Outside Bethesda’s Maryland headquarters, union members marked a recent Microsoft visit by arranging a sea of red flags symbolizing laid‑off workers and inflating a giant rat on the lawn. Inside, CEO Asha Sharma reportedly enjoyed a playthrough of The Elder Scrolls 6, remarking on its impressive scale.
Sharma praised the game’s grandeur, noting the subtitle with eight asterisks, a detail that sent fans hunting for an eight‑letter title.
A poll showed Sentinel receiving 14% of the vote, a name tied to a city and kingdom in the Iliac Bay region, making it a strong candidate.
The game’s rumored codename, Guardian, mirrors Sentinel and echoes the series’ tradition of naming titles after locations, recalling Daggerfall, which was also city‑named and remains a fan favorite.
An Easter egg in Starfield revealed the employee number 190514-2009140512; splitting it into pairs yields 19, 05, 14, 20, 09, 14, 05, and 12, which correspond to the 19th, 5th, 14th, 20th, 9th, 14th, 5th, and 12th letters, spelling Sentinel.
Fans also spotted a scratch on a spaceship console in the trailer that resembles the Iliac Bay, dubbed Starfall Bay in the original Elder Scrolls, hinting at deeper connections between the franchises.
These clues suggest Bethesda is weaving a narrative that ties together its past and future, using hidden references to keep fans engaged while the next installment remains under wraps.
This might not be the only hint hidden in Starfield, as unearthed on Reddit. During character creation in Bethesda’s sci-fi RPG, your employee number is displayed on the bottom of the screen: 190514-2009140512. Divide those numbers into pairs and you get 19, 05, 14, 20, 09, 14, 05, and 12. The 19th letter of the alphabet is S, the fifth letter is E, the 14th letter is N, and you get the idea. Yep, it spells Sentinel.Eagle-eyed watchers noticed a suspicious scratch on a spaceship console in the trailer, and suggested it was shaped like the Iliac Bay, sometimes called Starfall Bay all the way back in the first Elder Scrolls game, Arena. To find any more easter eggs we’d have to go back and replay Starfield, though. Er, you guys have fun with that.
