"I had in my mind that The Elder Scrolls 6 was going to be like The Empire Strikes back," says former Bethesda designer once tipped to become the project's lead

Imagine TES6 as The Empire Strikes Back — ex-Bethesda designer Kurt Kuhlmann says he pitched a darker sequel where the Thalmor win and it ends on a cliffhanger for TES7. He claims he was promised the lead, wasn’t chosen and left in 2023.