https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/ Satirical weekly developer dispatches from the Elder Scrolls VII waiting room. New non-progress every week until 2111. en-us Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/014.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/014.html Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 We Showed Eleven Minutes of Gameplay. It Was the Character Creator. You Stood and Cheered. Hey everyone. Todd. Still emotional. At our showcase this week we revealed eleven full minutes of gameplay footage. I watched from the wings as the audience rose to its feet. People wept… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/013.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/013.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 On the Map, Which Is Now Larger Than the Distance Light Has Travelled Since We Started Hi. Todd. Reporting from the edge of what is possible. The procedural generation is complete and I need you to understand the scale of what we have built. The province is so large that on… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/012.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/012.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The Producer Has Emerged Hello. Todd. I have news I have waited months to write. The producer who entered the character creator in March has pressed "Begin." He has emerged. He has a full beard now and does not recognize his family. He walked, blinking, into the light, and the… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/011.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/011.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 On the Character Creator, Which Is Now, Functionally, the Entire Game Hey everyone. Todd. I have wonderful news. The character creator is feature-complete. I want to sit with that for a moment, because it is the first sentence containing the word "complete" I have written in… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/010.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/010.html Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 We Have Cast the Voice of a Guard Hi. Todd. A landmark week for audio. I am proud to announce that we have spent the entire voice-acting budget on a single line, delivered by a two-time Academy Award winner whose name I am contractually forbidden to say but whose work you have… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/009.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/009.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The Second Whiteboard Arrived Early and We Are Not Emotionally Prepared Hey everyone. Todd. Genuinely shaking as I write this. Procurement said Q3 2029. It came Tuesday. The second whiteboard is here. It is blank. It is enormous. Nobody on the team is willing to be the first to… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/008.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/008.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Dave's Boat Has Been Reclassified as a Cave Hi. Todd. Big news from the whiteboard. After a three-day summit involving myself, Dave, two concept artists, and a mediator we hired specifically for this, we have reached a historic accord: the boat is a cave. Dave was right all… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/007.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/007.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A Major Milestone: The Whiteboard Is Now Full Hey team. Todd. Here at the studio. I am thrilled — genuinely, deeply thrilled — to announce that as of Tuesday, the whiteboard is completely full. Every square inch. Dave's caves now number eleven. There is also a drawing of what we… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/006.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/006.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 On the Fog Team's Request for More Headcount Hi. Todd. Just Todd today. The fog team has submitted a formal proposal to expand from seven members to forty. Their argument, and I am quoting the memo directly, is that "the fog deserves it." I have read the memo four times. I find… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/005.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/005.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 An Important Update on the Future of Our Journey Together Hey everyone. Todd here. First off — wow. The response to last month's announcement that we are "still thinking about making a game" has been truly humbling. We read every single Reddit post, Discord message, and… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/004.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/004.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Addressing the Cave. You Know Which One. Hi. Todd here. Sitting in my chair. The cave idea from last week is still on the whiteboard. Dave added a second cave. We are considering it. The whiteboard now has two caves. I want to take a moment to address the community feedback we… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/003.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/003.html Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 On the Matter of Dragons, Physics, and My Nephew's Science Fair Hello. Todd. Here. Big week. My nephew did a science fair project on combustion and I have to be honest with you — it gave us several ideas. I cannot say more for legal reasons and also because we haven't written… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/002.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/002.html Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A Heartfelt Reflection on Modding, Community, and My Ongoing Legal Battle with a Sweetroll Hi folks. Todd Howard. I am writing this from a courtroom. I cannot say more. The opposing counsel is a sweetroll. Our lawyers say it has standing. I want to talk about the modding… https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/001.html https://elderscrolls7.com/dispatch/001.html Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The Anniversary of the Anniversary Edition of the Anniversary Greetings, patient ones. It is I, Todd. Today marks the anniversary of the 10th Anniversary Edition of Skyrim's original release, which itself was the anniversary of a previous announcement. We have lost track of what…