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It's easy to forget now, but the first Elder Scrolls game had a rough launch back in the day: 'It was a disaster in a lot of ways and somehow built a billion-dollar franchise'

PC Gamer • Mon, 05 Oct 2026

Bethesda wasn't always a name associated with open world RPGs.

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Bethesda wasn't always a name associated with open world RPGs.

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Bethesda wasn't always a name associated with open world RPGs.

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