To demonstrate the scale of the Elder Scrolls VII world map — which is larger than the distance light has travelled since development began — the studio dispatched an intern named Marcus to walk east until he reached the border.
He departed on March 1st. His last transmission, received several weeks later, read simply: “still grass.” The studio has classified this as its first fully successful playtest. Crossing the map on foot is estimated to take approximately forty-one real-time years.
The 2111 release date is now a legally binding commitment enforceable against Marcus's descendants. Payroll has some questions. Marcus, if you are reading this: keep going. You are doing incredible work.