The latest game in the series, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, was released in 2011 and quickly became a fan favorite and an award-winner. Skyrim remains popular even today thanks to the efforts of one of the largest online modding communities in existence, but Elder Scrolls enthusiasts still anxiously await the release of sixth game in the series. This news has fans all over the Internet guessing, though there is no real proof that there is any connection between Redfall and The Elder Scrolls brand. Since the second game in the series, Daggerfall, every game has based its title around a location from the world of Tamriel, be it a city, a continent or (in the case of the fourth game, Oblivion) a mystic plane. There is no place called Redfall mentioned in any of the previous Elder Scrolls lore or maps. Some speculate that the title could be a reference to the Redguard race and their homeland of Hammerfell. During the time of Skyrim, Hammerfell was in dire straits, facing a long civil war after leaving the Cyrodilic Empire to stand as a free nation while facing invasion from The High Elves. Though the people of Hammerfell weathered both crises, it was still in a weakened position even after The High Elves gave up conquering their land and it's possible the new nation may be on the brink of collapse (or falling) by the time of the sixth Elder Scrolls game.Elder Scrolls 6 (opens in new tab) is a very, very long way away, and if this battle is anything to go by, then the ride to get there certainly isn’t going to be an easy one. Youtuber Skullzi TV (opens in new tab) has spotted that is opposing the Redfall trademark (opens in new tab) application against ZeniMax Media (i.e. the owners of Bethesda Game Studios) over their attempt to trademark the term ‘Redfall’.

Ok, that might sound about as exciting as a minor plot point in Law and Order, but I spoke to our legal team and turns out it’s when you dig into the trial dates via the United States Trademark and Patent Office that things get interesting. Look into the trial schedule and it shows that deadlines have been scheduled for the major points in the case, the latest being in August 2020. I don’t think anyone was under the illusion that we’d be getting Elder Scrolls before then, but this is the cold, hard evidence that with a trademark battle going on there really is no chance that the sequel to Skyrim will be coming out any time soon.

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