There's a new Gamers With Jobs Radio podcast available at the Gamers With Jobs website, offering an interview with Bethesda about the upcoming Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Thanks Blues.

A while ago it was announced that Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion would not make its early December release date, with the game now expect some time early 2006. Bethesda's Pete Hines posted a message on the official forums with a very simple reason as to why the game has been delayed: it just isn't done yet.

In short, the game is coming out in early 2006 because it isn't done yet. We still have things that need to be done before the game is released. So we continue to optimize, test, balance, etc. We've already gone way beyond what we did in any game previously in playtesting and balancing this game. Way beyond. But there is work that needs to be done and so development continues to go on pretty much around the clock. We will not put out a more specific date until we are certain we will be ready then. Like system specs, we aren't fans of putting out info that changes later on and only confuses or annoys our fans.

We have a number of site updates planned between now and the game's release that we hope to do on a regular basis each week. We'll do the best we can to make it every week, but understand that sometimes PR/marketing stuff gets in the way of game development and so it has to get set aside sometimes for the good of the game (and the people making it). We'll be updating the Codex in stages, adding new concept art, screens, etc. in the coming weeks and months. We're open to doing another fan interview in the coming weeks as well to let you ask what it is you think we aren't telling you. In short, we aren't holding out on you, we just don't want to be done telling you about the game before it comes out.

Over at FileShack you can now find the Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion E3 2005 presentation video, which showed up online before but is now officially endorsed by Bethesda. The video (also available in parts) shows off the game and features narration by producer Todd Howard. Oblivion is due out before the end of the year on PC and Xbox 360.

For some reason this announcement slipped through the cracks, but Bethesda announced a few days ago that Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will feature music by composer Jeremy Soule. He also scored the previous Elder Scrolls game Morrowind, and has worked on many other games including Guild Wars, Dungeon Siege and Neverwinter Nights.

Elite Bastards is the latest site with an Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Q&A, asking Bethesda producer Gavin Carter about the upcoming RPG sequel. Topics include the game engine, PhysX support, elements they wanted to improve on from Morrowind, the economy, dungeons and more. Thanks Blues News.

RPG Gamer is the latest site to feature an Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Q&A. Producer Gavin Carter is asked about the voice actors, the quick travel system, the updated TES construction set, dungeons, the Radiant AI system, the potion and spell creation system and a few other topics.

GameCloud starts off the day with an Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Q&A. Bethesda's Pete Hines talks about pressure on the team, improving the open-ended gameplay, the storyline, magic and combat, AI, mod support and more.

Always nice on a Friday afternoon: some new screenshots from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. These were taken from the Xbox 360 build, but visual quality should be pretty even with the PC version.

The official Elder Scrolls website has been updated with a new development diary in which level designer Michael Ryan talks about the creation of Oblivion. Includes some screenshots of the current TES Construction Set.

The official Elder Scrolls forum has a second Fan Interview post, answering twenty-four fan submitted questions about the upcoming Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. Thanks Blues News.

Out of the Dark and Into the Spotlight is a Washington Post article, profiling the Maryland based developer Bethesda Softworks. The article touches on the history of the company as well as the development of the upcoming The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

GamesPlanet has a new Elder Scrolls IV Q&A, asking Betheda's Pete Hines about Oblivion. There are questions about the game's storyline, the Radiant AI, character classes, creating the forests, fan feedback and releasing the game on the Xbox 360.

I love goooolld..ahem..ConsoleGold has posted a Q&A with Gavin Carter, one of the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion producers. Topics include combat, minigames, magic, home owning, skills, size of the world and Construction Set improvements.

Bethesda sends along three new screenshots from Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Though taken from the Xbox 360 build, they should be pretty similar to what we'll see on the PC.

Games Radar has reprinter a PC Gamer preview of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, with impressions based on the E3 presentation from a couple of months ago.

Rolling Your Own with The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion is an article format interview on GameSpy, asking Bethesda's Pete Hines about the mod support plans for the new Elder Scrolls RPG.

There's a new Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Q&A on GameSpot this afternoon, asking Todd Howard about E3 and progress on the game since. New screenshots are included.

Telefragged has an Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Q&A, asking Bethesda producer Todd Howard about this highly anticipated RPG sequel. Topics include squad combat, the AI system, working with the Xbox 360 versus the PC, marksmanship, travelling and music.

GameChronicles has a new Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Q&A, asking producer Todd Howard a few questions about this highly anticipated RPG sequel.

How about some Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion screenshots. Yeah you like that, don't you.