If you’re at the age where you’re old enough to find yourself questioning why the hell you even play video games anymore, then you almost remember the “Winners Don’t Use Drugs” arcade slogan. That ugly blue pixelated logo goes hand-in-hand with arcade memories for me, so much so that I half feel like I’m about to get my ass kicked...
Elder Scrolls MMO Rumoured to be Announced in May
Everyone’s favourite jaw-droppingly large single-player RPG series looks to be making the logical leap into the massively multiplayer world, according to rumours swirling around the internet. After the overwhelmingly positive critical response, a cavalcade of “Game of the Year” awards, and most importantly very healthy sales figures for last year’s Skyrim blockbuster, the concept of Bethesda crafting another world in...
Even Japan Loves Skyrim: Famitsu Gives First Perfect Score to a Western Game.
Western games have always seemed to have a difficult time in the land of the Rising Sun; be it a difference in culture, what the public wants from their games, or simply just a sense of nationalistic superiority, western-styled games (and more specifically western-styled RPGs) have never had the same kind of following in The East as they have in...
Skyrim Fan Creates Portable, Downloadable Skyrim Book Database
It’s been a little after two weeks since the triumphant return of the Elder Scrolls series, and like all good PC games the modding community has already gotten in deep. From graphical and UI changes, to an update of the map which includes a Street View function, the face of Skyrim has already started seeing a great deal of change....
Why Skyrim is so Gorgeous on the Xbox 360
If you’ve been following the coverage of Skyrim, the fifth in the Elder Scrolls line, and due in stores in November, then you may have been wondering just how exactly that game looks so mind-boggling beautiful. I saw it myself at PAX last weekend, and I can tell you with certainty that those videos and screen shots are not doctored....
BEHOLD! The Faces of Skyrim
Guys, I’m in real trouble here. For many of us, one of the most addicting aspects of Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls series has been the character creation. I spent hours customizing the look of my first character in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and these new screen shots of variations on the 10 playable races in the new Elder Scrolls game, Skyrim...
Notch challenges Bethesda to Quake 3 Frag-Fest in lieu of Lawyers
If you keep up with game news, you’ve heard your share of ridiculous legal actions. One of the most recent was Bethesda’s legal complaint to Mojang for using the word ‘Scrolls’ for an item in Minecraft. Well this story got a little stranger, with Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson’s solution, posted on his blog earlier today. “Hey, Bethesda! Let’s settle...
Skyrim Collector’s Edition Contents Revealed
We’ve seen a lot of pretty big collector’s editions recently. Some recent big ones include Batman: Arkham City and Star Wars: The Old Republic. The newest member of this club is now Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which has revealed the contents of its fancy $150 collector’s edition. The contents of this pricey package are; -A 12-inch PVC statue of Alduin the...