November 11, 2026—that's today—marks the 15^th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. And if you thought Bethesda might use the big birthday to drop a surprise update on the state of The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel, sorry, but it's not happening.

The wheels of hope began turning a couple days ago, when Reece Reilly of the Kiwi Talkz podcast took to X to tease "an awesome announcement happening in the next 2 days that gamers will be happy about."

That, naturally, led to a thread on the TESVI subreddit speculating that something Sentinel-related would be happening on the Sentinel front—despite Bethesda specifically saying when Sentinel was made official that it will be "some time" before it was ready to share more information. Hey, eight days is "some time," right?

Well, yes, fair enough. But not enough time: Reece clarified on November 10 that "this announcement has nothing to do with Bethesda, Skyrim, TES:VI or even Mass Effect," and eventually Bethesda felt compelled to do the same.

"Hey everyone, wanted to pop in to say that we aren’t going to have any big announcements tomorrow," the official Bethesda account posted in response to the Reddit speculation. "We’re excited you’re excited but we will not be sharing anything new on Sentinel for some time."

Naturally, Sentinel subredditors took it exactly as you'd expect:

There's a little bit of frustration visible in some replies over the fact that Bethesda insists on remaining silent about Sentinel after all this time—eight years since The Elder Scrolls 6 was announced, 15 since Skyrim released.

For the most part, though, everyone seems to be taking it all in stride: Comically twisted theories, hopes for Skyrim 2, and widespread pride that the community managed to force Bethesda to directly intervene.

It's too bad, but on the other hand Bethesda was quite clear that Sentinel isn't going to be one of those announce-and-launch games: Frankly, I'll be surprised if we see it drop before 2030. That said, this is in fact the 15^th anniversary of Skyrim, and it's not going entirely unremarked: Bethesda shared commemorative art by fantasy artist Karl Fitzgerald to mark the big day, and over on X it's giving away three limited edition Skyrim anniversary posters.

On this day 15 years ago The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released. Since that day the community has continued to grow into something truly special. Thank you for being a part of it.This beautiful artwork was created by legendary artist Karl Fitzgerald to mark the occasion. #Skyrim15

— @bethesdastudios.com (@bethesdastudios.com.bsky.social) 2026-11-11T20:12:31.682Z

The dust has settled in the wake of the Golden Joystick Awards 2026, which means a new batch of winners to celebrate. Votes have been tallied and counted across 25 categories, and those all-important trophies have been handed out, so read on to find out which of your favorites were victorious, and who's going home empty-handed.

While there were a couple of games that claimed a decent haul, this year differs from last year's Golden Joystick Awards, in which Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 romped home with basically every award it was nominated for. That kicked off an incredible run, in which developers Sandfall Interactive would become only the second-ever studio to secure a full sweep of the 'Big 5' gaming prizes for 2025.

But that's all ancient history now, and 2026 hasn't had the same kind of runaway frontrunner as last year did. That means that there's a massive spread of titles that have walked away with a prize today, from some of the year's biggest AAA hits to tiny indies that didn't let their size stop them from going toe-to-toe with the industry giants. Read on to find out who claimed the prize in each category, and who walked away with the night's top prize: Ultimate Game of the Year.

You can check out all the winners in the list below:

• Best Storytelling: Dispatch
• Best Audio Design: Onimusha: Way of the Sword
• Best Multiplayer Game: MECCHA CHAMELEON
• Best Visual Design: CONTROL: Resonant
• Best Game Expansion: DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations
• Best Indie Game - Self-Published: MECCHA CHAMELEON
• Best Indie Game: Valheim
• Best Gaming Hardware: Steam Controller
• Studio of the Year: CAPCOM
• Best Early Access Game: Subnautica 2
• Best Soundtrack: Dispatch
• Still Playing Award - Mobile: Balatro
• Still Playing Award - PC & Console: Minecraft
• Streamer's Choice Award: MECCHA CHAMELEON
• Best Game Trailer: Resident Evil Requiem - Evil Has Always Had a Name
• Best Remake/Remaster: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered
• Developers' Choice: MECCHA CHAMELEON
• Best Game Adaptation: Iron Lung
• Best Supporting Performer: Grace Saif (Pragmata)
• Best Lead Performer: Angela Sant'Albano (Resident Evil Requiem)
• PC Game of the Year: Crimson Desert
• Console Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem
• Critics' Choice Award: Big Walk
• Most Wanted Game: The Witcher 4
• Ultimate Game of the Year: Resident Evil Requiem