Bethesda Softworks Announces The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon

Bethesda Softworks Announces
The Elder
Scrolls III: Bloodmoon

Hunt Werewolves – or
Become One – in Expansion to Award-Winning
Morrowind

Rockville, MD – February 14,
2003 – Bethesda Softworks® today announced The Elder Scrolls III:
Bloodmoon(tm), the second expansion for its RPG-of-the-Year, The
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® for PC. Scheduled for release in May,
Bloodmoon takes you to the frozen Island of Solstheim where the
Empire is establishing a new mining colony – a venture being threatened by the
prophecy of the Bloodmoon and rumors of werewolves.

Your journey north from Vvardenfell by ship will bring you to a whole new
world, where the ashlands and rainy coasts of Morrowind give way to forests
and hills covered with snow and ice. In the huge wilderness of Solstheim
you’ll experience snow, blizzards, and new creatures, including frost trolls,
ice minions, and wolves…just to name a few.

"We wanted Bloodmoon
to look and feel completely new for Morrowind players," said
Todd Howard, Executive Producer. "Everything from the setting to the storyline
to the art makes this expansion feel like a game unto itself."

You’ll have a choice of
stories to follow and have the opportunity to defend the colony, take control
over how the colony is built up, and eliminate the werewolves. Or, you can
decide to join the werewolves and
become one of them, opening up a whole new style of gameplay.

"The chance to become a
werewolf adds a new dimension and brings back a memorable part of
Morrowind’s predecessor, Daggerfall®," said Project
Leader Ashley Cheng. "It’s something our fans have talked a lot about, and we
felt the only way to do it right was in an expansion where we could devote
full attention to it." 

The Elder Scrolls III:
Bloodmoon is
scheduled for release this May for PC. It is the second expansion pack for
Morrowind. The first expansion pack, Tribunal(tm),
was released in November 2002. For more information on Morrowind,
Tribunal, and Bloodmoon visit
www.elderscrolls.com.

About Morrowind®

Winner of more than 60
awards, including Game of the Year, PC RPG-of-the-Year, Xbox RPG-of-the-Year,
and Xbox Game of the Year, Morrowind has broken new ground for
the role-playing genre. An epic, open-ended single-player RPG, Morrowind
allows you to create and play any kind of character imaginable. You can choose
to follow the main storyline and find the source of the evil blight that
plagues the land, or set off on your own to explore strange locations and
develop your character based on their actions throughout the game. Featuring
stunning 3D graphics, open-ended gameplay, and an incredible level of detail
and interactivity, Morrowind offers a gameplay experience like
no other.

About Bethesda Softworks®

Headquartered in Rockville, MD, Bethesda
Softworks LLC is a developer and publisher of entertainment software and has
published numerous award-winning titles, including The Elder Scrolls®
series, the Terminator series, and Sea Dogs®. Its
full product line spans the sports, racing, RPG, strategy and action genres.
For more information on Bethesda Softworks’ products, visit
www.bethsoft.com.

Bethesda Softworks LLC is a ZeniMax Media
company.  The Elder Scrolls, Morrowind, Tribunal, Bloodmoon, Sea Dogs,
Bethesda Softworks and ZeniMax are registered trademarks or trademarks of
ZeniMax Media Inc.  All Rights Reserved.