Several years ago, the developers of Skyblivion — a remake of The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion on the TES V Skyrim engine — announced their intention to release the project in 2025. One of the lead developers considers this decision a "huge mistake."
Modder Dee Keyz talked about organizational problems within the Skyblivion team. According to him, the release date announcement was premature and driven by another team member, Heavy Burns, responsible for producing videos, who simply didn't want to "shoot another trailer unless it was a release date trailer."
According to the developer, the team was rushed to release, and "over the last 2-3 years, Skyblivion has turned from a passion project into a crunch project. We used to explore options and put our heart and soul into every aspect of development, and now we're constantly told that nothing special is needed, or that 'no one will notice.' It became increasingly difficult to talk to [project leader] Rebel about problems or how few developers are informed about decisions made by management."
Keyz believes that Rebel and Heavy Burns are pushing the team for a "pointless and unachievable release date."
Some Skyblivion team members have already reacted to Keyz's publication, for example, Novarleeir commented: "Discussions will be held on the issues raised. At the moment, the goal is a release in 2025."
PR Manager Evan T. Flatt stated: "Skyblivion will be released when the team is confident in it; our goal is to prepare the project for release this year."