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Microsoft layoffs impact Bethesda as former project lead reacts

As part of Microsoft's broader restructuring of its gaming division, layoffs impacted multiple Xbox and ZeniMax studios, including Bethesda Game Studios. The cuts came amid a wider strategic reset focused on reducing costs and restructuring Xbox following leadership changes earlier in the year. Former Bethesda project lead Jeff Gardiner, who worked on Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 before leaving the studio in 2021, described the news as "heartbreaking," noting that, to his knowledge, Bethesda Game Studios had not experienced layoffs on this scale since around the Morrowind era. He also remarked that many affected developers—including several who had joined Bethesda from the modding community in recent years—appeared to have been caught off guard. Microsoft and Bethesda have not indicated that development of The Elder Scrolls VI has been affected, though the restructuring renewed discussion within the community about Xbox's long-term studio strategy and the prioritization of its largest franchises.

Source: Reddit r/TESVI

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Xbox executive says TES6 "looks amazing" and is progressing well

In an interview published shortly after the 2026 Xbox Games Showcase, Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty addressed community disappointment surrounding the absence of The Elder Scrolls VI from the presentation. Discussing Xbox's approach to major game reveals, Booty explained that teams must balance showing projects early with waiting until the right moment, noting that a public reveal also creates an expectation that a game is coming relatively soon. When specifically asked about TES6, Booty revealed that he had personally visited Bethesda Game Studios, spent time with Todd Howard, and seen the game running. He stated that The Elder Scrolls VI "looks amazing" and is "coming along well," while emphasizing that Xbox and Bethesda intend to reveal the game properly when the timing is right. The comments provided one of the clearest official status updates on TES6 following its absence from the 2026 showcase and further reinforced the view that Bethesda is continuing active development while deliberately holding back a major public reveal.

Source: Variety

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Todd Howard confirms Creation Engine 3 and major TES6 production progress

During an extensive IGN interview discussing Bethesda Game Studios' future, Todd Howard confirmed that the majority of Bethesda Game Studios and many external partners were now fully focused on The Elder Scrolls VI, marking the project's transition into Bethesda's primary active production effort. Howard also confirmed that TES6 is being developed on Creation Engine 3, describing major technical advancements involving data systems, world loading, content presentation, scalability across different hardware specifications, and broader engine infrastructure improvements. Howard explained that lessons learned from Starfield's difficult engine transition period had significantly improved TES6's development stability and workflow continuity. He also stated that the team was experiencing more stable playable builds than ever before, with new content constantly being added to the game. The interview became one of the most significant technical and production-focused updates ever publicly shared about TES6 and strongly reinforced that the project had advanced well beyond earlier conceptual and design phases into large-scale active development.

Source: IGN

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