Posts Tagged ‘skyrim’

Dragon Age III Takes An Arrow of Inspiration In The Knee From Skyrim
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Bioware released Dragon Age II earlier this year to a less than stellar response from consumers and critics. Many argued that Dragon Age: Origins is a better game. For the third installment of the franchise, Bioware is listening to the critiques very carefully while taking inspirations from existing games in the market. Especially, The Elder [...]

The Most Played Game in 2011 is….Skyrim!
Friday, December 9th, 2011

Even though The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was only released one month ago, it is already the most played game in the entire year of 2011. It beat the likes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 and Fifa 12. The study that determined Skyrim‘s success was done by Raptr, a stat-tracking service.

Skyrim’s Most Important Update Gets Patch Notes
Monday, November 28th, 2011

Somewhat unsurprisingly, Bethesda have been busy correcting post-launch issues for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. As a result, a major update was released earlier today, and although consumer reports have been positive, the official change log and details have now been released by Bethesda.

Bethesda Tells Fans to “Calm Down”, Skyrim Patch In the Works
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Despite an overwhelmingly positive reception and sales in the millions, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim released last week with its share of bugs and glitches. While some of the instability was to be expected, what is important is that Bethesda addresses it promptly, something the company has had trouble with over the years. However, the [...]

Skyrim Continues Heritage of Glitches and Bugs
Friday, November 11th, 2011

Despite a heavily upgraded engine, Skyrim has been a topic of concern for many consumers today after an overwhelming amount of reported issues affecting all three platforms, PS3 included.

Skyrim to Receive Day One Patch
Monday, November 7th, 2011

Bethesda are no strangers to critical success this decade, but that isn’t to say their products have been perfect. Whether it’s The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion or Fallout 3, their games tend to release with an array of bugs ranging from the weird and funny, to the downright frustrating. With a patch already in development [...]

Catch a Glimpse of Skyrim’s Epic Adventure with Full Trophy List
Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Perhaps the largest role-playing game of 2011 will be upon us this week, and we’ve managed to locate its elaborate trophy list just in the knick of time. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is expected to be one of the most content-rich games of 2011, and as such there are many trophies that range from [...]

Skyrim Install is Modest Despite Game’s Enormous Size
Sunday, November 6th, 2011

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is almost here, and is just about ready to begin eating away time for millions of RPG fans. But before you go out and get the game, you need to make sure you have enough space on your hard drive to install it first.

Skyrim Will Have No Filter for its Many Mature Themes
Friday, November 4th, 2011

As with previous installments by Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be no stranger to mature themes. Although the ESRB has given it a Mature rating, its popularity has raised questions about whether or not the offensive material can be disabled.

Skyrim Enlists a Team of Elite to Deliver an Epic Audio Experience
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

One of the most commonly overlooked qualities of a game is the audio. Many of the most renowned games of all-time had fantastic audio, whether it be Final Fantasy VII, or Metal Gear Solid 4. Bethesda is fully aware of this little-known fact, and has gone to great lengths to ensure that Skyrim is a [...]

Skyrim Pushes Level of Extreme with Group Cannibalism
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Bethesda have a long history of granting choice to players at a level that very few other series of games can compete with. While the obvious results are the option to control the build of your character, as well as what you choose to do at any given moment, it also entails cannibalism, and Skyrim [...]

Skyrim’s Engine A Major Jump from Oblivion and Fallout 3
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Bethesda has a history of releasing highly-anticipated titles, but no game in their history has been more anticipated than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It could be the visuals, or the gargantuan dragons, or perhaps the exciting gameplay shown during trailers. Better yet, it might just be the whole package, which is a huge step [...]

Skyrim to Be An Absolutely Massive Journey, Have a 655 Page Strategy Guide
Friday, October 28th, 2011

As is usual for any Bethesda game, players are expecting not only an epic journey in the upcoming Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, but an extremely large one as well. If the size of its strategy guide is any indication, these expectations have not fallen on deaf ears.

Amazon Receives Ultimate Skyrim Collector’s Item, But You Can’t Have it
Monday, October 24th, 2011

This year’s Elder Scrolls release has taken on an identity that we’ve never seen before from the long-running series. It features Dragonborn, a unique character born with the soul of a dragon, and most importantly showcases giant dragons of both the friendly and extremely destructive kinds. Unlike some of the previous releases, the protagonist’s story will take [...]

Procure a Skyrim Pre-Order for Only $47.99
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

One of the hottest titles of the year can now be pre-ordered at a price that even a dragon can’t say no to.