The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Officially Called Sentinel, Set in Hammerfell
Pack for the desert.
After eight years of waiting, The Elder Scrolls 6 finally has a name. Todd Howard confirmed the game is called The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel in a new video celebrating Bethesda's 40th anniversary, and he showed off its logo too (IGN).
It's the first real news on the game in a very long time, since Bethesda first teased it back in 2018 with a short clip of a rocky coastline and fans have been reading every tiny hint ever since.
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Where is Sentinel in The Elder Scrolls?
Sentinel is a big port city in Hammerfell, a province on the northwest coast of Tamriel next to Iliac Bay. Hammerfell sits west of Cyrodiil, where Oblivion took place, and southwest of Skyrim, and it's the home of the Redguards, a proud warrior people known for their incredible sword skills.
That lines up nicely with the 2018 teaser, which showed dry cliffs along a coastline, so plenty of fans guessed Hammerfell right away and now it looks like they were right.
Did the name leak before today?
Kind of, yes. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma played a demo of the game this summer and posted about it with the subtitle hidden behind eight asterisks. Sentinel has exactly eight letters, so the clue was hiding in plain sight the whole time.
When does The Elder Scrolls 6 come out?
There's still no release date or platform list, so we're not there yet. IGN thinks the full reveal could come at next June's Xbox Showcase, though fans should expect at least a couple more years of waiting. Meanwhile, Bethesda says Skyrim is still its most played game ever, which makes sense when you think about how many times it's been re-released.
My read is that Hammerfell is a great choice for a sequel, because Skyrim was all snow and Nords, so a sunny coast full of Redguard sword masters and desert ruins should feel fresh right away. A name also means the hype train has officially left the station. (We're bringing a sweet roll for the ride.)
If you need something to play while you wait, Tamriel has plenty of homework.
Are you happy with Hammerfell? Tell us in the comments.
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Header image is a still from the official 2018 announcement teaser for The Elder Scrolls VI, from Bethesda Game Studios. In-article images are from Bethesda's 40th anniversary video and an official Skyrim Special Edition screenshot, from Bethesda Game Studios.
