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Joshua Wolens

Ex-Skyblivion dev says it 'was never in the state that the videos would show off' as they claim it's crunching on a 'pointless and unachievable' 2025 release goal—but remaining devs seem optimistic

Mankar Camoran, an elf with a beard in blue-yellow robes, standing amid ayleid structure in Skyblivion.

Mega-mod Skyblivion—the one that remakes The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion in the swish new Skyrim: Special Edition engine—is set to release in a matter of months after over a decade of work. The news around this has been, on the whole, quite positive. The trailers look good, its dungeons are meant to be better, and Bethesda even gave the whole team keys for the official Oblivion Remaster back when that released.

But at least one team member, or former team member, isn't happy. Dee Keyes—listed as a world designer on Skyblivion's team page, though they have confirmed to RPS that they're no longer on the project—has taken to X to criticise the project over alleged mismanagement and for "crunching" to pursue "a pointless and unachievable release date."

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