The Elder Scrolls Online News

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of talking with a few of the asset wizards behind The Elder Scrolls Online's player housing community. And they are, in a word, powerful. They've been creating everything from ice cream parlours, to pachinko machines, to just straight-up Howl's Moving Castle—all by clipping premade game assets into each other ("cobbling"). It's some wild stuff. That skull in the image above? That's not a fully-fledged in-game asset, that's a bunch of rocks shoved into each other...
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The Elder Scrolls Online is having its 10th birthday this week—to celebrate, I was invited to have a chat both the game's creative director Rich Lambert, as well as several players deep in the housing community's paint...
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The Elder Scrolls Online is the elephant in the room where discussions of The Elder Scrolls 6 are concerned, though calling it an elephant is obviously missing the opportunity for a banger lore joke – “dragon”, perhaps, or even “Numidium”? Launched back in 2014 after seven years in development, ESO's hybrid of deceptively single-player-ish Elder Scrolls presentation with MMO fixtures attracted a lukewarm response, initially. “At its best The Elder Scrolls Online looks like a faithful addition to the lore,” intoned Brendy in our own launch impressions. “At its worst it is a derivative and uninventive anachronism.”

ZeniMax Online have made big strides with the game over the years, however - binning off monthly subscriptions and introducing a “level-free” format in the One Tamriel update in 2016. ESO has also swelled and sprouted steadily as a work of geography and history, with major chapters introducing areas hitherto only mentioned in dusty collectible tomes, or creatively reintroducing locations from the single player series – the forthcoming Gold Road expansion, out in June 2024, takes us to the West Weald in Cyrodiil, an area last seen in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion.

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Whether you’re looking to enter Tamriel for the first time or stocking up on Crowns, the 2024 April Sale has a deal for you!

[h2]April Savings[/h2]
Let there be no fooling around—April is great for savings! The 2024 April Sale offers up to 75% off The Elder Scrolls Online Standard Edition and up to 67% off various editions of 2023’s Necrom Chapter. The sale is active on all platforms for a limited time, although access to discounts for certain Necrom editions may vary depending on your platform of choice.

The Elder Scrolls Online Standard Edition offers the full ESO base game, which includes four of the game’s classes (Sorcerer, Nightblade, Templar, and Dragonknight), 24 unique zones to explore, and access to ESO’s PvP game modes such as the Battlegrounds and the Alliance War.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom was 2023’s major release, and both the Necrom Collection and Deluxe Necrom Collection provide access to previous Chapters, too. Necrom itself offers two new zones, the mage-ruled Telvanni Peninsula and the eldritch realm of Apocrypha, access to the Arcanist class, and more. For more information on what Necrom has to offer, visit this Chapter page.

Discover the weird and wonderful Necrom Chapter
[h2]Platform Sale Information[/h2]
Check out the dates listed below to know when the 2024 April Sale will be live on your platform of choice, including specific editions:

Xbox

• Standard Edition—March 29-April 18
• All Necrom Editions—March 29-April 18

PlayStation

• Standard Edition—March 27-April 10
• All Necrom Editions—March 27-April 10

PlayStation Europe

• Standard Edition—March 27-April 10
• All Necrom Editions—March 27-April 10

PlayStation Asia

• Standard Edition—March 27-April 10
• All Necrom Editions—March 27-April 10

PlayStation Japan

• Standard Edition—March 27-April 10
• All Necrom Editions—March 27-April 10

Elder Scrolls Online Store

• Standard Edition—April 2-April 16
• All Necrom Editions—April 2-April 16

Steam Store

• Standard Edition—April 2- 16
• All Necrom Editions—April 2-16

Epic Games Store

• Standard Edition—April 2-9
• Deluxe Necrom Editions—April 2-9

Head over to our Buy Now page to get ahold of these discounts and set yourself up for savings on your next adventure!
[h2]Treat Yourself and Save on Select Crown Packs[/h2]
Not only is the game itself on sale, but from April 3-10, you can also save on select Crown Packs. Grab that new in-game pet or mount that caught your eye, or maybe stock up for later! Check out the individual Crown Pack discounts below:

• 21,000 Crown Pack—40% off
• 14,000 Crown Pack—35% off
• 5,500 Crown Pack—30% off
• 3,000 Crown Pack—25% off
• 1,500 Crown Pack—20% off

You can make use of this sale right now by visiting our Buy Crowns page. Be sure to peruse the in-game Crown Store to see all the great items you can spend your new bounty on!




Don't forget, you can try out The Elder Scrolls Online for free right now until April 9 and continue your adventures (with no loss of progression) after that by picking up the game during the April Sale—easy!

Are you ready to dive into the land of Tamriel? Let us know how your journey begins via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook. 

Explore Tamriel and realms beyond free of charge during the April 2024 Free Play Event!
[h2]Adventure Awaits![/h2]
The Elder Scrolls Online April 2024 Free Play Event is now live and continues until Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Throughout this event, you can experience the vast world of Tamriel and its many stories and adventures for FREE on PC/Mac, Xbox consoles, and PlayStation consoles.

During the Free Play event, you gain access to the ESO base game, including four unique classes (Sorcerer, Nightblade, Templar, and Dragonknight), 24 different zones, and the ability to participate in ESO’s various PvP game modes.

Ready to begin? Head over to our Free Play page and select your platform of choice. Note that if you’ve already begun your ESO adventure during a prior Free Play event, you can hop back in without any loss of progression!





Finally, any new accounts created during this period will receive 500 complimentary crowns to spend in the in-game Crown Store.

Once the Free Play event concludes, you can continue right where you left off by picking up your copy of ESO from the Buy Now page.
[h2]Explore Tamriel for Free![/h2]
Whether you are a new player or a returning adventurer, the April 2024 Free Play Event is the perfect opportunity to dive into the massive world of fantasy that is Tamriel’s Second Era!

The Elder Scrolls Online April 2024 Free Play Event runs from Tuesday, April 2, 2024, until Tuesday April 9, 2024.