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Ex-Elder Scrolls Online Boss Opens Up About Microsoft Killing His Dream Game: ‘A Giant Successful Video Game On The Microsoft Level Was Frankly Not That Stimulating To Them’

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Ethan Gach Kotaku
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The Elder Scrolls Online
Genres · rpg
Release · Apr 4, 2014
Developer · ZeniMax Online Studios
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1982–2025
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Top genres · fps, simulation, strategy
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