Ubisoft have announced that it has reached an agreement with Bethesda Softworks to co-publish the blockbuster role-playing game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on Playstation 3 and The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion for PlayStationPortable systems in Europe and Australia. Developed by Bethesda Games Studios, Oblivion is the latest chapter in the epic and highly successful Elder Scrolls series and utilizes next-generation video game hardware to fully immerse the players into an experience unlike any other. Oblivion is scheduled to ship for the PS3 European launch in March 2007 and Spring 2007 on PSP.

“We are pleased to partner with Besthesda Softworks to bring this landmark role-playing game to all PlayStation fans,” said Alain Corre EMEA Executive Director. “No doubt that this brand new version will continue the great Oblivion success story”

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has an average review score of 93.6% and has sold over 1.7 million units world-wide since its launch in March 2006. It has become a standard on Windows and the Xbox 360 thanks to its graphics, outstanding freeform role-playing, and its hundreds of hours worth of gameplay.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will be a PS3 launch title.