Oblivion has been rated Mature (Blood and Gore, Language, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence) by the ESRB.

Oblivion is a high fantasy event (Think Lord of the Rings") LRP system that takes place in a harsh and unforgiving universe. It is a dark and dangerous game, where to survive each minute will need courage, strength, guile and the odd piece of luck. It was set up by players who wanted to challenge other enthusiasts of LRP to test themselves to their role-playing limits and sometimes beyond.

No, Oblivion is a single-player game only. Rather than split our focus between two different types of gameplay, we'd rather focus on one and make it the best single-player experience possible.

No, each chapter of the Elder Scrolls series is a different story unto itself and isn't directly connected to any of the other storylines. All of it adds to the lore and history of The Elder Scrolls, but you don't have to play previous games to know what's going on in this one.

PC version will most probably cost $50 after release, Xbox 360 version will cost $60. Collector's edition will cost more, but exact prices were not announced yet.

In November or December 2005, the exact date might be November 22 because it's a Microsoft Xbox 360 launch date in U.S. Oblivion is surely not coming before November 22.

No. Werewolves were part of the Morrowind expansion Bloodmoon, but there are no werewolves in Oblivion unless you're using some sort of mod.

Marcus is no longer selling signed copies through the Internet, but he'll be more than happy to sign for you if you catch up with him at a personal appearance.

Depending on the size of the event run, there is usually between 40-100 players and at least half again in monsters, giving usually a 2:1 ratio, although this has reached 1:1 in the past.

Wrong question. We don't expect people to only play Oblivion, we expect them to play other LRP games and events as well. In fact most of our players already do. No what we hope is that you come to Oblivion and go away feeling that you have been challenged and hopefully want to return to next time face your fear head-on.

PC and Xbox 360. Modding tools (and ability to play the game with mods installed) will be available only for PC users.

Bethesda Softworks LLC is both developer and publisher of Oblivion, PC and Xbox 360 versions. Bethesda is a ZeniMax Media company (actually a major company in ZeniMax). The game will be distributed by 2K Games.

A new version of TES Construction Set will be included with the PC version of the game. It will feel very familiar to TES III modders, but will have many new features that will make creating plugins much easier - and extend possibilites of what can be done in a mod. Realistic environments will be much easier to create, dialogue, quest and scripting systems were redone from scratch and will become more user-friendly, flexible and powerful than ever.

Your character begins in a prison cell under the imperial palace. An assassination attempt is made on the life of the emperor and he attempts to escape through a tunnel leading through your cell. Unfortunately all the emperor's guards, and eventually the emperor are killed. Before he dies the emperor gives you the "amulet of kings" and instructs you to find "he who can close fast the gates of oblivion".

All races present in Daggerfall and Morrowind will also appear in Oblivion, both as NPCs and playable characters. They include Imperials, Bretonians, Redguards, Nords, Orcs, Khajiit, Argonians, Wood Elves (Bosmer), High Elves (Altmer), and Dark Elves (Dunmer).

Oblivion combat system is completely different in comparison to the combat system of Morrowind. Player controls the action and understands what's going on, but the skill of the person playing the game doesn't override the stats and abilities of the character they're playing. You swing or block when you want, if the sword hits the enemy, or the shield blocks an attack, it hits or blocks. There's no hidden "to hit" rolls that cause you to miss when your sword clearly hits your enemy.

Magical schools available in Morrowind will still be present in Oblivion. However the way spells are cast has changed - now player won't need to unequip weapons to cast spells, so it will be quite easy to cast some quick supporting spell, like Heal, during a fight.

Oblivion uses a new Radiant AI system developed by Bethesda. All NPCs now have a 24/7 schedule with general goals that they should accomplish. Radiant makes NPSs figure out themselves how to accomplish their goals. NPCs behaviour towards other NPCs and player character is now much more versatile and complicated than in Morrowind. For example, if you enter a bookstore at night, the bookseller might be asleep, and will get angry and refuse to sell anything if you wake him up.

According to Hines, "NPCs will engage in dynamic conversations in streets, in buildings...wherever they run into each other. You can listen in on these conversations and pick up useful pieces of info, new quests, or simply listen to them talk about a quest you completed or are currently working on. When you talk to NPCs, you have a list of topics you can ask them about.

The core of Elder Scrolls classical skilling and levelling up system will remain intact. However all skills and stats will become more balanced and realistic than ever before.

Simply said, no. TESIV: Oblivion will not have any kind of multiplayer component to it. Bethesda have stated that they want to put all their resources into making Oblivion the best singleplayer experience they can. *** Yes, a trailer was released during the E3 this year. You can find the trailer here: Movie section on Www.elderscrolls.com ***

Bethesda was planning to license Unreal 3 engine from Epic, but then refused for some reason. Oblivion is based on Gamebryo engine from HDL, but if you've seen the screenshots and gameplay movies of Oblivion you probably realise that this engine definitely should not be underestimated. Oblivion is one of the most graphically impressive (and intensive) games scheduled for release this year. The only thing that may raise doubts is engine optimization.

Oblivion takes place in Cyrodiil, an Imperial province located in the heart of Tamriel continent. It is connected with the sea in the south, borders Skyrim in the North, Morrowind (where TES III: Morrowind was set) in the North-East, Black Marsh in the South-East, Elsweyr in the South, Valenwood in the South-West, Hammerfell and High Rock (where Daggerfall took place) in the North-West. You can view the whole map here.

No, each chapter of the Elder Scrolls series is a different story unto itself and isn't directly connected to any of the other storylines. Oblivion events start in 3E 433, 6 years after Morrowind began.

All information that Bethesda will reveal before Oblivion launch date will be published on our site. Visit Cyrodiil Chronicles Forums to discuss Oblivion (and general Elder Scrolls) issues with other Elder Scrolls fans. Report mistakes and and add your thoughts about the new questions for this FAQ in a special forum thread.

No. obmm's launch oblivion option is provided purely as a convenience, and no obmm function requires its use. No. Like I just said, obmm's launch oblivion option is provided purely as a convenience, and no obmm function requires its use. This includes load order.

The oblivion launcher does not sort mods into load order. It appears to have several different modes, and switches between them randomly. Occasionally it will sort mods into their load order, but more commonly it just sorts them alphabetically. You can ignore the order in which the official launcher displays your mods - obmm's order is the correct one.

They might make a small appearance but that's probably it. The developers want "each game to stand on its own". ***

No. Oblivion is made of lots of planes, one for each Daedric Prince. Oblivion featured the fiery realm of Mehrunes Dagon. The Shivering Isles is the realm of Sheogorath, the Daedric Prince of Madness. It’s a place unlike anything you’ve seen in Oblivion.