While rumors of a massively multiplayer '' The Elder Scrolls '' game had been circulating for years , accurate information about the game and its imminent May 2012 announcement was not leaked until March 2012 , to online publication Tom 's Guide by an anonymous industry source . According to the leak , the game was scheduled to be shown at E3 2012 in June and QuakeCon 2012 in August . On November 8 , 2012 , Bethesda released a video on YouTube called " An Introduction to The Elder Scrolls Online " , in which the game 's developers talk about the game 's content and development . Several actors were announced to voice the characters of '' The Elder Scrolls Online '' , among them John Cleese , Bill Nighy , Kate Beckinsale , Lynda Carter , Alfred Molina , Michael Gambon , Jennifer Hale , Malcolm McDowell , and Peter Stormare . Beta sign-ups for '' The Elder Scrolls Online '' began on January 21 , 2013 , and continued for seven rounds until February 26
E3 2012
E3 2012
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