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Amazon.co.uk has named the winner of it’s The Generation’s Greatest Game competition – and it’s Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The epic RPG had to fend off Sony’s latecomer The Last of Us in the semi-final, despite the PS3 title only being released two weeks into the competition’s initial …
Read More »Job-hunting 19 year-old spends 2,000 hours creating epic Skyrim mod
It’s certainly true that in today’s competitive jobs market you need to make yourself stand out if you wish to succeed. So taking a year out of your life and devoting in the region of 2,000 hours to create a hugely ambitious and well-received mod for the popular The Elder …
Read More »Bethesda confirms The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition
One of the most successful RPGs ever made is getting a value-led re-release. Publisher Bethesda has confirmed a brand new Skyrim SKU called The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition. It includes the patched version of the original game and all three of its post-release DLC releases – Dawnguard, Hearthfire …
Read More »Bethesda’s Skyrim team moving on to next project, no more DLC planned
The Bethesda team members behind Skyrim have moved on to the company’s next major project,” which means the end of post-launch content for the game. A blog post from the game’s development team revealed that a portion of the studio had already moved on to pre-production for the unannounced title …
Read More »Bethesda launches online merchandise store
Skyrim, Fallout and Dishonored developer Bethesda has launched a new online merchandise store. Found at store.bethsoft.com, the range includes items such as shirts, hoodies, trainers, lithographs, bags and statues. Speaking of which, the crown of the launch collection is undoubtedly a $299.00 Skyrim Dragonborn statue. It’s 16 inches tall (including …
Read More »DLC helps Skyrim soar at retail
It’s over a year old, but Bethesda says it’s still not done with Skyrim at retail. Far from being just a hit at launch, the RPG has been a mainstay in the Top 20 since November 2011. The company has been using the High Street to help push the game’s …
Read More »PS3 finally gets Elder Scrolls: Skyrim DLC release date in Europe
Bethesda has at last confirmed a European release date for its three pieces of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim DLC on PS3. The Sony SKU of the popular RPG has been beset with problems on PS3, not least of which has been an undefined technical struggle that has thus far kept …
Read More »Skyrim DLC PS3-bound next month
Key downloadable content for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has finally been scheduled for release on Playstation 3. The Bethesda Blog details the impending arrival of the game’s Hearthfire, Dawngaurd, and Dragonborn DLC on PS3 next month. Exact dates beyond February” weren’t provided, but the content will be preceeded by …
Read More »Bethesda hasn’t forgotten PS3’s Hearthfire and Dawnguard on PS3
Owners of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on PS3 shouldn’t give up hope on the DLC. While expansions Dawnguard and Hearthfire are already out on Xbox 360 and PC (with the latter releasing once Microsoft’s Xbox exclusivity window passed), the PS3 versions has yet to receive the add-ons. The most …
Read More »Skyrim’s Dragonborn hits Xbox 360 today, announced for PC/PS3 in 2013
Bethesda has confirmed the next DLC offering for Skyrim will suffer the same platform launch disparity that all of the game’s currently released content packs have so far. Skyrim’s Dragonborn content pack is set to arrive on Xbox Live later today, but won’t be making it to PC or Playstation …
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