<Tr> <Th> Latest release </Th> <Td> The Elder Scrolls: Legends March 9, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Elder Scrolls is a series of action role - playing open world fantasy video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks . The series is known for its elaborate and richly detailed open worlds and its focus on free - form gameplay . Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim all won Game of the Year awards from multiple outlets . The series has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide . </P> <P> Within the fictional The Elder Scrolls universe, each game takes place on the continent of Tamriel . The setting is a mix of early or pre-medieval real - world elements, often revolving around a powerful Roman - like Empire in a world with very limited technological capabilities, and high fantasy elements, such as widespread magic use, travel between parallel worlds and the existence of many mythological creatures such as dragons . The continent is split into a number of provinces of which the inhabitants include humans as well as popular humanoid fantasy races such as elves, orcs and anthropomorphic animals . A common theme in the lore is that a chosen hero rises to defeat an incoming threat, usually a malevolent being or an antagonistic army . </P> <P> Since debuting with Arena in 1994, the series has produced a total of five main games (of which the last three have each featured two or three expansions) as well as several spin - offs . In 2014, a massively multiplayer online role - playing game, The Elder Scrolls Online, was released by Bethesda's affiliated ZeniMax subsidiary ZeniMax Online Studios . </P>

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