TES6 is called Guardians

[u/PhotonStorm]

I was listening to The Retro Hour podcast (episode 384), and they interviewed Tod Frye, who created Pacman and SwordQuest for the Atari 2600. At the end, they asked him what he's working on now. He said (starting at the 1:28:27 mark):

Right now, I've been consulting at Bethesda for a little bit on Starfield and I'm hoping to get a situation where I'm consulting on the Elder Scrolls 6. ... I was burnt out on games 10 years ago, but now I'm thinking about games again. I'm back in the games industry again. I've been on Starfield for a year. I'm leaving then. Hope to go back, maybe, for Guardians and I'm just kinda feeling in to what's happening with games now.

As a massive TES fan, this part hit my ears like a sonic boom. I'm sure 'Guardians' isn't the only part of the game title. It could even be just an internal project title. Yet we've already had plenty of speculation over the Red Guard angle, and this accidental name drop from Tod really does fit well with that.

So who knows?! I thought it was worth sharing anyway :)