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Elder Scrolls MMO Trailer detonates intrigue bomb

, May 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

Whenever there's an announcement of a massively multiplayer online role playing game coming from a giant like Bethesda, there's a single power-trailer to go with it. What we're seeing today is that trailer, and it's telling us such a small amount of information about the game that it'll set your mind on fire. This game is set to have a three-faction player-verses-player model, will bring on a bit of gameplay not unlike what we've seen in Dark Age of Camelot, and will be developed by the team at Zenimax Online Studios. Read The Full Story

Skyrim will see Kinect support later this month

, Apr 12th 2012 Discuss [2]

Bethesda Studios today announced that the Xbox 360 version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be receiving an update enabling Kinect support. The update will be available for free later this month. Bethesda say that they’ve added 200 voice commands into the game, including support for dragon shouts. Instead of scrolling through an endless menu of commands, now you’ll simply be able to call out the necessary shout. Read The Full Story

Bethesda Skyrim update hits consoles, finally fixes PS3 bug

, Apr 6th 2012 Discuss [64]

After months, the patch that will finally fix the game-crippling lag glitch on the PS3 version of Bethesda's Elder Scrolls: Skyrim has gone live. The new patch, which pushes the game to version 1.5, was released on both Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network, and adds a whole bunch of functionality, but it is PS3 players who stand to gain the most from the update. They have been faced with problems from day one. Read The Full Story

Bethesda’s Skyrim updated on PC only

, Mar 31st 2012 Discuss [25]

The latest patch has gone live for Bethesda's hot-selling role-playing game The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, but as to be expected, it is only available for PC players. For those playing on the Xbox 360 and PS3, the game remains at version 1.4. PS3 players in particular still have reason to be sore because that version still has some memory bugs. The PS3 version of the game game under increasing scrutiny. Read The Full Story

Mojang granted use of “Scrolls” name by Bethesda

, Mar 13th 2012 Discuss [1]

Mojang, the company behind wildly popular game Minecraft, were being sued by Bethesda Softworks over the title of Mojang’s next game, titled “Scrolls”. Bethesda argued that the title was too similar to “The Elder Scrolls”, and a legal tumble followed. Soon after, Notch, the head of Mojang, declared that Bethesda and Mojang should settle their differences with a Quake 3 tournament, the winner taking the “Scrolls” name. Read The Full Story

Bethesda job ad points to DirectX 11 in Xbox 720 or PS4

, Feb 28th 2012 Discuss [4]

Game studio Bethesda has posted a new job listing for a next-generation console programmer, which gives us insight into what Bethesda's insights are for the Xbox 720 and potentially the PS4. There are some surprisingly specific details about what the position will entail. The job is titled "Future Generation Console Programmer," something we expect will be changed before any business cards are printed. Read The Full Story

Bethesda’s Skyrim was second best-selling game in 2011, MW3 was first

, Feb 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

The fact that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 pulled in more money than any other video game in 2011 is not a surprise. Anyone could have seen that coming. But the title that managed to score second place is rightfully turning some heads. The latest entry in Bethesda's epic Elder Scroll franchise, Skrim, outsold all the others in the race to become the top non-Call of Duty title of the year. This comes despite a backlash after some PS3 users found game-crippling lag problems when playing through the open world adventure. Read The Full Story

Bethesda’s Skyrim on PS3 still buggy after patch

, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [33]

PS3 gamers who have been playing through the latest Elder Scrolls epic, Skyrim, had been complaining of lag issues for months, and Bethesda finally released a patch this this month. Players have been rejoicing that the fix has indeed solved the game-crippling lag problems, but other glitches unfortunately still remain. Read The Full Story

Bethesda’s Skyrim on PS3 finally gets patch

, Feb 10th 2012 Discuss [13]

After months of agony, PS3 gamers are now finally able to download a patch for the newest Elder Scrolls game that promises to fix what was a monumental lag glitch. The problem revolved around the save file, which got bigger and bigger as players progressed deeper into the game. As a result, the more time you put into Skyrim, the more frustrating you'd get. Now, though, it seems whatever was causing that problem has been taken care of. Read The Full Story
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