We’ve got livestreams, giveaways, Twitch Drops (including a free pet), and an exciting new Stonethorn trailer lined up for QuakeCon At Home. Here’s everything you need to know about ESO’s presence at this year’s special three-day virtual event.

Studio Director Matt Firor takes part in the QuakeCon Digital Welcome and talks about the year so far, discusses the Dark Heart of Skyrim, and even shares a new Stonethorn gameplay trailer! The Digital Welcome (and QuakeCon itself) begins Friday, August 7 at 12:00PM EDT, on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda—don’t miss it!

During the event, we’re giving away a host of goodies, including Reliquaries, a Razer peripheral prize package, Steel Series mouse pads, and several digital goods during the streams and on social media (Instagram, Twitter), so keep an eye out for your chance to win.

Even better, watch any of the official ESO streams each day (listed below) and you will receive a QuakeCon Twitch Drop, which includes the Flame Atronach Pony pet and an Ouroboros Crown Crate. Make sure you link your ESO and Twitch accounts ahead of time to qualify.


While pretty, we recommend NOT petting the Flame Atronach Pony

Don’t forget, you can now get Twitch Drops for all platforms, including Xbox One and PlayStation 4, so don’t miss out!

Throughout QuakeCon, the Community team is hosting a series of fun livestreams with members of the ESO development team and special guests. Check out everything we’ve got planned below:


ESO Voice-Over Chat—Featuring Jennifer Hale & Robbie Daymond

Friday, August 7 at 1PM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda

Voice actors Jennifer Hale (Lyris Titanborn) and Robbie Daymond (Fennorian), plus ZOS’s Senior VO Supervisor Becky Ichnoski, join the ESO Community team to talk about how they give their voice to some of the game’s most-beloved characters.


ESO Developer Interview—Featuring Encounters Lead Mike Finnigan

Saturday, August 8 at 12PM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda_DE

German Community Manager Kai Schober talks to Encounters Lead Mike Finnigan about the game, the Dark Heart of Skyrim, and the upcoming Stonethorn release!


ESO Gearless & Fearless Dungeon Run—Featuring Nicole Savoy

Saturday, August 8 at 8PM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda

Pro wrestler and ESO fan Nicole Savoy squads up with The Elder Scrolls Online team to try to tackle one of ESO’s perilous dungeons while wearing no gear—what they pick up along the way is what they can wear!


Pete and Rob Whittaker Take on ESO

Saturday, August 8 at 11PM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda

Uncle Pete from Bethesda Softworks and MMA champion Rob Whittaker (Aussie Aussie Aussie!) team up to explore Western Skyrim from The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor.



ESO Live Art Creation & Chat

Sunday, August 9 at 7PM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda

ZOS Concept Artist Mike May and Art Director CJ Grebb drop in to talk about ESO’s art process AND produce a brand-new piece of ESO-inspired art live on stream. One lucky viewer will win the completed piece, so don’t miss out!


In addition to the above, there are a ton of amazing streams to check out from the community team, ESO streamers, and community members:

• August 7 at 1PM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda_DE—ESO Homestead Tour featuring community members FuFuns and Lasuu (in German)
• August 8 at 8AM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda_fr—French Community Manager Sanda Mauri hosts community members Artesio, Deastre, and MrElderScrolls for an ESO quiz (in French)
• August 8 at 4AM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda—ESO Charity Stream for UNICEF featuring streamers Thorlar, Michi, and QueenE
• August 8 at 9AM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda—Conquering Icereach featuring UK Community Manager Ophelia Noir and Stream Team members Dawnwhisper, kayPOWXD, and Xynode
• August 8 at 5PM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda—The Best Elder Scrolls Online Roleplay on Twitch featuring actors Tony Noto and Dayeanne Hutton
• August 9 at 12:35AM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda—ESO with Tamriel Downunder featuring ANZ Community Managers Jonny Roses and Kim Bender, plus Stream Team members Dacu, IcyIC, AngryWolf, and mApplinator
• August 9 at 7AM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda_DE—ESO Guild vs. Guild Dungeon Runs featuring community members Arkays Segen and Noractis (in German)
• August 9 at 4AM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda—My World: Aeyvi’s ESO featuring Ophelia Noir and Stream Team member Aeyvi
• August 9 at 11AM EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda—ESO PvP Masterclass featuring Benelux Community Manager Julian Eriks and Stream Team member Rubensky

Phew! That’s a ton of great ESO action and fun throughout the entire event from all over the world. Remember, you can earn a QuakeCon pet and a Crown Crate just for watching!
QuakeCon brings people together like no other event in the world, so we’re thrilled to bring you three days of ESO fun, give out unique rewards, and support more than a few great causes with our charity drives. Let us know if you’re looking forward to all the reveals, streams, and the chance to earn that fiery new pet on social via @TESOnline, Instagram, and Facebook. Don’t forget—it all kicks off Friday, August 7 at 12PM on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda!

Tune in to ESO Live this Friday to get an inside look at the new Homestead Character Pathing system coming with Update 27 and check out the winners of our official Greymoor Home Decorating Contest!

This Friday, July 24 at 4PM EDT/9PM BST, check out https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda for a live preview of the upcoming Homestead Character Pathing system and the announcement of our official Greymoor Home Decorating Contest winners. To help community managers Gina Bruno and Jessica Folsom dive into this Homestead-themed show, we’ve enlisted the help of Systems Designer (and Homestead czar) Cullen Lee.

Firstly, the team will introduce the new system coming with Update 27 and show you how easy it is to make your NPCs move around your home. Then, together, the team will announce the winners of both categories of the Home Decorating Contest (Nord and Vampire) and discuss each entry. If you love ESO’s housing, this is the show for you!

Throughout the show we’ll also have Twitch Drops enabled (link your account), discuss the latest ESO news, and have a giveaway, so join us this Friday, July 24 at 4PM EDT/9PM BST, on Twitch—see you there!

As a thank you to the ESO community for your amazing support, we’ve added a FREE bundle to the in-game Crown Store. 

Whether you’ve been sharing your stories of adventure, assisting your fellow players, or helping us continually improve the game, you’ve created one of the best communities in gaming. To show our appreciation for everything you all do, we’ve added a special gift to the in-game Crown Store.

From now until July 30, you can find the brand-new Player Appreciation Bundle featured in the Crown Store. This exclusive bundle is completely free (it’s listed as having a zero crown cost) and includes the following items:

• Vampiric Dragon-Imp pet
• The Mace of Molag Bal outfit style
• Three Outfit Change Tokens
• 10 Crown Repair Kits
• 20 Crown Soul Gems
• Three Gold Coast Experience Scrolls (50% boost for one hour)

Get your free bundle right now!

Once you’ve received the bundle, you can find the Repair Kits, Soul Gems, and Experience Scrolls in your Inventory and the pet and weapon style in your Collections UI. Finally, you can use the Outfit Change tokens at an Outfit Station (where you can also apply the weapon style).

Don’t forget, this bundle is 100% free, and you can claim it from the Crown Store right now—it’s that easy. Once again, we truly appreciate everything the ESO community does both in game and out, so thank you for being such an active, passionate, and engaging part of The Elder Scrolls Online. We’ll see you in Tamriel!

Experience the beauty and danger of the High Elf homeland during the Summerset Celebration event and you’ll earn bonus rewards and collectibles.

The Summerset Celebration begins Thursday, July 23 at 10:00AM EDT and continues until Tuesday, August 4, at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST. During the event period, you can earn bonus rewards and a new event-specific outfit style, simply by exploring and adventuring in Summerset and Artaeum!

As you venture throughout Summerset, you’ll receive extra loot from all daily quest rewards, resource nodes, world, delve bosses, and Psijic Portals (only in Summerset!). Even better, the first time you complete an Abyssal Geyser, delve, world boss daily quest, or the Cloudrest trial weekly quest each day, you’ll earn a Glorious Summerset Coffer in addition to your regular rewards.

These reward boxes can contain all kinds of valuable items, including set items, crafting materials, furnishing recipes, and pages of the brand-new Snowhawk Mage outfit style!



Even if you have already received and opened your daily Glorious Summerset Coffer, you can keep earning the more-common-but-still-stylish Summerset Coffers by continuing to take on the island’s many threats. These additional boxes might not have quite the same volume of luxuries as their Glorious cousins, but they can be earned from even more activities, including via safeboxes, Psijic Portals, resource nodes, and more—AND you can continue to earn them all day. All the reason you need to keep exploring the isle of Summerset!*

Indriks are native to the Summerset Isles, so no better event introduces an all-new evolution: the Mossheart Indrik! To acquire this mount, you need to have a Nascent Indrik and all four Mossheart berries. The first two berries are available from the Impresario during this event, and the rest will arrive in later to-be-announced events.



Begin your Mossheart Indrik berry collection

Of course, to acquire these new berries, you need Event Tickets. During the event period, you can acquire three as an additional reward for the first delve, world boss, Abyssal Geyser, or Cloudrest trial quest you complete each day—the same activities you were already doing for the event!

Here’s a list of everything the Impresario will have in stock throughout the Summerset Celebration:

• All four Indrik Feathers (to get a Nascent Indrik)
• The first two Mossheart Berries of Bloom and Budding
• Group repair kits
• Summerset furnishings
• Alinor Wall Mirror, Ornate
• Alinor Archway, Tall
• Alinor Monument, Marble
• Painting of Summerset Coast, Refined
• Alinor Pergola, Blue Wisteria Peaked
• Display Case, Specimen
• Psijic Lighting Globe, Small
• Alinor Winerack, Polished
• Display Case, Standing Arched
• Alinor Desk, Mirrored
• Snowhawk Mage outfit style pages (bound to your character on purchase)

If you don’t own or have access to the zone, you can pick up the Summerset DLC from the in-game Crown Store at 50% off throughout the event. Don’t forget, because it’s a DLC, you also gain access to the zone if you have an ESO Plus™ membership.

That’s not all you can get from the Crown Store during the event period, however, since you can also grab the Summerset Collector’s Pack at 50% off, acquire returning Psijic Vault Crown Crates, and even snag the brand-new “Music Box, Enigmas of the Elder Way” furnishing for your home.



All of these deals, returning items, and brand-new goods are available only for a limited time, so don’t miss out!

Explore the island home of the High Elves during the Summerset Celebration in-game event and you’ll get bonus rewards from drops, daily quests, and more. Whether you’re mer, man, or beast, there are plenty of reasons to hop on that ship to Shimmerene and explore one of Tamriel’s most beautiful and mysterious locations. Are you excited to visit Summerset? Let us know via @TESOnline, Instagram, and Facebook.

The Summerset Celebration in-game event begins on Thursday, July 23 at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST, and will end on Tuesday, August 4 at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST.

*Y’know, aside from the island’s pristine sandy beaches, majestic local wildlife, and dastardly Daedric conspiracies.

Prepare to continue your Dark Heart of Skyrim adventure as the team reveals the next release in the year-long saga and upcoming base-game update.

This Thursday, July 9 at 3PM EDT/8PM BST, tune in to https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda for the first live look at the upcoming Q3 DLC release and Update 27. Learn about your next big adventure as a mystery developer guest joins Jessica Folsom and Gina Bruno of the ESO community team to announce and preview the new DLC release, its content and setting, and how it fits into the Dark Heart of Skyrim year-long epic.

There’ll also be Twitch Drops enabled (link your account), and as always the show will also feature the latest news (including PTS information for the new DLC and Update 27), giveaways, and plenty of laughs. If you’re excited to learn about your next big adventure, join us this Thursday, July 9 at 3PM EDT/8PM BST, on Twitch—see you there!

With the new Steam Points Shop open indefinitely, you can now exchange Steam Points for ESO-themed backgrounds and emoticons! Spruce up your Steam profile by adding a new background to represent ESO or invest in some emoticons to spread your love for your favorite faction!

Check out The Elder Scrolls Online goodies here.

Please note that you will need at least two hours of playtime on The Elder Scrolls Online and own it on Steam to exchange for these backgrounds and emoticons.

For more information on how to earn Steam Points and what else you can exchange with them, read Steam's article here.

You can take your first steps into Tamriel at 60% off on Steam right now during the Summer Sale.

The Steam Summer Sale is now live, and you can pick up The Elder Scrolls Online: Standard Edition for up to 60% from the Steam Store.

If you’re ready to begin your journey into Tamriel, the Standard Edition is ideal for brand-new players looking for a whole world of stories, characters, and adventures to discover, including four unique classes to master and 23 amazing zones to explore. However, because this edition includes the Morrowind Chapter, you’ll also gain an additional zone, a unique storyline, and the Warden class, too!

This sale is now live on the Steam Store, but it is available only until July 9, 2020, so don’t miss out!

Are you ready to experience a world without limits and begin your adventures in Tamriel? Let us know via @TESOnline, Instagram, or Facebook.

Learn how you can get a free Infernium Dwarven Spiderling pet when you verify your email address and opt in to marketing emails.

From now until the end of June, ESO players that have a verified email address and have also opted in to receive marketing emails will receive a free Infernium Dwarven Spiderling pet. Here’s exactly what you need to do to get your hands on this arachnid automaton.

Verify Your Email

To see if you have a verified email address, log in to your ESO account on the official website. If you can log in, congratulations! You have a verified email address.

If you are on console and have not verified your email, you can find instructions for both PlayStation®4 and Xbox One in this help article. If you are having trouble logging in to your account, you can recover your account using this form.

Opting In to Email

To opt in to marketing emails, log in to your ESO account, navigate to your Options menu, and then select Account. From there, under “Marketing Preferences” you can enable marketing emails.

You can also do this from the official website. From your account page, select “Marketing Preferences” under the Account Summary section, then check the “I would like to receive news about new events and promotions” box and select “Save.”

By opting in to marketing emails, you’ll receive information on latest news, trailers, sales, and more. You can opt out of marketing emails at any time by changing your Marketing Preferences as noted above (or using the unsubscribe feature included in our marketing emails).

Opt-in to receive this pet!

That’s it! As long as you have a verified email address and have opted into marketing emails by July 1 at 2:59AM EDT, you are eligible to receive the free pet.

We will email a code for the Infernium Dwarven Spiderling pet during the month of July, so keep an eye on your inbox. Once you have received it, you can redeem your code by navigating to the in-game Crown Store and selecting “Redeem Code” from there. You can also log in to your account on the official website and select the “Redeem Code” link under Account Summary.

If you have any questions or concerns concerning getting your new pet, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team on Twitter or the Help Portal, or reach out to us directly via @TESOnline, Instagram, or Facebook.

Bring glory to your Alliance, your guild, or yourself during the Midyear Mayhem PvP event and you’ll earn double Alliance Points, XP, and unique rewards.

Update: We're extending our PvP Event to July 8 at 10:00AM EDT! Earn your last-minute Event Tickets and grab those final Berries for the Icebreath Indrik while you still can!


Midyear Mayhem returns to Cyrodiil, the Imperial City, and the battlegrounds this Thursday, June 25 at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST, and will continue until Wednesday, July 8 at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST. During this event, you can claim additional rewards when battling your fellow players in PvP activities, including double XP and Alliance points and event-specific collectibles, Achievements, and titles. 

Here’s how you can join the battle:

1. Visit the in-game Crown Store to acquire the “Details on the Midyear Mayhem" quest
2. Travel to your Alliance War faction's main gate in Cyrodiil using the Alliance War menu or a Battlegrounds camp outside major cities
1. You are no longer required to travel to Cyrodiil to kick off the event
3. Find the NPC named “Predicant Maera" and continue the quest
1. If you already completed the quest last year, you won't need to do it again
4. Complete the quest to receive your Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity and a Pelinal's Midyear Boon Box
5. Use the scroll to enjoy a two-hour, 100% buff in the Alliance War, Imperial City, and Battlegrounds to:
1. Alliance Points gained
2. XP gains for PvP player kills

Celebrate Pelinal’s (violent) legacy with Predicant Maera

You can keep reusing the Scroll of Pelinal’s Ferocity throughout the event. If you happen to lose it, don’t worry: you can get another from Predicant Maera or use the nearby Basin of the Gore Virtuous instead.

Throughout the event, in addition to bonus Alliance Points and XP, you can also earn Midyear Mayhem-specific collectibles, reward boxes, and more.  

NEW Second Legion Outfit Style Pages

Wear the classically Imperial raiment of the Imperial City’s Second Legion with new tradeable Outfit Style pages, dropped by bosses within the Imperial City, including those found in the city itself and the sewers.

Legion Zero Outfit Style Pages

You can also earn tradeable Outfit Style pages for the Legion Zero’s armor, also dropped from bosses in the Imperial City and Imperial City sewers.

Standard-Bearer Emotes

Earned by collecting 10 Standard-Bearer’s Emblems, found within the first Pelinal’s Midyear Boon Box you open each day per account. Combine 10 of them with a Standard-Bearer’s License (on sale for 50,000 AP) from Predicant Maera to create a Runebox with the emote.

Dress like an Imperial!

Midyear Victor’s Laurel Wreath

As always, you can earn the Midyear Victor’s Laurel Wreath collectible by completing all of the Midyear Mayhem Achievements below:

• Mayhem Connoisseur: Receive the blessing of the Whitestrake at one of the Alliance Gates during the Midyear Mayhem.
• Echo of Pelinal's Fury: Read a Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity during the Midyear Mayhem.
• Hand of the Whitestrake: Acquire your 25th Pelinal's Midyear Boon Box.
• Wrath of the Whitestrake: Defeat 50 opponents during the Midyear Mayhem.
• Pelinavant the Scourge: Win a Battleground match during the Midyear Mayhem.
• Pelinaline the Bloody: Capture a Keep in Cyrodiil during the Midyear Mayhem.
• Pelinerrif Insurgent: Capture an Imperial District during the Midyear Mayhem.

Note that access to the Imperial City DLC game pack is required to earn all of the above Achievements, so pick it up FREE from the in-game Crown Store!

Boon Boxes

As you battle your fellow players in Cyrodiil, the battlegrounds, and the Imperial City, you’ll also earn Pelinal’s Midyear Boon Boxes. You can get these in addition to your regular Rewards for the Worthy containers and as PvP daily quest rewards from the following:

• Battleground quests from Battlemaster Rivyn
• Scouting, Battle, Warfront, and Conquest Missions
• Elder Scroll capture and recapture quests
• Town quests in Vlastarus, Bruma, Cropsford, Cheydinhal, and Chorrol
• Imperial City daily quests

Fight to capture Cyrodiil and glory

When you receive and open one of Pelinal’s boons, you have a chance to receive the following items:

• Transmute Crystals
• Alchemy reagents
• PvP consumables such as repair kits, forward camps, and siege weapons
• Motif pages for the Alliance and Akaviri styles
• Style items for your Alliance
• Akaviri style items
• Coldharbour siege weapons
• Prismatic Runestones
• Books of Pelinal housing items

Resource Notes and “The Golden”

Finally, throughout the event, harvesting nodes within Cyrodiil and the Imperial City will drop double their regular resources, and the Cyrodiil merchant Adhazabi Aba-daro (also known as “The Golden”) stocks Alliance War Legendary-quality jewelry, with necklaces during the first weekend and rings during the second.

During the Midyear Mayhem event, you can earn up to four Event Tickets per day by completing two different PvP activities:

• Two tickets for completing any Cyrodiil or Battlegrounds daily quest
• Two tickets for completing any Imperial City district daily quests

The Event Ticket timer resets at 1:00AM EDT/6:00AM BST each morning. Note that if you earn new Event Tickets over the 12-limit cap, you’ll lose them. Good thing there’s plenty of things to spend them on at Impresario vendor during the event:

• Second Legion Outfit Style pages (can’t be traded)
• Zero Legion Outfit Style pages (can’t be traded)
• Standard-Bearer Emotes
• Group Repair Kits
• Icebreath Berries (including Bloom, Budding, Growth, and Ripeness)
• Indrik Feathers
• Rimedusk Indrik pet

Don’t forget, this event is your chance to complete the serene Icebreath Indrik!

So pretty!


For more on how Event Tickets and Indriks work, don’t hesitate to check out our guide.


Prove your worth in the Alliance War, Imperial City, and Battlegrounds, and you’ll receive bonus XP and Alliance points in addition to event-specific rewards, Achievements, and titles. There’s never been a better time to take the fight to your fellow players! Let us know if you’re ready for the return of Midyear Mayhem via @TESOnline, Instagram, and Facebook.

The Midyear Mayhem in-game event begins on Thursday, June 25 at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST, and will end on Tuesday, July 7 at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST.
Events Announcements

Show off your sense of style and interior design skills for a chance to win some fantastic ESO prizes!

To celebrate the release of the new Greymoor Chapter, we are happy to announce a Vampire- and Nord-themed housing contest!

During the contest period, which runs from now until Friday, July 3 at 11:59PM EDT, you can submit one screenshot (per category) of your home/room that embraces one of the following themes:

1. A Home Fit for a Vampire: Design a home fit for a single Vampire lord or an entire brood   

2. Nord Homestead: Craft a lodging that would make any true Nord proud     

To enter, simply upload your screenshot directly to the entry form at the bottom of this article.

You can read the official rules here—please note that you can submit only one screenshot per category. PC players using an add-on like Essential Housing Tools must disable any add-on generated textures and effects prior to submitting the screenshot.

After the contest period ends, members of the ESO Dev Team and Stream Team member JHartEllis will review the submissions and choose one winner and two runners-up per category. 

We will award all winners an ESO prize package, including the following items:

Two Grand Prize Winners

• 21,000 crowns to spend in the ESO Crown Store
• A house of your choice (includes previous limited-time offers)
• Vampiric Sovereign Statue (digital)*
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Digital Collector’s Edition
• Vampiric Libations Bundle*
• A Music Box of your choice (includes previous limited-time offers)

Four Runners-Up

• 5,500 crowns to spend in the ESO Crown Store
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Digital Collector’s Edition
• A Music Box of your choice (includes previous limited-time offers)

*These items are planned to be released in the Crown Store at a later date.

We will announce all winners in July. Please see the Official Rules for details and restrictions. Good luck and happy decorating!