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◆ Origin · announced byBethesda Softworks · Nov 3, 2026, 15:07 UTC

Bethesda reveals The Elder Scrolls VI's official name: Sentinel

Bethesda Softworks named the next Elder Scrolls game in a YouTube video on Tuesday, with a teaser quote tied to Hammerfell.

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First published Nov 5, 2026, 00:11 UTC · Updated Nov 5, 2026, 14:17 UTC · Today's edition · All stories from Nov 4, 2026

A glowing ornate sword with a blue gem at its center is surrounded by swirling dust, with the text 'The Elder Scrolls VI, Official Name Reveal' below.
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Bethesda Softworks announced in a YouTube video on Tuesday that the next Elder Scrolls game is called The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel. The video is titled "The Elder Scrolls VI: Official Name Reveal."

"Your next journey to Tamriel will be in The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel," the video's description says.

The description opens with a short in-world quote. It is credited to Yazar, Moth Priest to High Queen Iradne of Hammerfell, and dated 4E 206. It reads: "The scroll offered only a shimmer, a veil thinly lifted to my eyes. A future lost. A victory undone. Sands of time scattered by fate."

The description does not give a release date or name any platforms. It points fans to elderscrolls.com and the series' accounts on Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook, Bluesky and Discord for more information.

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◆ Origin · announced byBethesda Softworks · Nov 3, 2026, 15:07 UTCThe Elder Scrolls VI: Official Name RevealHow we know: first-party post · what an origin is

Tick-tock · UTC

  1. 1Nov 3 15:07original announcementBethesda Softworks
  2. 2Nov 3 15:20first of 5 follow-upsNintendo Life

How others are covering it · 5 outlets

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  1. Nintendo Life'The Elder Scrolls 6' Finally Has An Official Title · 15:20 UTC
  2. Push SquareSkyrim's Successor Finally Re-Revealed as The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel · 15:30 UTC
  3. GamingBoltThe Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel Title Officially Revealed, Set 5 Years After Skyrim · 15:30 UTC
  4. DestructoidEight years later, Elder Scrolls 6 finally has an official title, but still no release date anywhere in sight · 16:08 UTC
  5. GamesRadar+Our first crumb of The Elder Scrolls 6 lore is a Hammerfell quote dated 5 years after Skyrim · 17:05 UTC

History

  1. Nov 4, 2026, 19:18 UTCThe headline was: “Bethesda reveals The Elder Scrolls VI's full title: Sentinel”
  2. Nov 4, 2026, 17:56 UTCThe headline was: “The Elder Scrolls VI is officially titled Sentinel, Bethesda announces”
  3. Nov 4, 2026, 00:21 UTCThe headline was: “Bethesda reveals the full title: The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel”

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