The Elder Scrolls VI officially has a name: Sentinel

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Bethesda" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/chrome_eg3cbwE9Id.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Bethesda is officially confirming today that the next <em>Elder Scrolls</em> game will be called <em>The Elder Scrolls VI Sentinel</em>. The confirmation came in a less than 10-minute video celebrating 40 years of Bethesda game studios.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">It's been more than eight years since Bethesda <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/10/17447808/elder-scrolls-6-announcement-reveal-bethesda-e3-2018">officially announced</a> the existence of the sixth game in its <em>Elder Scrolls</em> series, and studio chief Todd Howard made the announcement today and called it the "perfect time" to fully name the game. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Bethesda isn't sharing any more details on <em>The Elder Scrolls VI Sentinel</em> today, though. The <a href="https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/11/03/the-elder-scrolls-vi-official-name-reveal/">Xbox Wire press release</a> on the name is literally just a picture of the logo.</p> <div class="youtube-embed"><iframe title="Celebrating 40 Years of Bethesda Game Studios" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uvcfI8RPZYc?rel=0" allowfullscreen allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;"></iframe></div> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1022023/microsoft-exit-offer-layoffs-notepad">reported in <em> …</em></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1025273/the-elder-scrolls-vi-sentinel-name-announcement">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>