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You can get 30 pieces of ESO DLC and swathes of content for free right now

We all love free stuff. Gaming is getting more and more expensive with every passing year, so we leap on any whisper of a free game on the Epic Games Store, or a bunch of cool demos at Steam Next Fest. The Elder Scrolls Online is the latest game to offer a freebie, with a free trial for its premium membership available for the first half of August. If you're a diehard Skyrim fan looking for more Daedric lore, or just want to explore more of this brilliant fantasy world, now is the best time to jump in.


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Try ESO Plus for Free and Get Access to DLC, Crafting Storage, and More!


Discover the benefits of membership during a new ESO Plus ™ trial.

The ESO Plus Free Trial is now live and continues until August 12 at 10AM EST. Throughout this trial period, you can enjoy the following exclusive ESO Plus benefits free of charge:
  • Full access to over 30 DLC game packs—new zones, quests, dungeons, and more
    • Includes 30 group dungeons (including 2025’s Fallen Banners dungeon pack), systems such as Antiquities and Tales of Tribute, and more!
  • A Craft Bag providing unlimited storage for all your crafting materials
  • Double Bank space for all characters on your account
  • 10% increase to experience, gold, and Archival Fortune acquisition, crafting inspiration, Alliance Points, Tel Var Stones, and trait research rates
  • Double furnishings and collectibles space in player housing 
  • Exclusive ability to dye costumes 
  • Double Transmute Crystal storage

Ready to try out ESO Plus for free? Follow these steps below to get started:
  1. Log into The Elder Scrolls Online
  2. Navigate to the Crown Store
  3. Select the ESO Plus tab
  4. Select “Free Trial!”

Once you’ve activated your trial, all the benefits listed above will be available to you until August 12. Please note that this free trial does not grant access to the regular ESO Plus crowns stipend nor the Companions introduced in base-game Update 44, BlackwoodHigh Isle, or Necrom Chapters.

Experience new dungeons with Fallen Banners

Want to continue enjoying the benefits of ESO Plus beyond this trial period? Then be sure to pick up a full membership including monthly crown stipends, exclusive in-game deals, and more via our ESO Plus page! Check out our ESO Plus guide to learn more.

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If you’re participating in the QuakeCon 2025 Free Play event, this trial grants you access to even more content for free, including past DLCs and systems, but any new or existing ESO player can enjoy the benefits of membership. Use this new free trial to earn additional in-game currencies, try new DLC content, and store more items and materials in your bank and Craft Bag!

What do you want to try with ESO Plus? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram,and Facebook

The ESO Plus Free Trial is now live and will run until 10AM EDT on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.

The Elder Scrolls Online 'isn't going anywhere,' new ZeniMax boss says: 'The studio is continuing to work hard on new features, adventures, and improvements'




month after Microsoft pulled the plug on an in-development MMO at ZeniMax Online Studios, new studio head Jo Burba has posted an update promising that The Elder Scrolls Online remains safe and secure...
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ESO reveals August roadmap, with big patch and two new dungeons

In my continuing battle to find entertaining MMOs to play with my professional and casual gamer pals, I've been thinking a lot about Elder Scrolls Online recently. Quite rightly so, given that the MMO has held up decently against competitors like Final Fantasy 14 and World of Warcraft. And now it looks like it's set to become even better, if the new August roadmap is anything to go by.


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ZeniMax staff discuss Microsoft's "inhumane" mass layoffs and how the future looks for the "carcass of workers that remains"

A new report delves into the behind-the-scenes chaos caused at Elder Scrolls Online studio ZeniMax by Microsoft's mass layoffs earlier this month. Staff say the manner in which the corp let go of around 9k staff was "inhumane" and has left those who remain facing an incredibly tough future.


An unannounced MMO in development at ZeniMax, codenamed Project Blackbird, was one of the games cancelled by Microsoft as part of the corporate bloodletting, with Rare's Everwild and The Initiative's Perfect Dark reboot also being canned. Just last week, the ZeniMax Online Studios United (ZOSU) union said they're still fighting on behalf of workers at the studio left in limbo by Blackbird's cancellation.


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