Earlier this year, Bethesda Game Studios briefly captured the interest of many gamers with the mystery surrounding the remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Rumors had swirled for months about it, but they did not confirm anything until the announcement and immediate release of Oblivion Remastered on April 22, 2025 .

It was a veritable 'shadowdrop', an unusual marketing strategy where the developer and publisher do not market their product in advance but instead focus entirely on maximizing the surprise effect. Speaking to Gamesradar during the recent Golden Joystick Awards, Bethesda Game Studios Director Tom Mustaine, who was in charge of the Oblivion remaster project as Director of External Projects (Virtuos handled the game's Unreal Engine 5 port), mentioned the previous shad

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