{"id":2746,"date":"2025-07-17T09:44:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/?p=2746"},"modified":"2025-07-21T10:14:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:14:37","slug":"creator-of-the-elder-scrolls-quits-games-industry-due-to-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/creator-of-the-elder-scrolls-quits-games-industry-due-to-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Creator of The Elder Scrolls quits games industry due to cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The ‘father’ of The Elder Scrolls<\/a> has been forced to abandon his work on a new game, due to his failing health.<\/p>\n

While Bethesda<\/a>\u2019s Todd Howard is very much the current face of The Elder Scrolls<\/a>, he didn\u2019t begin working on the series until the second game. As such, the people that deserve the credit for creating the series are Vijay Lakshman, Ted Peterson, and Julian LeFay.<\/p>\n

All three have long since left Bethesda and, in 2019, founded their own studio called OnceLost Games to make The Wayward Realms, another fantasy action role-player that\u2019s billed as a spiritual successor to The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall.<\/p>\n

A recent update on the game brings no good news though, as the studio has announced that, after a long battle with cancer<\/a>, LeFay has had to step down due to his worsening condition.<\/p>\n

The news was relayed in a brief YouTube video<\/a> by The Wayward Realms executive producer Victor Villarreal, who also shared a message from Peterson in the video description.<\/p>\n

According to Peterson, LeFay\u2019s doctors have said his time is limited and thus \u2018must step away from OnceLost Games for his health and to live his final moments surrounded by his loved ones.\u2019<\/p>\n

This means he won\u2019t be around to see The Wayward Realms launch, but Peterson added, \u2018Julian has complete faith in the ability of the team to bring the game he has envisioned to life for this incredible community.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Anticipating this possibility, Julian has documented his vision and concepts well, ensuring the team is left with the resources needed to complete the game. The full game, beyond the Early Access build.\u2019<\/p>\n

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