The liberal lawmakers have been at work in Skyrim as they've secured the right for any man or woman to get hitched to any gender, reveals Bethesda's Pete Hines. It was not a "hush hush" topic, he says, they just weren't "making a huge deal out of it." To clarify this doesn't mean "any NPC," just male or female in Skyrim.
Bethesda VP Pete Hines revealed in twitter than weapons and armor would not suffer degradation in The Elder Scrolls V: SKyrim.
Ripten learned at Bethesda's PAX Prime 2011 booth that the Xbox 360 version of the massive open world RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will fit on one disc.
Don't expect Bethesda director Todd Howard to be backing an MMORPG based on The Elder Scrolls intellectual property anytime soon, because he flatly stated in an interview with Joystiq, "I like this kind of game better."
The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series from Bethesda have a reputation for buggy launches, with some gamers reporting corrupted saves and system crashes, but the publisher says that it's improved and will "continue to get better" at it.
Who knew a world with dragon slaying to harness their power would involve violence? Well, apparently the BBFC knew and warns us with a 15 certificate. Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is open to anyone above the age of 15 and thankfully there were "no cuts made" to the RPG. It's out November 11th.
The Collector's Edition of The Elder Scolls V: Skyrim is gigantic. No, not the game itself, but the actual packaging is huge.
Bethesda Softworks game director Todd Howard stated in an interview that there will indeed be vampirism in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and that the condition would be akin to a communicable disease, and that vampirism would set in if left untreated.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim developer Bethesda was approached by "George R.R. Martin's people" to explore his A Song of Fire and Ice novels as games. Bethesda however wanted to do their "own world," which led to Skyrim. The studio wanted their time invested in their IP, but it "was tempting, though."
It seems that the UK will be getting the special 5th Anniversary Edition of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, as rumored last July. Previously, the special edition was released in North America in June.
The ESRB has unsurprisingly given The Elder Scrolls V: Slyrim an "M" rating, though while Oblivion was also a Mature-rated game, Morrowind received a tamer "T" (for Teen) rating.
Development for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is going well on the Xbox 360, with Bethesda Softworks saying that it's "very comfortable" developing on Microsoft's platform the third time around, claiming that it has some advantages over PC. In an interview with Edge, game director Todd Howard said that the PC has moved on a lot since the 360's launch, but explained that data management is easier on the console.
Bethesda's Todd Howard, director of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has said it's "hard to say" if the latest RPG is a leap like Oblivion was for the series. He says "it's close," but Howard doesn't know if he'd say "it's as large a leap" simply because the tech gap between Morrowind and Oblivion "was greater."
Bethesda has revealed the star-studded voice cast that will be lending their acting talents to the open world roleplaying game, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The cast is led by legendary actors Christopher Plummer and Max von Sydow. Sydow's role was already hinted at by his narration of the debut trailer of Skyrim.
Before Minecraft gets its official release on November 18, there will be two major features added to the MMO, according to creator Markus "Notch" Persson on his blog.
The Nielsen Report has released its "Top 20 Games to Watch" list, which analyzes what games are the most highly anticipated for the holiday season, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 tops the charts.
A reputed achievement list for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been leaked, and judging by the achievement titles, it seems legitimate. Some of the more interesting achievements are for buying a house and getting married, making it seem like Skyrim has a little Fable in it this time around.
Markus Persson, aka Notch, created indie sensation Minecraft. His studio Mojang then went to trademark the name to "protect our brand." They wanted 'Scrolls' too. ZeniMax, parent of Bethesda, own The Elder Scrolls and weren't happy. Notch claims they "offered both to change" or drop the trademark; " Bethesda refused on both counts."
Bethesa's VP of marketing Pete Hines claims that ZeniMax was "forced" into suing Mojang for calling their digital card game "Scrolls", claiming it caused market confusion with The Elder Scrolls.
Someone has leaked the game manual for Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim RPG, now why would they do that? Oh right, it's hugely anticipated by millions. Those sneak peak glimpses of the 'here's how you play' tome reveal we can employ hirelings, and we can utilise cooking pots. Plus there's jail time to serve, maybe.