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Dark Souls 2 Marketing Will Match Other AAA Releases

Video game publisher Namco Bandai says that it has big plans for the marketing of the upcoming Dark Souls 2, matching the amounts spent by any other companies on their AAA titles. Lee Kirton, the public relations director, tells The Official Xbox Magazine that, “The good thing this time round is we're inv...

15 May 2013
07:26 GMT

The Elder Scrolls Online Won't Be Skyrim 2, Director Says

The Elder Scrolls Online Game Director Matt Firor emphasizes that the new multiplayer experience won't deliver a sort of Skyrim 2, as it's not built as a successor to the latest game in the franchise. The Elder Scrolls series has delighted millions of fans from around the world with a variety of great sing...

10 May 2013
03:54 GMT

World of Warcraft, Skyrim Are Favorite Games for Man of Steel Protagonist

Henry Cavill, the man who is playing Superman in the new Man of Steel movie, says that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of his favorite single-player games and that he was ready to miss his audition because of the MMO World of Warcraft. IGN quotes him as saying that, “I saw it was him but the thing is, you c...

1 May 2013
09:34 GMT

Skyrim: Legendary Edition Is Official, Out in June

After a leaked mention from an online retailer, Bethesda has officially confirmed that it's going to release The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition, a special version of the RPG that includes the core game, as well as its DLCs and updates. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim received its last expansion, Dragonbo...

25 April 2013
10:09 GMT

Skyrim Will Receive Updates to Solve Bugs but No New Features Will Be Added

Bethesda has clarified last week's announcement that it would no longer be working on new content for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. As such, it says that smaller updates could still appear in order to solve critical bugs, but no new features will be added. Skyrim came out in 2011 and impressed millions of RPG...

24 April 2013
07:03 GMT

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition Out in June – Retailer Listing

A Polish online retailer has just posted a listing for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition, confirming that the game will be released in June across the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 platforms, presumably including all the different updates and expansions. Skyrim came out back in November of 2011 and, since then, ...

19 April 2013
03:03 GMT

Skyrim Won't Get Any New DLC As Bethesda Focuses on New Project

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim won't receive any new downloadable content or major updates, as Bethesda has just announced that it's moving its whole team to a new project within the studio. Skyrim came out back in November of 2011 and impressed millions of gamers from around the world. After its release, Bet...

15 April 2013
10:44 GMT

The Elder Scrolls: Arena Rated in Australia, Hints at Possible Remake

The Australian Classification office has passed a rating for a game called The Elder Scrolls: Arena for a multiplatform release, which could be a potential remake of the very first game in the long-running RPG series. The Elder Scrolls series saw the release of the massively popular Skyrim back in 2011 and will soon...

15 April 2013
05:41 GMT

Bethesda Defends Day One DLC for High-Profile Games

Pete Hines, one of the vice presidents of publisher Bethesda, says that gamers need to understand why day one downloadable content exists and that many teams use it in order to occupy downtime before the launch of a high-profile title. He tells The Official Xbox Magazine podcast that, “So, the content people s...

11 April 2013
02:19 GMT

Download Now The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Update 1.9 on Xbox 360 via Xbox Live

Skyrim patch 1.9 is now available for download on the Xbox 360 platform via Xbox Live and is scheduled to appear for the PlayStation 3 in the very near future, after having already been released on the PC last month. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came out more than a year ago, but developer Bethesda is continuing to s...

8 April 2013
10:44 GMT

Download Now Skyrim Update 1.9 Beta via PC, Soon on PS3 and Xbox 360

Bethesda revealed update 1.9 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim yesterday and now the developer has confirmed that the patch is already released on the PC and that it's going to appear on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 later this month. Skyrim came out more than a year ago and, while the stunning RPG impressed man...

5 March 2013
03:14 GMT

Hearthfire DLC Now Available for Download for Skyrim on PS3

Bethesda has just confirmed that it's released the Hearthfire add-on for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PS3 in North America, and that the DLC, alongside the other two (Dawnguard and Dragonborn), will be released in France, Italy, Germany, and Spain on February 27. Skyrim's PlayStation 3 edition was pl...

20 February 2013
03:37 GMT

The Witcher 3 Learns from Skyrim, Adds More Immersion

The development team at CD Projekt RED working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt says that it is using Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as a model, but that it is aiming for a higher level of quality and for more personality. Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the game director working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, tells Ga...

18 February 2013
08:48 GMT

Download Now Skyrim Update 1.8 on PlayStation 3

Bethesda has just confirmed that it's rolled out update 1.8 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PlayStation 3 platform, in order to prepare the game for the arrival of the Dragonborn expansion later today, February 12. Skyrim delivered a sprawling RPG experience across the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 platforms, bu...

12 February 2013
02:59 GMT

Skyrim HD Texture Pack for PC Gets Updated with Support for DLCs

Bethesda has just confirmed that it's updated the high-definition texture pack for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PC platform, adding support for better textures on the game's different expansions, like the recent Dragonborn, as well as Dawnguard or Hearthfire. Skyrim came out back in 2011 and delivere...

7 February 2013
05:04 GMT

Download Now Dragonborn DLC for Skyrim on PC via Steam

The Dragonborn DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PC platform has just been released via Steam, finally allowing owners of the game to go on new adventures in new lands against new foes.Skyrim came out more than a year ago and, since then, developer Bethesda has continuously released new updates, patches, and...

5 February 2013
13:57 GMT

Dragonborn, Hearthfire, and Dawnguard for Skyrim on PS3 Get European Release Dates

After revealing at the end of last week when the Dragonborn, Hearthfire, and Dawnguard expansions are going to be released for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PS3 in North America, Bethesda has just posted the release dates for the expansions in Europe. Skyrim on the PlayStation 3 wasn't exactly the greatest...

4 February 2013
09:57 GMT

Skyrim Developer Working on Unannounced Next-Gen Console Game

Bethesda, the developer behind hits such as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim or Fallout 3, has just posted a new job listing through which it's looking for experienced programmers that are going to work on an unannounced next-generation console game. Next-generation consoles are going to be revealed soon, as both So...

2 February 2013
00:11 GMT

Dragonborn, Hearthfire, and Dawnguard DLCs for Skyrim Get PS3 Release Dates

Bethesda has finally confirmed just when PlayStation 3 owners of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim get the long-awaited downloadable add-ons that already appeared on platforms like the PC or Xbox 360. Playing Skyrim on the PS3 wasn't the best way to experience Bethesda's sprawling role-playing game, as issues wi...

1 February 2013
10:29 GMT

Dragonborn Out for Skyrim on PC and PS3 in February

Bethesda has just confirmed that it's going to release the Dragonborn expansion for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PC and PlayStation 3 platforms in February and that the PS3 will finally receive the other two add-ons for the game, Dawnguard and Hearthfire, later in the month.Skyrim came out more than a year...

18 January 2013
13:12 GMT

Weekend Reading: Mass Effect 3, Skyrim, and Keeping Games Alive Through DLC

Downloadable content has become an integral part of the gaming industry as in recent years seeing new things appear for games that have already been released is becoming something absolutely normal.While new content for a game was also released many years ago, this usually meant owners of a title needed to buy expans...

8 December 2012
15:11 GMT

Bethesda Will Bring Hearthfire and Dawnguard to PS3 Version of Skyrim

Video game publisher Bethesda says that those who are playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PlayStation 3 will first be able to get access to the Dragonborn downloadable content pack and will only then receive the older Dawnguard and Hearthfire. An official post on the Bethesda blog states, ”On PS3 in par...

6 December 2012
09:11 GMT

Dragon Age 3 Dev Says Skyrim Influence Is Unavoidable

BioWare is hard at work on Dragon Age 3: Inquisition, the next installment in its medieval role-playing game series, and one of its lead developers, Aaryn Flynn, believes that he and the rest of the team are influenced by The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, as such a thing can't be avoided. Medieval fantasy role-...

5 December 2012
06:59 GMT

Download Now Dragonborn DLC for Skyrim via Xbox Live

The long-awaited Dragonborn expansion for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has just been released on the Xbox 360 console via Xbox Live and can be downloaded for just 1200 MS Points. Skyrim came out more than a year ago and developer Bethesda has supported the game through the release of multiple patches and even new exp...

4 December 2012
06:52 GMT

Dragonborn DLC for Skyrim Out on PC and PS3 in 2013, Bethesda Confirms

Bethesda has just confirmed that the new Dragonborn DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will appear on the PC and PlayStation 3 platforms in early 2013. Skyrim captured the hearts and minds of millions of gamers from all over the world last year and, since then, developer Bethesda has released lots of patches across...

3 December 2012
13:42 GMT

Skyrim: Dragonborn Leak Details Achievements, Story Elements

A leak from inside Bethesda gives fans of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim a chance to pressure the Achievements that the development team plans to include in the new Dragonborn downloadable content pack, while also offering more details on the narrative thread of the new adventure. The Achievements that Bethesda linked ...

3 December 2012
03:43 GMT

Gamefly Launches Big Cuts for Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Video game distribution service GameFly is introducing its own line of price cuts for both Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The service allows gamers to get series discounts on games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Dishonored, Spec Ops: The Line and Borderlands 2. The official website provides a better look at the ...

23 November 2012
02:45 GMT

Skyrim Gets 1.8 Update on Xbox 360

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now update with patch 1.8 on the Xbox 360 home console from Microsoft, with players invited to get the most recent version of the game when they boot the game up next tie, as long as they are connected to the Internet.Patch 1.8 is mainly concerned with improving the stability of the gam...

16 November 2012
15:26 GMT

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dragonborn Gets Screenshots, Details

Bethesda has just unleashed a full batch of details concerning its upcoming Dragonborn expansion for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which takes players back to the province of Morrowind, where the third game in the series took place. The Dragonborn DLC for Skyrim impressed lots of people when its first video was revea...

16 November 2012
03:01 GMT

Bethesda Close to Solving Skyrim DLC Issues on PS3

Bethesda has confirmed that it’s close to solving the issues that have prevented it from releasing downloadable add-ons for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PlayStation 3. Skyrim appeared on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 last year and, while the RPG was quite popular, it was plagued by technical problems across ...

8 November 2012
03:43 GMT

Skyrim’s Next DLC Is Dragonborn, Gets First Official Trailer

After teasing its reveal earlier today, Bethesda has just unveiled the first trailer for the next downloadable expansion that will be released for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, in the form of the Dragonborn add-on. Skyrim came out a year ago and, since then, developer Bethesda has released many updates, not to mentio...

5 November 2012
10:13 GMT

Next Skyrim DLC Gets First Teaser Image, Full Video Out Today

Bethesda has begun teasing the next downloadable add-on for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, as the studio has just posted a teaser image, while promising that a full-length video will be made available later today, November 5. Skyrim delivered a sprawling experience back in November of last year and, since then, develo...

5 November 2012
02:37 GMT

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Gets 1.8 Beta Patch

The development team at Bethesda has introduced a new patch for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, labeled 1.8, which is now available in beta stage on the Steam digital distribution service from Steam, allowing all interested fans to see how it changes the game. The developers say that they have mainly worked on improvin...

16 October 2012
09:54 GMT

Rumor: Dragonborn DLC for Skyrim Allows Players to Ride Dragons, Visit Morrowind

The next downloadable add-on for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim might be called Dragonborn and allows players to ride dragons, at least according to files uncovered by fans in the latest update for the game. Skyrim received a beta version of patch 1.8 on the PC earlier today and members of the Bethesda forums immediate...

16 October 2012
08:40 GMT

Bethesda Still Working on Skyrim DLC for PlayStation 3

After releasing the second DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim onto the PC, in the form of Hearthfire, Bethesda has made a new statement concerning the lack of any add-ons for Skyrim on the PlayStation 3 platform, saying that it’s still working hard on this issue. Skyrim came out back in November of last year ...

5 October 2012
07:59 GMT

The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire DLC Now Live on Steam

Officially confirmed back in late August The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire DLC has just been released on Steam and is now available for download for only 4,99 EUR.This add-on brings more features to Skyrim players, allowing them to build their mansions from ground up. Players can even turn their houses into homes by ad...

4 October 2012
14:55 GMT

Bleszinski: Unreal Reboot Could Borrow Skyrim Exploration

The Unreal series was once the most important product for developer Epic Games but it has been overshadowed by the introduction and success of Gears of War during the last few years. But the team is apparently thinking about how Unreal could be rebooted and one of the most unusual possibilities includes making the g...

18 September 2012
18:21 GMT

Skyrim Running on Intel Haswell GT3 iGPU [Video]

During this year’s IDF 2012 event in San Francisco, California, Intel has presented its next-generation processor called Haswell and the powerful integrated graphics processing unit (iGPU) that comes inside. One of the most anticipated aspects about Haswell is the impressive graphics performance and the low po...

12 September 2012
05:31 GMT

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Gets 10,000 Mods on Steam Workshop

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the open-world action first-person title from developer and publisher Bethesda, has managed to get 10,000 mods on the Steam Workshop, a testament to the popularity of the game itself and to how easy to use the Valve-powered service is. The Shannara Weapon Set seems to be the 10,000th mod...

11 September 2012
13:31 GMT

Hearthfire for Skyrim Was Inspired by Minecraft and Crafting

The development team working on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has revealed that the core idea for the Hearthfire downloadable content pack was created during the Game Jam session that the company held just after the launch of the action role-playing game. Robert Wisnewski, an environmental artist working on Hearthfire...

3 September 2012
15:31 GMT

Dawnguard’s Release for Skyrim on PS3 Is Still Unclear, Bethesda Says

Bethesda has released a more official statement about the porting process of the Dawnguard expansion for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim onto the PlayStation 3, saying that there are still major problems that might not be solved in a timely manner, so the add-on could even skip the console altogether. The Elder Scrolls ...

31 August 2012
06:21 GMT

Hearthfire Hasn’t Affected the Work on Dawnguard for PS3, Bethesda Says

Bethesda recently confirmed that a new expansion is going to appear next week for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, in the form of Hearthfire, and the studio has now confirmed that it’s still working hard on bringing the last add-on, Dawnguard, onto the PS3 platform. Dawnguard was the first big expansion for Skyrim...

30 August 2012
10:21 GMT

Dishonored Lacks Skyrim Scope, Offers an Innovative Experience

The upcoming Dishonored action and stealth game from Arkane Studio gives players so many options that even the development team was at times unable to determine whether bug reports were linked to genuine issues with the game or were simply novel ways of approaching a certain situation. Pete Hines, the vice president...

29 August 2012
18:51 GMT

Next Skyrim DLC, Hearthfire, Is Now Official, Allows Players to Build Homes

Bethesda has confirmed the next downloadable add-on for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, in the form of the previously rumored Hearthfire, which allows players to build their own homes in the land of Skyrim as well as adopt children. Skyrim came out last year and impressed millions of players with a top-notch role-playi...

28 August 2012
10:20 GMT

Next Skyrim DLC Could Be Called Hearthfire, Might Include Zombies

The next DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim might be called Hearthfire, at least according to yet another trademark filed by Bethesda’s parent company, Zenimax, and it might include, judging by recent reports, zombies. Skyrim delivered a massive experience last year when it was released on the PC, PS3, and Xb...

22 August 2012
15:41 GMT

Skyrim Update 1.7 Out Today on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3

After appearing on the PC platform, update 1.7 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is finally going to come out later today for the game’s Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions. Skyrim has received many patches since its release back in November and the latest one – update 1.7 – has already been made ava...

9 August 2012
12:21 GMT

Weekend Reading: Skyrim, Dawnguard, and Putting a Price on Gameplay Hours

Bethesda released, rather surprisingly, the Dawnguard expansion for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PC platform, via Steam, earlier this week. While all of us here at the Softpedia office agree that more Skyrim is always a good thing, its price tag, however, generated quite a debate. Most of us got Skyrim when i...

4 August 2012
15:11 GMT

Dawnguard DLC for Skyrim Now Available on PC, Coming Soon to PS3

Bethesda has surprised owners of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PC platform by stealthily releasing the Dawnguard expansion for the game onto the Steam service without any prior announcement. The studio has also clarified the state of the DLC for Skyrim’s PS3 version, saying that it’s still encounteri...

3 August 2012
04:38 GMT

Skyrim Update 1.7 Final Out Now on Steam, Soon on PS3 and Xbox 360

Bethesda has confirmed that the final version of update 1.7 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now available for download on the PC platform, via Steam, and is currently in certification with Sony and Microsoft ahead of its release on the PS3 and Xbox 360, respectively. Skyrim was a great game when it came out back ...

1 August 2012
03:11 GMT

Dawnguard DLC for Skyrim on PC and PS3 Will Be Revealed “Soon”

Bethesda’s Pete Hines has clarified his statements about the release of the Dawnguard expansion for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PC and PlayStation 3 platforms, saying that more info will be revealed “soon”. Skyrim came out last year and amazed plenty of gamers with complex gameplay and lengt...

30 July 2012
07:21 GMT


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