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Prey 2 delayed, not cancelled, Bethesda says

By John Keefer, Apr 19, 2012 7:15am PDT

After weeks of speculation on the demise of Prey 2, Bethesda finally pipes up with a denial and explanation.

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"This + the fact that Human Head started talking about how they wanted to do Rune 2 (gauge ..."

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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim getting Kinect voice controls

By Alice O'Connor, Apr 12, 2012 8:45am PDT

Kinect-powered Dragon Shouts are officially coming to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in a free title update for Xbox 360, due later this month.

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"This seems more like a back alley deal than "features" added to an existing title. As you ..."

- rtricoche see all 26 comments

Skyrim 1.5 patch hit Xbox Live, PS3 today

By John Keefer, Apr 05, 2012 11:30am PDT

Skyrim gets some console love as Bethesda releases the 1.5 patch for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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"yea i really cannot imagine playing this game without mods. they fix so many of the little ..."

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Skyrim 1.5 Beta update hits Steam; new 'kill cameras' included

By Jeff Mattas, Mar 15, 2012 11:30am PDT

A new 1.5 beta update for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now available via steam. A host of new "kill cameras" for both melee weapons and spells, bug fixes, and other improvements are included in the update.

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"They could simply scale down the percentages, all fixed. Then ench and smith as you do and not ..."

- drac01 see all 15 comments

Skyrim dragon mounts made in Bethesda 'game jam' experiments

By Alice O'Connor, Feb 09, 2012 7:15am PST

Dragon mounts, home-building, Kinect shouts, werebears, spears, and other strange and wonderful experiments were whipped up for Skyrim by the folks at Bethesda in a 'game jam' week after the game was finished, director Todd Howard has revealed.

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"That video was great actually, I watched the whole damn thing. I couldn't stop."

- Gwyndion see all 35 comments

Skyrim gets HD texture pack, Portal 2 Space Sphere

By Alice O'Connor, Feb 07, 2012 11:30am PST

Canny Steam users had spotted records indicating an official high-resolution texture pack might be the surprise teased for the launch of Skyrim's PC mod Creation Kit, and it did indeed arrive today, but there's something else too--Portal 2's adorable Spac

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"This is really the version I wish I played - apparently I played the beta version :("

- Jobos see all 87 comments

Skyrim PC beta patch 1.4 now on Steam

By Alice O'Connor, Jan 24, 2012 6:45am PST

As promised, a beta version of patch 1.4 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now available through Steam for everyone who fancies trying it. As well as heaps of fixes for bugs and crashes, the patch brings performance and memory optimizations.

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"Something worked the right way right out of the gate? People would bitch about that, that ..."

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Skyrim Creation Kit on-track for January; 1.4 patch almost ready

By Jeff Mattas, Jan 19, 2012 3:45pm PST

Bethesda has issued word that Skyrim's Creation Kit is still on track for January, and the game's next major 1.4 update is nearly ready.

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"So they realized they never enabled that code flag that SkyBoost/TESVAL uses and now enabled it."

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Skyrim 1.3.10 PC patch adds support for 4GB of RAM

By Alice O'Connor, Dec 21, 2011 6:00am PST

Bethesda snuck out a small Skyrim PC patch yesterday, updating it to version 1.3.10 with official support for using up to 4GB of memory. If you want Skyrim news with more vim, vip and vigor, new Nvidia beta drivers tease performance boosts of up to 25%.

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"I remember when the PS3 specs were announced, I read how much v-ram it had and all kinds of red ..."

- Jobos see all 38 comments

Skyrim Online mod adds co-op

By Jeff Mattas, Dec 16, 2011 7:15pm PST

A new mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, called Skyrim Online, has been released, reportedly allowing players to explore the massive open world with friends.

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"Talk about a troll, you have never heard about C++ nor reverse engineering, all you probably do ..."

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Skyrim 'Update 1.3' hits Steam, submitted for consoles

By Xav de Matos, Dec 07, 2011 11:15am PST

Bethesda has released update 1.3 for Skyrim today, featuring fixes for magic resistance problems added with update 1.2 and more. Also, the developer noted Large Address Aware support is coming next week.

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"So what's the benefit here? In order for the game to even use a decent amount of memory where ..."

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim patch next week; Steam Workshop-powered mods in January

By Alice O'Connor, Dec 01, 2011 2:00pm PST

Valve's Steam Workshop will support The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim mods after the Creation Kit mod tools are released in January, developer Bethesda announced today. "Continued game updates" are also promised, starting with a small update next week.

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"Desura does this pretty well. Add you game to the list, download mods from ModDB. Not sure ..."

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Skyrim Stories: 'A Home to Rest My Bones'

By Jeff Mattas, Nov 23, 2011 10:00am PST

Another story from Skyrim emerges, chronicling the tale of one Khajiit thief's quest for home ownership.

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"As others have pointed out, Whiterun is the least expensive at 5000 gold while Solitude is the ..."

- Psydswipe see all 22 comments

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's new animation system discussed

By Alice O'Connor, Nov 09, 2011 10:00am PST

A new Skyrim podcast, video and developer diary delve into the improvements to Bethesda's animations, for The Elder Scrolls fans hungry for Skyrim fact nuggets in the run-up to its launch on Friday.

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"I seem to remember them saying something about improving the game for playing in third person. ..."

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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim PC system requirements confirmed

By Alice O'Connor, Oct 25, 2011 12:15pm PDT

Bethesda today unveiled the system requirements for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, revealing that, really, as long as you're not still rocking the computer you built in 2006 to play Oblivion, you're probably all right.

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"Fallout 3 and New Vegas looked fantastic, not sure what you're talking about here."

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