed be “hours” of new content and storytelling, otherwise Bethesda will see the same kind of backlash Bungie is facing with Destiny’s The Taken King DLC.

Along with the brand new content, Bethesda has also promised a patch for current content that has been giving people problems from time to time. Among the issues taken on with the patch will be improvements to items as well as as concerted effort to make it a bit easier to hit “veteran status.” You can check out all the features of the new DLC over on the game’s official website and you can check out the video below to get a sneak peak at the content.

ESO features a fairly robust character creation system, with a plethora of aesthetic options. On the flip side, if you’re just looking for a quick, decent looking character, the randomize button can adjust all these settings at once, on the fly.

There are nine distinct races that players can choose from, each with their own passive racial bonuses and abilities. One race may have an inherent boost to magic, while another may have a resistance to hostile spells. Like other Elder Scrolls games, these passive racial abilities are helpful, but since character progression can basically let you overcome any weakness, they aren’t nearly as important as in other role-playing franchises.

While having only four classes seems a bit limited, especially in comparison to other modern MMO’s, the character progression system is equipped to handle the missing workload offered by additional classes. Similar to most MMO’s, you complete quests and take down enemies to level up. The twist here is that any skill can be leveled up, the more you use it, in true Elder Scrolls fashion.

" Most of the quests you’ll run across are multilayered, requiring you to perform a series of objectives, this makes the quests seem more involved than simple fetch or kill quests."

In a sense, raising your skill levels is more important than upping your player level, as your skills can be improved or new skills can be unlocked only after meeting certain skill level prerequisites. There are also “ultimate” skills that function like finishing moves, allowing you to more easily take on large groups of foes or boss class monsters that have oodles of hit points.

For example, blocking with a shield and then swinging a sword will slowly increase your one handed and shield skill. Want to snipe enemies from a distance? No problem, just equip that maple bow you found on that skeleton archer, and start firing, and your bow skill will increase with every hit. Want to fry an enemy with some fireballs? No sweat. Just pick up that nifty fire staff and launch some burning goodness their way. Your destruction staff skill will increase, making you a better destruction staff user, no matter which class you are.

Presumably, in MMO terms, at face value, the four classes represent tank/healer, ranged damage, tank/melee, and ranged/melee damage, however roles in a group can be, (and frequently are) rotated on a regular basis.

Your main source of experience is completing quests. Most of the quests you’ll run across are multilayered, requiring you to perform a series of objectives, this makes the quests seem more involved than simple fetch or kill quests. In regards to character progression, it’s a far more methodical pacing than most MMO type games. This may be familiar to gamers who are experienced with the Elder Scrolls series but for those who prefer a faster paced game, in terms of progression, they may be put off.

You also get a skill point per level up. These can be placed into any skill line you prefer. Any class can basically place a skill point into any of their class skills, weapon skills, armor skills, or crafting skills, as well as faction only skills that can be found and joined throughout the game.

" Graphically, everything looks rather well done. In true Elder Scrolls style, almost every surface in and around towns have an intricate, well worn quality, as if wizened by age and the elements. "

Story quests become available every so often at specific levels and reveal more of the story, though the decision to do these is completely up to you, as you can make your way through the world without ever touching upon the main story, outside of the tutorial level, if you prefer.

While you’re out adventuring, you’ll invariably come across many staples of the Elder Scrolls, like monuments, which can be used to fast travel to zones you’ve visited previously.  The crafting system is about as in depth as any MMO out there, featuring a wide range of professions, materials and player created items.

Most crafting professions include skill lines as well, that you can improve with spare skill points, enabling you to be a better craftsman. Most of these come in the form of passive improvements to your crafting abilities, like small percentages increases or an improved ability to find raw materials.

Graphically, everything looks rather well done. In true Elder Scrolls style, almost every surface in and around towns have an intricate, well worn quality, as if wizened by age and the elements.

In terms of player interaction, social interaction in ESO is handled mostly though voice chat. Even without a compatible headset, there are on screen icons that enable you to manage group invitations and friend settings. A wealth of emojis can also be used from the menu, indicating if you’re taking a lunch break, need healing, or presumably, someone just stole your car.

From a psychological perspective, ESO presents a unique case. It features the addictive quality found in most MMOs, in regards to that reward based gameplay, however, whereas other MMOs dole out these incentives on a regular basis, ESO does so only incrementally.

" This creates a strange disconnect between the player and the world, almost as if you’re a wandering spirit, never truly part of the larger, living, breathing ecosystem."

As a result, as you travel the lush landscape of Tamriel, taking down enemies and completing quests, you become more powerful, but only just so. Even though you save towns and avenge restless spirits, and take down tyrannical leaders of hidden cults, none of it feels weighty or meaningful, as if you’re a member of the world, but ultimately detached. This extends to the game’s variety of dungeons too, which can be stumbled upon in the world or accessed via the dungeon finder. This creates a strange disconnect between the player and the world, almost as if you’re a wandering spirit, never truly part of the larger, living, breathing ecosystem.

Whereas the previous Elder Scrolls games let you make world-altering decisions and embark on seemingly epic quests, such as ridding the land of slavery, closing the doors to Oblivion, ESO seems content in its mediocrity. It’s formulaic to the point of being spectacularly unremarkable.

In the end, ESO is a bag of mixed messages. For every gorgeous landscape and picturesque vista, there is also tedium and meandering. For every multi-layered quest, rich in Tamrelian history and lore, there is the uneven pacing, and comparatively slow progression. For every in depth narrative found by obsessively searching bookshelves, there is the capricious dungeon raiding, sidelined by any rhyme or reason. ESO is at its best where it has always shined, as a rich single player experience, with a world steeped in myth and lore. Ultimately, that’s what ESO is, a rich single player experience, you just happen to be playing alongside other people.

This game was reviewed on the PlayStation 4.

CD Projekt RED has had an incredible run with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt since its launch in May but it’s recently been shoved off the top-selling spot in the UK game charts courtesy of The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. This is according to the latest information courtesy of Gfk Chart-Track.

It’s interesting when you consider the critical reception the game received when it first launched, but The Elder Scrolls Online has become the third game this year to break 100,000 units sold in its first week alongside Battlefield: Hardline and The Witcher 3. LEGO Jurassic World is in second place, seeing a strong debut after the launch of the recent Jurassic World film while The Witcher 3 is in third place.

Another new entry for fourth place is Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, a port of the original game for the Xbox One and PS4. This was followed by Grand Theft Auto 5, FIFA 15, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Splatoon, Battlefield Hardline and Farming Simulator 15.

Though it revealed many of its upcoming releases like Fallout 4 and Doom in lengthy presentations, Bethesda Softworks hasn’t forgotten about its current crop of titles, such as ZeniMax Online Studios’ The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. The publisher released a new trailer in the wake of its E3 2015 presentation featuring game director Matt Firor. Check it out above.

The trailer essentially hypes up some of the new cities and changes coming to Tamriel Unlimited. Some of those cities include the fallen capital of Tamriel, the Imperial City and the realm of the Orcs, Orsinium. We also spotted some bear mounts at the end. Are those new? We’re not sure but they look awesome.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited is available now for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. It no longer requires a monthly subscription though current gen console owners still need PS Plus and Xbox Live to access it. Thoughts on the upcoming new content? Let us know in the comments.

It’s an amazing time to be alive for gaming, what with excellent releases like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Bloodborne, fantastic titles coming up like Batman: Arkham Knight and E3 2015 a few days away. Of course, there are also games like The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited, which currently launched for PS4 and Xbox One as a non-subscription MMORPG and also received a new trailer featuring actress Sophie Monk. Check it out above.

The trailer itself is awkward but seems to convey the essence of Tamriel Unlimited – visit beautiful places, rob townspeople, embark on adventures and kill stuff. Pretty much your standard MMO fare, though players have been having log-in troubles since day one. Check out Bethesda’s support thread on the same here to stay up to date.

Will Tamriel Unlimited be a greater success on consoles then when it arrived on PC? We’ll find out in the coming weeks but hopefully, Bethesda doesn’t call Sophie Monk back for more videos any time soon

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited has finally hit the Xbox One and PS4. It marks the debut of the MMORPG on consoles and that too without the subscription service that the PC version first required.

However, since launching last night, players have been reporting issues with logging in. It’s perhaps more accurate to say that players can’t log in at all. The log in issues currently affect both North American and European players. Bethesda is aware of the problem and tweeted that, “We’re working to fix an issue affecting #ESOTU console logins on NA and EU.”

You can head to this thread to keep an eye on any updates for the same.

Hopefully this won’t impact The Elder Scrolls Online’s success on consoles, especially since the first iteration of the game wasn’t exactly a monstrous success on PC. Stay tuned for more information on the same though and let us know if you’re experiencing similar issues on Xbox One/PS4.