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[Capybara]

I’m excited to see what zenimax online can do outside of teso. TESO is a very good mmo but I think they got more talent in them for something more

[LiamS]

@AllianceOfficer

Zenimax is actually working on 2 new games, one new IP and one existing franchise.

interesting, I didnt know that one of the games is from an existing franchise.

Also, just to add to the body of info:

• The rumour is that atleast one of the games is not an mmo. The “not an mmo” game is the one that started in 2018, I have no idea what the other game is though, could be an mmo, could not be

• It seems that the new san diego studio is working on the more recently started of the two games, and that it has been started recently. The job postings and people who work there on twitter talk about being excited about being there at the start of a project, which doesnt fit with a game thats been in development for 3 years at this point.

• Also they might have taken over development of that commander keen mobile game that they showed off that people didnt like

If the game that started in 2018 actually isnt an mmo, and has been in development for 3 years there is certainly a chance we see something from them this year

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@Capybara

Do we think that Zenimax online could be showing off their new ip game this year at e3?

No

[LiamS]

@Capybara

I’m excited to see what zenimax online can do outside of teso. TESO is a very good mmo but I think they got more talent in them for something more

Yeah I agree, I really appreciate what they have done with ESO but I just don’t have the time to dive into an mmo, so I haven’t even tried it even though from videos it looks awesome. I am excited to see what they are working on

[AllianceOfficer]

@LiamS

… atleast one of the games is not an mmo. The “not an mmo” game is the one that started in 2018, I have no idea what the other game is though, could be an mmo, could not be

It seems that the new san diego studio is working on the more recently started of the two games, and that it has been started recently. The job postings and people who work there on twitter talk about being excited about being there at the start of a project, which doesnt fit with a game thats been in development for 3 years at this point.

Also they might have taken over development of that commander keen mobile game that they showed off that people didnt like

If the game that started in 2018 actually isnt an mmo, and has been in development for 3 years there is certainly a chance we see something from them this year

They have also opened a brand new studio in Wisconsin. Speculation on my part, but it’s in a spot that would make it easy to snag some talent from some big FPS studios like Raven Software.

Check out this job listing https://careers-zenimax.icims.com/jobs/1674/game-designer/job?mobile=false&width=1092&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240

It points to idSoftware IP, so who knows what they’re trying to do.

[LiamS]

@AllianceOfficer

They have also opened a brand new studio in Wisconsin. Speculation on my part, but it’s in a spot that would make it easy to snag some talent from some big FPS studios like Raven Software.

Check out this job listing

It points to idSoftware IP, so who knows what they’re trying to do.

That really is a mystery, the only id games I would consider recent are doom and (maybe) rage, and why would zenimax online make a game based on those ip? I can’t imagine them working on a doom or rage spin off. And neither would work as an mmo type game imo.

If they hadn’t said recent Id games I would guess they were talking about that commander keen mobile game, but commander keen is the opposite of recent.

Maybe zenimax online studios is also sort of an internal support studio? So they also work with the other zenimax studios on their games? But then why not just open up id wisconsin?

Piecing bits and pieces of info together and speculating is fun!

[AllianceOfficer]

@LiamS

That really is a mystery, the only id games I would consider recent are doom and (maybe) rage, and why would zenimax online make a game based on those ip? I can’t imagine them working on a doom or rage spin off. And neither would work as an mmo type game imo.

If they hadn’t said recent Id games I would guess they were talking about that commander keen mobile game, but commander keen is the opposite of recent.

Maybe zenimax online studios is also sort of an internal support studio? So they also work with the other zenimax studios on their games? But then why not just open up id wisconsin?

Piecing bits and pieces of info together and speculating is fun!

Yeah it’s not really recent and maybe I’m just being hopeful but I thought maybe Quake?

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@AllianceOfficer

Yeah it’s not really recent and maybe I’m just being hopeful but I thought maybe Quake?

[AllianceOfficer]

@javycane

What’s wrong with Quake. They could reboot it like Doom got rebooted

[Fiendflag]

@javycane

You seriously posted a disgusted gif about Quake?

I hope that you haven’t touched anything Quake related so I can put this just on dumb ignorance from you (and your usual hot takes), because it has to be that…otherwise this response is even more hilarious than I initially thought.

[Staffy]

Wasn’t there a rumor or something that was about Zenimax Online even making a SP game or am I now misremembering?

[pip-boy3000]

@Staffy

Wasn’t there a rumor or something that was about Zenimax Online even making a SP game or am I now misremembering?

I think that was just speculation based on some of the hires they made (from Sony)

[ThereAreFourNaan]

@Staffy

Seeing some comments here and there on YouTube that for them even 2022 seems unlikely for Starfield. So I did some checking…

Todd told Ryan from IGN back in June, 2019 that they were 3.5 years in, into development. Now as per Jason Schreier this apparently was a small team, it contradicts what Todd said during the NoClip documentary though.

Also per Jason full development started in 2019. Going by that it will have been in full development for about 3.5 years when it releases late next year. So if we believe Jason the first 3.5 years was pre-production? But that would make it a total of about 7 years development time. Sounds to me that late 2022 is absolutely very possible.

@Deadwing88

Frankly, I think Schreirer is talking bullshit or is misinformed when he says the Starfield team was very small until 2019…

Todd suggested large sections of the game were playable in 2018… a small team wouldn’t have able to achieve that so quickly imo.

I’ve been telling people for a good long while now that the credits on Fallout 76 overlap heavily with the credits on Fallout 4, and that judging based on that (and how fast the development cycle on 76 was) that it’s highly likely that Fallout 76 was the largest project at Bethesda Maryland until 76 shipped. Jason just confirmed what seemed fairly intuitively obvious to me based on external evidence.

Todd Howard is not exactly known for underselling things at the best of times, but even what he did say has enough fuzz that it could be easily be “true” while what Jason says is also true.

The quote I have here circa 2018 was:

While the Starfield release date may be a ways off yet, Howard has confirmed that parts of the game are already in an operational state. “There are sections of it that are very playable,” he told GameSpot at E3 2018. “We know the game we’re making now, and one of the reasons we announced it is that it’s looking really awesome. We have a runway in front of us and we know what’s happening.”

“Sections of the game are very playable”. That’s not hard to believe as a product that’s just starting to ramp as another big project is winding down at your studio. It’s not hard to imagine sort of ~40-60 people working on Starfield prototypes for 2-3 year and nailing down what kind of game they wanted to make getting a workable slice of the game done, maybe even large parts of the main quest, and being able to run around in there and play it. That’s certainly not strange.

It’s also not that weird to iterate and polish for 2 years on a modern game with a massive budget. Even smaller games can take a long time

[SuikerBrood]

Quake hate is unwarranted and should be illegal.

[Boosted_Gear]

@SuikerBrood

Quake hate is unwarranted and should be illegal.

I would absolutely welcome a new Quake !

[CallMeCraig]

“there are sections of it that are very playable”

what they played:

Official Sea of Thieves Inn-side Story #19: A Game That's Great to Watch

[thiagosilva (thiagoツ)]

we know that Kojima+Xbox is happening… but will there be more partnerships with Japanese studios at XGS?

[Shakez]

@thiagosilva

we know that Kojima+Xbox is happening… but will there be more partnerships with Japanese studios at XGS?

Hopefully, they need it.

[Wake_Lestat360]

Wolfenstein is a IDSoftware IP.

Enter Wolfenstein Freedom Fighters - a Destiny like game

[LiamS]

@Wake_Lestat360

Wolfenstein is a IDSoftware IP.

Enter Wolfenstein Freedom Fighters - a Destiny like game

I forgot that actually, maybe they are making an alternate history ww2 game.

Maybe like man in the high castle?