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The Elder Scrolls Online has released the prologue quest for the final phase of the Year of the Dragon, Dragonhold. The quest sees the return of Sai Sahan, on a mission to respond to the rising dragon threat in Southern Elsweyr. The Dragonguard's Legacy is now available on all versions of Elder Scrolls Online, and is available as part of the base game.

Dragonhold itself will be released on October 21st for PC/Mac players, and November 5th for the console versions. The official announcement can be read here.

The Elder Scrolls: Blades has shown the first details about the upcoming October update to the early access game. Update 1.4 will see the transition of your town to a nighttime setting for the Witches' Festival for the fall season. Four new quests will be included with the update, one of which will see you investigate a mysterious "beast of legend", and another responding to the attacks from previously docile spiders. 1.4 will also feature new decorations and music for the game.

The official announcement can be seen in the Update 1.4 Blades Town Hall article on the official site.

Update, October 10th: The update has been released, alongside a free respec for all players. You can find the full patch notes here.

The Elder Scrolls: Legends has revealed its third quarter card expansion, Jaws of Oblivion. The 75+ card expansion draws inspiration from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, with numerous cards depicting scenes from the fourth main game in the series, in particular focusing on the Oblivion Crisis. The most notable new feature is the new "Invade" mechanic, which sees the Daedric forces become increasingly powerful, and many of the new cards taking part in this system. The expansion will also feature a new playmat, four new card backs, two new theme decks, new music, and new visual effects.

The official announcement can be seen here, and the trailer can be viewed here.

Update, October 10th: The card expansion has officially been released. You can read the full announcement here.

The Elder Scrolls Blades has started a 48-hour event to earn twice the amount of gems normally acquired from enemies and chests. The event also includes a sweepstakes to win an additional 5,000 gems. By sharing a picture of you earning double gems on Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag "#BladesBonusEntry", you will be entered into the drawing for the 5,000 gem prize. The contest itself is set to end on the 20th at 6 PM ET, although the initial announcement put the in-game event at a longer time frame. You can read the official rules for the event on the official site.

The Imperial City celebration event is now live in ESO. To mark the occasion, the Imperial City DLC will be free for the "foreseeable future", and will be available through the Crown Store. For the course of the event, most of the Imperial City activities will include double drops. The event is set to run from September 5 at 10am EDT, to September 16 at 10am EDT (2pm UTC). For the full details of the event, see the official announcement.

The Orsinium Celebration event is now live in ESO. By returning to Wrothgar from August 8 to August 19, you can earn double drops from the Maelstrom Arena, crafting nodes, daily quests, and bosses. This celebration is also the first opportunity to earn the Onyx Berries of Bloom for the Onyx Indrik evolution. Two Event Tickets per account per day are available for a total of 24 tickets total. In addition, a select group of Orc-themed furnishings are available at The Impresario. Both the DLC and the Orsinium Collector's Bundle are 60% off in the Crown Store. The ESO Plus free trial also now live and will run until Tuesday, August 13th. For the full details of the event, see the official announcement.

A new card expansion for The Elder Scroll: Legends centered around the ESO Elsweyr chapter has been released. It includes 75+ new cards, two new card effects (Consume and Wax/Wane), a new playmat, visual effects, four new music tracks, balance changes, two new theme decks, and more. For the announcement and patch notes, see here and here.

Five new additions have been added to the Creation Club for Skyrim Special Edition: Netch Leather Armor, Expanded Crossbow Pack, Dawnfang & Duskfang, and two entries in a new series of "Alternative Armor" releases. These two armor packs, Dwarven Mail and Stalhrim Fur, use armor styles from Blades and are priced at 100 credits each, with at least three more packs due for release in the near future. The Dawnfang & Duskfang Creation also makes use of Blades assets, with the legendary sword Bloodthirst from Blades making its first cameo.

The UESP was granted the honor of an exclusive interview with Todd Howard to celebrate 25 years of The Elder Scrolls. We sat down with him at the Bethesda Gameplay Days event in Boston to discuss his career, work, and all things Elder Scrolls. We are delighted to present Todd's first fan interview since 2011. You can read the interview here.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr is now available on the Public Test Server. The expansion allows players to explore the sands of Anequina, and prominently features the return of dragons to Second Era Tamriel. Anyone who has tested a previous chapter on PTS will have access to the region, alongside anyone who receives an email invite. For the full story, see the official announcement.

A new card expansion for The Elder Scroll: Legends centered around the Three Banners War has been released. It includes 100+ new cards, five new triple-attribute factions (Aldmeri Dominion, Daggerfall Covenant, Ebonheart Pact, The Empire of Cyrodiil, and The Guildsworn), new keywords and card effects, a new playmat, visual effects, and music tracks.
There is also a new roadmap with plans for the near future of Legends. The roadmap shows another three expansions this year and several tournament events.

After the announcement of Leamon Tuttle's promotion to Loremaster for ESO, the UESP got a chance to ask him questions about his work with the game! You can read the interview here.

The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook, by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, is now officially released! Check out our page for it here, and our interview with the author here.

Today marks the 25th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls franchise. Following the running tradition from the tenth and fifteenth, the 25th anniversary sees The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind released for free, for today only. Today also sees the Elsweyr prologue quest release for Elder Scrolls Online players. Additionally, Elder Scrolls Online will have a free play week running from March 28th to April 4th. Furthermore, there will be a general sale on The Elder Scrolls franchise products, with discounts going up to fifty percent. You can get your free copy of Morrowind, and see a full list of Bethesda's related events, here.

The UESP got a chance to interview Josh Utter-Leyton, a Card Designer at Sparkypants Studios, about the Isle of Madness story for Legends. You can read the interview here.

The UESP has conducted an interview with Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, the author of The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook; we asked about the making of the cookbook, some of her inspirations for the recipes, and more. The interview can be read here.

Another sneak peek for Skyrim's Creation Club has announced four new Creations: Umbra, Shadowfoot Sanctum, Arms of Chaos (pictured), and Spell Knight Armor. The sneak peek is posted on the official forums.

Update March 14, 2019: These four Creations have now been released, along with several updates to previous Creations such as Bone Wolf and Plague of the Dead which aim to fix certain bugs and further integrate new content into the game world.

Invites have been sent for the The Elder Scrolls: Blades closed beta: it is iOS-only, and invites are prioritized by device and by order of early access sign-up. Early Access, which will be open to more users (including Android), is expected sometime this spring. Note that the beta is under NDA, so any information regarding it is strictly confidential.

After much anticipation, ZeniMax Online Studios has officially announced the beginning of the "Season of the Dragon". The Season of the Dragon will be a year long story arc revolving around the return of dragons in Elsweyr after Abnur Tharn recruits you to assist him in ending the Three Banners War. This announcement confirmed the next chapter would be Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr. The Season of the Dragon will begin with the Wrathstone dungeon pack, followed by the Elsweyr Chapter, then a currently unnamed dungeon pack, and finally an unnamed story zone.

The official announcement can be seen here, and the official trailer can be seen here.

After being announced at QuakeCon in August, the The Elder Scrolls Legends story Isle of Madness finally has a release date: January 24th. In addition to a story to play through, Isle of Madness features 55 new cards, and a new "double card" mechanic.

An official cookbook for the Elder Scrolls series was officially announced today: The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook, by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, author of World of Warcraft: The Official Cookbook. The book features over 60 recipes total, including dishes that have appeared in-game as well as others inspired by TES lore, and it will be released on March 26.