Bethesda has released its annual Christmas card, offering tantalising insight into its game line-up for 2014.

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Released on the Bethblog , the image contains a number of references to upcoming Bethesda titles that we should expect to see next year. Giving the recent confirmation that Fallout 4 is real and set in Massachusetts , unsurprisingly it's the one game that everyone's desperately hoping is referenced.So, is it on there?Well, sadly it appears not. Though a number of people have pointed to the vault under the tree or the robot dog as evidence that Fallout 4 The blood-spattered vault wrapped in barbed wire is Boxman's head from The Evil Within, while the robotic pooch is a Panzerhund from the Wolfenstein franchise. Lastly, the gold-plated Ouroboros on the wall is in reference to The Elder Scrolls Online ( which recently got a release date midway through next year ).Despite the absence, it's still looking like next year could be a truly stellar year for Bethesda, and who knows? Maybe next year's card will proudly hint towards both Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls 6? That'd be one Christmas none of us would forget in a hurry.

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