Bethesda delays Elder Scrolls Online reveal to walk away from presidential inauguration

The US Capitol was attacked and overrun by a right-wing and neo-confederate mob last week, and according to the FBI, groups loyal to President Trump are threatening to try to do it again at the inauguration next week where President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in. Nerves are frayed, people are on edge, and so at least one video game company is hosting their next marketing event away from what could happen next Wednesday.

“Due to the inauguration day in the United States falling on January 20, we are hosting our Global Reveal event to Gates of oblivion Thursday, January 21 through Tuesday, January 26 at 5:00 p.m. EST / 10:00 p.m. GMT, ”Bethesda announced on Twitter yesterday. Develop in a follow-up tweet responding to a fan, the company said safety was one of the concerns. “Given recent events, we have chosen to play it safe,” Bethesda wrote. “We have players all over the world, but the majority of our employees live and work near the capital.”

Gates of oblivion East Elder Scrolls Onlinethe big expansion of 2021. Teased on last year’s Game Awards show, he looks set to add the main antagonist of the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and who knows what else, from Bethesda’s 2006 open world RPG to its current and ongoing MMORPG. This original teaser had January 21, 2021 as the date players would know precisely what expansion would include.

Given recent events, the timing is clearly poor, especially considering the Gates of Oblivion are portals to demonic dimensions, and basically Old scrolls talk about the different circles of hell. Another great year for another great start to the good old US-of-A.

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