Zenimax Online, the developer studio behind the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4, Xbox One), is working on a new game. And job postings reveal that it is likely an MMO.
What do the job postings reveal? Several employees are currently being sought at Zenimax Online. Each job posting for the new project states that applicants must either have experience with MMOs and RPGs, enjoy playing MMOs, or have experience developing “Games as a Service” games.
This indicates that the new game from the developer studio will likely be an MMO.
What kind of game can we expect?
What else do we know about this game? Last year, Matt Firor from Zenimax Online revealed that it is a AAA title of a new brand. So it is not The Elder Scrolls Online 2, and the project is also not set in the Fallout universe.
Is it Starfield? While Starfield is a new brand, it is being developed by Bethesda and not by Zenimax Online. Additionally, Bethesda stated that Starfield is a single-player RPG.
This does not rule out a multiplayer mode, but Bethesda announced Starfield at E3 2018 to reassure single-player fans after the reveal of the multiplayer game Fallout 76 and to assure them that something is still coming for them.
However, it is conceivable that Zenimax Online is developing an MMO spin-off of Starfield. So an additional game in the same universe, similar to what is the case with The Elder Scrolls Online.
Starfield as a science fiction scenario offers not only something new, which deviates from the fantasy world of ESO and the post-apocalyptic setting of Fallout 76, the scenario is quite untapped in the MMO genre and opens up many possibilities.
What else could it be? We know from the job postings that an MMO is likely expected. Furthermore, it is conceivable that it will be an MMORPG since employees with experience in the RPG sector are being sought.
That we will get another fantasy MMORPG is rather unlikely, as that would put Zenimax Online in competition with the still very successful ESO.
Therefore, a science fiction scenario makes sense. Perhaps we can expect a kind of loot shooter in the style of Destiny. A contemporary setting like in The Division would also be conceivable.
The fact is, Zenimax Online is currently looking for new employees for a large game in a new brand that will apparently be an MMO(RPG).
What type of game would you like? Do you think it will be an MMORPG in a science fiction scenario?
Want to know which MMORPGs you can expect in 2020 and beyond? We reveal it to you in the MeinMMO article “17 exciting MMORPGs that we only expect starting from 2020“.
