Bethesda has decided to push The Elder Scrolls Online out of 2013 where it was originally due to launch on PC and Mac. Instead it will now launch alongside the newly announced Xbox One and PS4 versions. That means TESO is now coming Spring 2014. Fans have been clamouring for it on Xbox One and PS4, say Bethesda, which is unsurprising given its console following since Oblivion.
The Elder Scrolls Online developer Zenimax Online has revealed in a new FAQ that the PC/Mac OS, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of the free-to-play MMO would have their own servers.
Bethesda has dropped the price of various games and downloadable content across Steam, Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store.
In place of an 'Ask Us Anything' feature this week, Bethesda has decided to dish the dirt on "player roles and enemy behaviors" we can expect from dungeons in The Elder Scrolls Online; they're designed for groups. There's plenty to do on your own in ESO, stress Bethesda. Traditional MMO roles are "still important" even with ESO's "open-ended skill system" mixing it up. Roles can be changed 'on the fly'.
Titanfall ran away with six E3 wins from the Game Critics Awards, getting honors as Best Game of E3, Best Original Game, Best PC Game, Best Console Game, Best Action Game and Best Online Multiplayer. No game had ever won as many awards from the GCA before.
Bethesda's woe over development across Xbox and PlayStation, while "much easier" with Xbox One and PS4, it remains "just a nightmare." What helps is that both next-gens are "high-end PCs" architecturally. Despite all that sameness, Xbox One and PS4 remain very individual from each other. Bethesda had notorious troubles with PS3 Skyrim which delayed DLC by months.
If you got a beta invite for The Elder Scrolls Online today, fear not, it's not a scam. Bethesda has sent out a new batch of beta invites.
How do you get a major developer's attention? 19 year old gamer Alexander Velicky spent a year making a mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with around 25 hours of all-new content, developed chiefly by himself for a year.
Pikmin 3, the most highly-anticipated Wii U game - and perhaps the only AAA Wii U exclusive game left - wasn't able to capture the top spot in the UK's weekly game sales chart, as the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft took the top spot. It did manage to outsell The Last of Us, however.
Bethesda has dusted off The Elder Scrolls back catalogue to package it together with their more recent throat yodelling and dragon slaying. The Anthology includes Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim. All DLC releases are included too. The physical bundle also features 5 maps for avid cartographers and slightly lost adventurers of Tamriel, Iliac Bay, Morrowind, Cyrodiil and Skyrim.
The polling consumers of retailer Amazon have spoken, or rather voted. Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim managed to beat Naughty Dog's The Last of Us in a tournament for 'Generation's Greatest Game'. Other major contenders were Grand Theft Auto IV, BioShock, Super Mario Galaxy, Portal 2, Uncharted 2, Batman: Arkham City, Far Cry 3, Red Dead Redemption and more.
Creative director Paul Sage of Zenimax Online's MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online is a "big proponent personally" of making sure they're ready to roll out a "high frequency" of new content post launch. The studio anticipates gamers will "chew through content quickly," and so want to ensure there's a "constant stream of goodies" pouring into the online world of TESO.
ZeniMax Online Studios' Matt Firor has said they're nose to the grindstone on delivering a game that's "worthy of the Elder Scrolls name" in The Elder Scrolls Online. Apparently monthly subs are also 'worthy'. Game director Firor promises "meaningful and consistent content" with TESO, that can be played solo, thanks to a "flat monthly" fee. Free-to-play 'would mean sacrifices'.
A few days ago, it was announced that The Elder Scrolls Online would be a subscription-based MMO at $14.99 USD a month. Bethesda has revealed that there would also be a real-money store as well. However, the store would not be for advantages, making the MMO "pay to win". Rather, it seems it'll just be a shop for cosmetic items.
Bethesda has posted the 6th "Ask Us Anything" Q&A page, answering six questions posed by fans to the developer on The Elder Scrolls Online, which will be coming to PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Bethesda wants Xbox One gamers to be able to play The Elder Scrolls Online, which will be a monthly subscription-based MMO, to be playable by non-Xbox Live Gold subscribers.
Zenimax Online and Bethesda have posted the latest Ask Us Anything for MMO The Elder Scrolls Online, and they spill more details on PvP, weaponry aesthetics and getting mix and match our armour. Veteran Rank also 'replaces' XP when high enough in level, with increases granting more stats and access to better gear. Skill points are still earned when levelling up veterancy.
Your face is hideous! Let me just move this slider a little more to the... Perfect! Bethesda has just released a new video for The Elder Scrolls Online showing the far more detailed character creation for the MMO. No more lumpy potato heads or draconian restrictions to tweaking anything below the neckline; adjust bulging biceps to flabby beer guts. The Bethesda MMO is due Q1 2014.
How will The Elder Scrolls Online dealing with the dirty business of 'kill-stealing'? The latest Ask Us Anything posted by Bethesda reveals the MMORPG doesn't want to discourage "helpful behaviour" in any way. In order to prevent kill-stealing, only if someone does sufficient enough damage alongside the original aggressor will they share in any XP or loot, otherwise they get nothing.
Last July, a 19 year old modder Alexander Velicky produced a Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim mod called "Falskaar", which took him a year to produce. The mod was a land mass a third the size of the game's main continent and included new quests, NPCs and soundtrack.