1Up reports that Bethesda officially has “no plans” for another iteration of the Elder Scrolls franchise anytime soon. After finishing up with the success that was Fallout 3, you’d think that they’d be back to what they know, right? Wrong.

Bethesda game director Todd Howard revealed during his QuakeCon 2009 keynote that the respected RPG maker was working on its next big game but “not talking about it” at the moment. Of course, many probably envision a revitalized trip through the land of Tamriel, but unfortunately, those people would be mistaken, as Howard went on to squash all hopes of another sequel in the storied Elder Scrolls franchise by stating that there are “no current plans” for another game in the series…At least as of yet…

So, nobody outside of Bethesda knows exactly what Bethesda has up its sleeve, but it’s hard to imagine another Elder Scrolls title won’t come our way at SOME POINT. When/if we find out any more on the matter, we’ll let you know firsthand. Now, be sure to share your thoughts, comments, speculations in the comments section below.

UPDATE: We now have a response from Bethesda, and it pretty much makes the above worthless:) Which is a good thing. Check it out here.