Elder Scrolls Online

Elder Scrolls Online is an upcoming massively multiplayer role-playing video game developed by ZeniMax Online Studios, to be released in 2013.&#91;1&#93; &#91;2&#93; It is a part of the The Elder Scrolls video game franchise, of which it is the first multiplayer installment. It was announced on May 3, 2012 in an exclusive reveal by Game Informer and is to be formally revealed in the same month's issue of the magazine.&#91;1&#93;

Setting
As with other games in The Elder Scrolls franchise, the game will be set in the fictional continent of Tamriel and feature a storyline not connected with the other games. The game will be set a millennium before the events of the previous game in the series, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, with the Daedric Prince Molag Bal appearing as the main antagonist as he attempts to conquer all of Tamriel.&#91;1&#93;

The entire continent of Tamriel will be playable in the game, and players will have the opportunity to join any of the three factions warring over the throne of the Emperor of Tamriel.&#91;1&#93; The three factions are represented by a lion, a dragon and a bird of prey.