The Elder Scrolls Online News

Tune in to a special QuakeCon 2023 livestream where we host a special competition between two talented PvE teams with some big-time prizes on the line!

Join us on Twitch.tv/Bethesda this Thursday, August 10 at 3:30PM EDT, as Senior Community Manager Gina Bruno is joined by Lead Encounter Designer Mike Finnigan and Stream Team member Eigh1_Puppies to livestream a one-of-a-kind competition between the star-studded teams Genesis (PC NA) and New Watcher (PC EU)!

As part of the excitement of QuakeCon 2023, our two talented teams will be racing through The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom’s new Trial, Sanity’s Edge, and will attempt to complete it with as high a score as possible.

To help inspire their best efforts, we’ve put some major prize packs up for grabs!


The winning team members will receive:

• Custom Print of Sanity's Edge signed by the ESO Dungeon Team
• ESO sling backpack
• The Fair Winds in-game home
• 12-Month ESO Plus™ membership

The runners-up will receive:

• 5,500 Crown Pack
• 6-Month ESO Plus membership

During the stream we’ll have Twitch Drops enabled, so don’t forget to link your accounts! Watch the show live for 15 minutes and you’ll receive an Ouroboros Crate. Claim that crate and then watch an additional 15 minutes, and you’ll also receive one Gold Coast Experience Scroll (50% EXP Scroll)!

Two amazing teams battle it out for fantastic prizes in some of the game’s most-challenging content—it’s going to be fun! Are you #TeamGenesis or #TeamNewWatcher? Tune in this Thursday, August 10 at 3:30PM EDT, on Twitch.tv/Bethesda during QuakeCon to catch all the action!

Verify your account and sign up for ESO marketing emails to receive the fiery Infernium Dwarven Spiderling pet as a free reward.

Want to get your hands on a free pet? Sign up for ESO marketing emails and verify your account from today until Monday, August 21, 2023, and you will receive this combustible contraption free! Here’s what you need to do to get your pet:

Verify Your Email

Confirm whether you have a verified email address by logging in to your ESO account on the official website. If you can log in, your email address is verified.

If you have not verified your email on console, follow the instructions for both PlayStation and Xbox consoles in this help article. If you can’t log in to your account, you can use this account recovery form.

Opting In to Email

Log in to your ESO account, navigate to the Options menu, and select Account. From there, under “Marketing Preferences” you can enable marketing emails.

You can also do this from the official website. From your account page, select “Marketing Preferences” under the Account Summary section, then check the “I would like to receive news about new events and promotions” box and select “Save.”

By opting in to marketing emails, you’ll receive information on the game’s latest news, trailers, sales, and more. You can opt out of marketing emails at any time by changing your Marketing Preferences as noted above (or using the unsubscribe feature included in our marketing emails).

Infernium Dwarven Spiderling pet

Receiving Your Pet

Once you have verified your account and opted in to receive marketing mailers by Monday, August 21, 2023, you will receive your free pet code via email. To redeem your code, navigate to the in-game Crown Store and select “Redeem Code.” Alternatively, you can log in to your account on the official website and select “Redeem Code” under Account Summary. At that point, your new pet will be waiting for you in the game!

Should you have any issues concerning your new pet, contact our support team on Twitter or the Help Portal, or reach out to us directly via Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook—we’ll see you AND your Infernium Dwarven Spiderling in Tamriel!

Begin your Shadow Over Morrowind adventure with big savings on ESO’s latest Chapter and base game.

QuakeCon 2023 kicks off next week, but we’re getting started early with a big sale on select editions of The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom AND The Elder Scrolls Online Standard Edition. As of right now, you can save up to 35% on the Necrom Chapter or up to 70% on the Standard Edition by visiting our Buy Now page.

In the Necrom Chapter, you can explore two all-new zones (the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha), master the new Arcanist class, and delve into a mystery that threatens the Daedric Prince of Knowledge, Hermaeus Mora himself!

Venture into worlds unknown

In the ESO Standard Edition, you can discover the game’s original 24 unique zones and five classes while you contend with Molag Bal’s invasion of Tamriel. The Standard Edition also includes access to the Necrom Prologue, a free questline for all ESO players that kicks off the Shadow Over Morrowind adventure and leads directly into the events of The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom.

The QuakeCon 2023 sale is available for a limited time only for select platforms and editions*, so be sure to check the dates and details below and don’t miss out!

Elder Scrolls Online Store

• Standard Edition—August 2, 2023-August 22, 2023
• Necrom—August 2, 2023-August 16, 2023

Steam Store

• Standard Edition—August 2, 2023-August 16, 2023
• Necrom—August 2, 2023-August 16, 2023

Xbox

• Standard Edition—August 1, 2023-August 22, 2023
• Necrom (Deluxe Editions only)—August 1, 2023-August 17, 2023

PlayStation America

• Standard Edition—August 1, 2023-August 17, 2023
• Necrom (Deluxe Editions only)—August 1, 2023-August 17, 2023

PlayStation Europe

• Standard Edition—July 31, 2023-August 16, 2023
• Necrom (Deluxe Editions only)—July 31, 2023-August 16, 2023

PlayStation Asia

• Standard Edition—July 31, 2023-August 16, 2023
• Necrom (Deluxe Editions only)—July 31, 2023-August 16, 2023

Are you excited to visit the bizarre and wonderful worlds of the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha? Maybe you’re interested in the eldritch powers of the new Arcanist class? Let us know if you’ll be delving into the Shadow Over Morrowind adventure with the Necrom Chapter via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook—we’ll see you in Tamriel!

*Sale dates based on EDT timezone. Check your preferred retailer to confirm.

Get a closer look at the 2023 ESO Celebration with a new recap video and photo gallery.

This past April, we were thrilled to host our first North American community event in years with the ESO Celebration 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out some of the highlights and community fun from this two-day event by watching the video below and perusing our photo gallery. Be sure to let us know if you spot yourself or any other members of the ESO community!

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To view a full photo gallery from the event, click here.

A big thank you to the #ESOFam for making this return to in-person community events such a great success. We can’t wait to host more in the future! As always, keep an eye out on our official website or social channels (Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook) for future community-related announcements.

Share Event Tickets with your fellow adventurers during the Zeal of Zenithar in-game event and you’ll receive a bundle of Unfeathered Crown Crates for your generosity!

Starting now until August 8 at 10:00AM EDT, when you gift five or more Event Tickets from the in-game Crown Store to a fellow player, you’ll be rewarded with four Unfeathered Crown Crates free of charge.

To acquire these complimentary crates, follow the steps below:

• Travel to the Crown Store, and gift five or more Event Tickets to anybody in-game during the Zeal of Zenithar.
  • You can find Event Tickets within the Events section.
  • You may split the gifts between various recipients, so not all five tickets need to go to the same individual.
• Following the conclusion of Zeal of Zenithar, you’ll be granted four Unfeathered Crown Crates.
  • The Crown Crate delivery will occur by August 31, 2023.

If you’re lucky enough to receive some Event Tickets during the event, visit the Impresario and browse through her various limited-time offers. For a detailed list of the Impresario’s wares during the Zeal of Zenithar, check out our announcement article.

Eager to share the fruits of your labor during this year’s Zeal of Zenithar event? Now is the perfect time to gift a friend or guildmate Event Tickets. You’ll receive four Unfeathered Crown Crates in return—a win-win! Don’t forget: this gifting promotion is available only until August 8 at 10:00AM EDT.

Are you planning to gift a lucky friend some Event Tickets during Tamriel’s celebration of commerce and competition? Let us know via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.