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  • ‘Elder Scrolls Online’ Collector’s Edition Announced

    The April release of The Elder Scrolls Online is getting nearer, and Bethesda’s Tamriel-based MMO is beginning to take on its final form. The publisher today announced that The Elder Scrolls Online will, unsurprisingly, get a collector’s edition.

    The Elder Scrolls Online Imperial Edition is packed with all the physical and digital add-ons MMO fans are used to in collector’s editions. The package comes with a foot-tall statue of Molag Bal, a Daedric Prince and the first major villain of The Elder Scrolls Online. In addition to the statue centerpiece, players will get an illustrated 224-page “The Improved Emperor’s Guide to Tamriel” book, a 21″ x 26″ map of Tamriel, and a steelbook case for the game disc itself.

    ESO Imperial Edition

    The physical items will be supplemented with several in-game bonuses, including a White Imperial Horse mount, a Mudcrab pet, and rings of Mara, which can increase experience gain when used between players. Players who purchase the Imperial Edition will also get the opportunity to play as an Imperial in any in-game faction they choose.

    The Elder Scrolls Online Imperial Edition is already available for pre-order through the new Elder Scrolls Online store and other retailers. The collector’s edition is selling for $100, but a digital version of the package containing only the in-game items can also be purchased for $80.

    Along with the pre-order announcement, Bethesda today released a new cinematic trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online:

  • The Elder Scrolls Online Hits PC On April 4, Consoles In June

    Earlier this year, Bethesda revealed that it was making an MMO based on its popular Elder Scrolls franchise. The Elder Scrolls Online is the latest MMO based on a popular franchise to have a go at the subscription-based MMO model that has failed so many popular properties before. Will it succeed where others, like Star Wars: The Old Republic, have failed? We’ll find out in April.

    Bethesda Softworks announced today that The Elder Scrolls Online is set to hit the PC on April 4. It will be the first game, aside from Elder Scrolls Arena, to allow players the freedom to explore the entire land of Tamriel from The Elder Scrolls franchise. It promises a single-player experience on par with what you would expect from a mainline Elder Scrolls title alongside MMO elements that has players fighting to gain control of the empire.

    Of course, PC players won’t be the only ones exploring the lands of Tamriel. The Elder Scrolls Online is also set to launch in June on both the PS4 and Xbox One. These versions of the game will be mostly identical to the PC version, but one can assume that there will be control tweaks to adapt what is a largely PC-centric genre to consoles.

    Here’s a trailer showcasing some of the MMO style gameplay that players can expect to see:

    If The Elder Scrolls Online proves to be successful, we could see Bethesda bring other properties to the MMO space. A few years ago, the publisher was able to snag the rights to the troubled Fallout MMO back from Interplay. That may be a possibility, but most fans would probably prefer Fallout 4 over anything else at this point.

    [Image: Bethesda Softworks/YouTube]

  • Here’s How Character Progression Works In The Elder Scrolls Online

    The Elder Scrolls franchise has always had a unique take on character progression where player abilities leveled up with use. This system has been in use all the way up through the latest game – Skyrim – but some fans may be concerned that Zenimax Online would take a different approach with the franchise’s first foray into MMOs.

    In the latest trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online, the developers at Zenimax Online discuss just how character progression works in their first MMO. The good news is that they do keep some of the use-based skill progression from the mainline Elder Scrolls games, but now there is a heavy dependence on experience when leveling up. To clarify, all players will gain experience upon defeating enemies, exploring the world and completing quests. Upon leveling up, you will gain points that can be spent on both stats and skills.

    It’s all pretty standard MMO fair so far, but the skills is where The Elder Scrolls Online becomes more like a traditional Elder Scrolls game. Every player starts out with only a basic skill, but will unlock new skills along its skill tree as they use it more. Players will gain access to specific skill trees based upon their race and class, but they will also gain access to new skill trees based upon a player’s progression through the story. For example, you can gain new skill trees by becoming a werewolf or vampire.

    You can see all the above and more in action in the trailer below:

    The Elder Scrolls Online is slated to release in 2014 on PC, Xbox One and PS4.

    [Image: ZenimaxOnlineStudios/YouTube]

  • Skyrim Mash-Up Pack Coming To Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition

    It’s been almost two years since Skyrim came out and devoured what little free time you had. Now you find the game a little boring though, and you don’t go back to it as much anymore. Unfortunately, there won’t be any more DLC released for it, but you can soon experience Skyrim in an entirely new way in Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition.

    At Minecon 2013, Mojang and Besthesda jointly announced that Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition would be getting what they The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim mash-up pack. As its name implies, it’s a conversion pack for Minecraft that changes the textures and character models to look more like the world of Skyrim.

    That’s not all either as the pack will contain much more. Here’s what the official release has to say:

    Developed by 4J Studios, “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” Mash-Up features an exclusive Skyrim-themed texture set, 40 character skins, themed menus and user interface, craftable items, and more than 20 iconic selections from “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” original game soundtrack. The comprehensive pack also includes a stunning pre-made world, recreating the memorable areas of Whiterun, Riverwood, and Bleak Falls Barrow.

    The most appealing part of this pack is that it contains a pre-made world that looks to recreate Skyrim in Minecraft. There have surely been projects that have already aimed to do so, but what could be more fun than deconstructing the world of Skyrim in everybody’s favorite brick laying simulator?

    Unfortunately, there’s no release date for the pack just yet. It will be playable this weekend at Minecon in Orlando, Florida though.

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  • Here’s How Character Creation Works In The Elder Scrolls Online

    Character creation is key to The Elder Scrolls Online experience. That’s at least what Zenimax Online Studios says about the upcoming MMO.

    In the latest trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online, the team shows off the character creation tool that all players will use when they first start up the game. Like most character creation systems, players will be able to customize their character in pretty much every way. For instance, players will be able to meticulously refine just how fat or skinny they want their player character to be. You want an Argonian with a beer belly? You got it. Want to look like an anorexic fashion model? You can do that too.

    The team also makes much ado about the face customization engine. There are near limitless possibilities so let’s hope players actually take the effort to craft a custom face. If not, The Elder Scrolls Online may end up looking like a world full of NPCs from Oblivion.

    The Elder Scrolls Online is on schedule to launch at some point in Q1 2014 for PC, Mac, PS4 and Xbox One. The game was recently featured as one of three PS4 titles in Sony’s first TV spot for its next-gen console.

    [Image: ZenimaxOnlineStudios]

  • ‘The Elder Scrolls Anthology’ Bundle Announced

    Since 1994, the Elder Scrolls series has been enthralling gamers with a sprawling world filled with classic fantasy tropes. In 2011, Skyrim brought the series to a prominence it had not yet seen with fantastic visuals, dragons, and shouting.

    This week, Bethesda announced a collection for gamers who may not have played Elder Scrolls games other than Skyrim. The Elder Scrolls Anthology is a collection of every Elder Scrolls game yet released. The collection will be released for PC on September 10 (September 13 in Europe) and will cost $80/€60 / £50 / $90AUD.

    The package includes The Elder Scrolls: Arena, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. As older PC games, Arena and Daggerfall will both launch in DOS emulators. The version of Morrowind packaged in the anthology includes the Tribunal and Bloodmoon expansions, and Oblivion comes with that game’s Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles expansions. Skyrim comes with all three of its DLC packs – Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn.

    In addition to the on-disc content, the anthology will come with a physical (glossy paper, it appears) map of each game’s world map. The detailed maps will show off Iliac Bay, Morrowind, Cyrodill, Skyrim, and the whole of Tamriel.

  • Travel To Coldharbour In Latest Elder Scrolls Online Trailer

    With Skyrim officially wrapped up, players might find themselves yearning for more adventures in Tamriel sooner rather than later. The Elder Scrolls Online might just scratch that particular itch when it launches later this year.

    in the latest trailer for the MMO, the game’s producers reveal that the Daedric Lord Molag Bal is the key antagonist throughout the game’s main storyline. In fact, he steals the player’s character’s soul at the beginning, and players must fight to get it back. The quest will see players traveling to Coldharbour – the oblivion plane belonging to Molag Bal.

    All of this certainly looks nice, but the real challenge will be convincing fans of Bethesda’s sprawling first-person RPGs to give The Elder Scrolls Online a shot. MMOs, especially those that are subscription based, are not exactly in vogue anymore. Still, Besthesda and Zenimax Online could knock it out of the park by creating an MMO that can last more than a few months before going free-to-play.

    We’ll probably get a firm release date at E3, but The Elder Scrolls Online is still set for launch later this year.

  • Bethesda Teases Mystery Game Again, It’s Still Not Fallout 4

    Earlier this week, Bethesda teased its next game via Vine. Fans speculated it was Fallout 4 as work on Skyrim has now been completed. Bethesda says that’s not the case, and its latest Vine teaser seems to suggest they’re telling the truth on this one.

    Over the past two days, Bethesda has posted two more Vine teasers on its Twitter feed:

    As you can see, both of the above teasers look nothing like Fallout. If anything, it’s looking more and more like Bethesda is finally ready to reveal Zwei, a game from horror mastermind Shinji Mikami.

    As the latest teaser reveals, we’ll find out more about the publisher’s next game tomorrow on IGN. It would be kind of hilarious if Zwei was Fallout 4 in disguise. That’s not to say Fallout fans should expect anything though. We’re probably still at least a year off from an announcement.

  • Bethesda Teases New Game Via Vine, It’s Not Fallout 4

    Just yesterday, Bethesda Game Studios announced that it’s officially done with Skyrim. The studio is moving all of its team to full time development on its next title, and a recent teaser may point to what that game is.

    Bethesda posted the following Vine teaser on its Twitter account today:

    As you can see, there’s no explanation. Many are assuming it’s a teaser for Bethesda’s next game which many first assumed was an impending announcement for Fallout 4 or whatever Bethesda Game Studios is working on next. For Fallout fans, that’s unfortunately not the case as Bethesda’s Pete Hines put that assumption to rest:

    Of course, it’s easy to forget that Bethesda is also a publisher, and the publisher has two games on the horizon. One is codenamed Zwei, a new survival horror game from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. The other is an unnamed project from MachineGames, a developer made up of ex-Starbreeze staff. Some are saying that their title is a new entry in id’s celebrated Wolfenstein series.

    The funny thing is that the Vine teaser could fit both scenarios. The record is playing Bach’s music, and Bach was German. Zwei is a German term and the creepy mood of the Vine teaser fits a horror-themed game quite well. On the other hand, Wolfenstein traditionally takes place during World War II and has the player fighting nazis in Germany.

    Bestheda hasn’t said anything else since the Vine teaser, but we’ll probably learn what the mystery game is soon enough. Besthesda generally doesn’t keep fans guessing for long so we should be seeing a proper announcement before the end of the month.

  • Skyrim Is Officially Finished, Bethesda Moves Team To New Project

    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came out in late 2011 to multiple game of the year awards, and one too many arrow in the knee memes. Since then, Bethesda has released three DLC expansions with Dragonborn being the latest. Now Bethesda is ready to move on to its next project.

    On the official Bethesda blog, the studio announced that Skyrim is now pretty much complete. The studio says that it will release minor updates here and there, but it’s safe to assume that we won’t be seeing anymore expansions released for the title.

    Bethesda says that it’s had a small team working on pre-production for its latest title, but the game has now reached the point where it requires the attention of the entire team. There’s no hint as to what this new title is, but we should be getting an announcement pretty soon if it’s already far enough in development to warrant the entire team’s attention.

    While some, including yours truly, would love to see Bethesda apply itself to a new IP; some early signs are pointing to Fallout 4. The biggest hint is that Erik Todd Dellums, the voice actor of Fallout 3’s Three Dog, said that he was back in the studio recording lines for the role. This set off plenty of speculation that Bethesda was either working on Fallout 4 or a Fallout TV show. We won’t know for sure until an official announcement, but Bethesda’s new project may very well be a new entry in the Fallout franchise for next-gen consoles.

    If the thought of Fallout 4 isn’t enough console you over the lack of new Skyrim content going forward, you can always get into the modding scene. The amount of mods available for Skyrim on the PC is astounding, and the tools available for modding, from the Nexus Mod Manager to Steam Workshop, make modding easier than ever before.

  • Skyrim PlayStation 3 DLC Finally Dated

    Between the new live-action God of War: Ascension Super Bowl commercial and the fact that the reveal of the PlayStation 4 is less than one month away, Sony fans are feeling pretty good right now. They’re probably thinking their day can’t get any better, but they are wrong.

    Bethesda has jumped on the Sony hype train today by finally announcing the U.S. release dates for Skyrim DLC on the PlayStation 3. “Dawnguard,” “Hearthfire,” and “Dragonborn” have all been available on the Xbox 360 and PC for months, but PlayStation 3 gamers had been left out. Whatever the problem was, Bethesda has overcome it, and PlayStation 3 gamers can finally dust off their copies of Skyrim and distract themselves until they can get their hands on next-gen PlayStation 4 titles.

    As announced back in the middle of January, the Skyrim DLC will be released in reverse order of how they were released on other platforms. Luckily, the release dates are only a week apart for each. “Dragonborn” will come first on February 12, followed by “Hearthfire” on February 19. “Dawnguard” will be released on February 26.

    Bethesda stated that all of the Skyrim DLC add-ons will be marked down during their individual release weeks. Also, the release dates for Europe will be coming “soon.”

    To jog everyone’s memory of what Skyrim DLC has to offer, here are all the trailers for the add-ons, in the order of their PlayStation 3 release schedule:

  • Elder Scrolls Online Beta Sign-Ups Are Live, 6-Minute Cinematic Trailer Released

    The announcement Elder Scrolls and MMO fans alike have been waiting for has finally arrived. Bethesda has officially opened sign-ups for The Elder Scrolls Online beta testing.

    The sign-up questionnaire can be found on The Elder Scrolls Online website here. The questions include guild affiliation, previous MMOs played, previous Elder Scrolls games played, play style, and a DxDiag file from your computer.

    Gamers who are selected for beta testing will get access to early versions of the game. Bethesda even mentioned that the first beta test will begin “soon.” Of course, “soon” in the MMO world is very relative.

    To celebrate the big announcement, Bethesda also released a big trailer for the upcoming MMO. The trailer, called “The Alliances” is a nearly 6-minute cinematic tease for ZeniMax Online’s vision of a multiplayer Elder Scrolls experience.

  • Elder Scrolls MMO Trailer Dives Deep Into Lore

    There’s quite a bit of trepidation surrounding The Elder Scrolls Online, the upcoming MMO set in the world of the Elder Scrolls series. Though co-op gameplay was an frequently requested feature for Skyrim and Oblivion, throwing thousands of players together into Tamriel can seem like overcompensation for years without Elder Scrolls multiplayer. Also, fears that the normal MMO formula and quests will bury the extensive lore of the Elder Scrolls series are not without justification.

    Today, Bethesda released a preview trailer for Elder Scrolls Online that could reassure fans that the history of Tamriel will be well taken care of in the MMO. In the video, “Loremaster” Lawrence Schick describes just what the different factions in the game hope to gain from their all-out war.

    The three factions, the Aldmeri Dominion, the Daggerfall Covenant, and the Ebonheart Pact, are all fighting over Cyrodiil, the setting of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Cyrodiil is led by a family who has made a pact with the evil daedric lord Molag Bal and his powerful necromancer servant. The Daggerfall Covenant, according to Schick, feels it is its place to bring peace to Cyrodiil and Tamriel. The Ebonheart Pact seem to simply want to make sure Molag Bal can’t cause any trouble on Tamriel. The Aldmeri Dominion has a personal grudge against the humans, and believes the elves should rightfully rule Cyrodiil.

  • Skyrim’s Dragonborn Expansion Lands On Xbox 360 Tomorrow

    It’s been over a year since the launch of 2011’s undisputed game of the year – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Since then, the game has received two pieces of DLC in Dawnguard and Hearthfire. Both expansions have launched on the PC and Xbox 360, but PS3 players have been left out with little to no explanation. It looks like all that is changing with Dragonborn.

    Bethesda reminded everyone this morning that Dragonborn will be launching on the Xbox 360 tomorrow. The team claims that it’s “one of our most ambitious add-ons ever.” That does appear to be the case as the expansion adds Solstheim of Morrowind fame to the game as well as a number of new features like dragon riding and spears.

    The publisher also announced that the PC and PS3 versions of Dragonborn will be launching early next year. Previously, PC players have had to wait a month to get the expansions which means Dragonborn should hit sometime in early January. As for PS3 players, they still have not received the two previous expansions. It’s unknown if the PS3 will get Dawnguard and Hearthfire first, or if Bethesda will release all of the expansions on the platform at once.

    Skyrim fans with the PS3 version are understandably upset with Bethesda due to the past few months of neglect. It looks like the developer is hoping to finally make it right with Dragonborn, but many readers in our comments were threatening to never buy another Bethesda game after this latest slight. Dragonborn, and the hopeful arrival of the other expansions, can go along way to building back the trust they lost over Dawnguard.

  • Skyrim’s “Dragonborn” DLC Will Take Players to Solstheim

    Bethesda today updated its Elder Scrolls website, revealing new details about the upcoming Dragonborn DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Players who purchase the content will be able to travel outside the province of Skyrim, to the island of Solstheim.

    Solstheim is located to the northwest of Vvardenfell, where The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. The island and the city of Raven Rock are inhabited by Dark Elves, and the island is somewhat famous for being a large source for ebony. Solstheim is also home to the native Skaal Nords, as well as Ash Spawn and Rieklings, which Dovahkiin will be battling. From the Elder Scrolls website:

    Encounter new towns, dungeons, and quests, as you traverse the ash wastes and glacial valleys of this new land. Become more powerful with shouts that bend the will of your enemies and even tame dragons. Your fate, and the fate of Solstheim, hangs in the balance as you face off against your deadliest adversary – the first Dragonborn.

    Some teasers about the story behind the Dragonborn DLC were revealed earlier this month in the trailer for the new content. Players will be battling the “First Dragonborn,” who has mysteriously returned to Tamriel.

    The DLC includes new spells and shouts, including a shout Bethesda states will allow players to “summon the inner power of a dragon to deliver colossal blows and strengthen other shouts.” In addition, players will gain access to Bonemold and Chitin armors, as well as Stalhrim weapons. The best part, though? Dragon mounts:

    Skyrim dragon riding

  • The Elder Scrolls Online Gets Its First Real Gameplay Trailer

    I’ve mostly gotten over the existence of The Elder Scrolls Online. We’ll still get the excellent single-player romps through Tamriel, and the MMO junkies can explore one of the more interesting fantasy worlds in gaming history. It’s a win-win for everybody. Now that the shock has worn off, Zenimax Online is ready to take the wraps off its newest MMO.

    Zenimax Online shared the very first gamplay trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online today. In it, the team talks about bringing together two very different games – the single-player epics and MMOs. The team also discusses some really ambitious MMO design elements such as the Megaserver that contains all the players on a single server.

    The initial response to The Elder Scrolls Online was skepticism at best and outright hatred at worst. The early previews did little to allay those fears. The latest preview is actually exciting, and it looks pretty good. The emphasis on the traditional Elder Scrolls single-player may help bring in the traditional players into the fold.

    If Zenimax Online can deliver what they showed today, I think that The Elder Scrolls Online may very well be a hit. It looks like the core Elder Scrolls experience has been preserved, and the MMO players will be content with the new innovations in the space.

  • Skyrim ‘Dragonborn’ DLC Trailer Released

    Skyrim ‘Dragonborn’ DLC Trailer Released

    It’s been nearly a year since The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released to universal acclaim, and Bethesda has kept the game alive through the Dawnguard and Hearthfire downloadable content (DLC) packs. This is in addition to the PC modding community’s tweaks and overhauls. It seems that Skyrim, like Oblivion before it, will almost certainly be played for years to come.

    Today, Bethesda released the first preview trailer for the third Skyrim DLC, Dragonborn. Rumors in the past few weeks had held that the new content would be taking players back to the province of Morrowind, the setting of The Elder Scrolls III, and include dragon mounts. It turns out that the rumors might very well be true true, as images of giant mushrooms can be seen during the video, and Dovahkiin can clearly be seen mounting a dragon at around the 50-second mark.

    Dragonborn will be released for Xbox 360 first, on December 4 for 1600 Microsoft Points. The PC version will undoubtedly follow soon after. Sadly, the PlayStation 3 version of Dragonborn may never appear, as neither of the previous two Skyrim DLCs has yet been released for that console.

  • Skyrim Premium Edition Spotted on Amazon

    Skyrim Premium Edition Spotted on Amazon

    Aside from Dishonored, Bethesda doesn’t have a huge title hitting store shelves this holiday season. Instead, it appears the company is preparing to offer last year’s hit Skyrim in a special “Premium Edition” bundle. At least in Germany, that is.

    Over on amazon.de the listing for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim now includes photos of a premium edition version box art for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. It also includes the photo seen above, showing off what will come with the premium edition of the game. The price for the premium edition is listed as 60 Euros and the release date is listed as December 7. The North American Amazon website still only lists the standard and collector’s editions of Skyrim, but it shouldn’t be long before Bethesda officially announces this new re-release.

    It appears, based on the photo and the translated Amazon page, that the new offer will include a Skyrim t-shirt, bonus disc, art cards, map of Tamriel, and a copy of Infernal City: An Elder Scrolls Novel by Greg Keyes. The events in the novel take place between those in Oblivion and Skyrim, involving a floating city called Umbriel. The bonus disc includes developer documentaries, trailers, and walkthroughs, as well as a few songs from the Skyrim soundtrack.

    If you’ve put off playing Skyrim, this package might be the motivation you need to pick up the title. Skyrim recently swept the U.K.’s Golden Joystick Awards, winning the categories Ultimite Game of the Year, Best RPG, and Best Moment for meeting Paarthurnax at the Throat of the World.

  • Next Skyrim DLC Takes Players Back To Morrowind [Rumor]

    The last bit of Skyrim DLC to be released was a little disappointing. Hearthfire was a cool concept, but building your own home can’t compare to new adventures in foreign lands. The new DLC for Skyrim looks to be a return to the kind of DLC that players yearn for.

    The Skyrim PC community found some hidden secrets in the latest update to Skyrim that came out this week. The 1.8 update features files that hint at a new DLC called “Dragonborn” that will take the player back to Morrowind. In even more exciting news, it will also feature dragon mounts.

    So what parts of Morrowind will the next DLC pack be visiting? The files contain quest markers for Solstheim, Telvanni, Castle Karstaag, Raven Rock and Miraak Temple. It’s unknown if players will be able to freely explore the bits of Morrowind in this update, or if they will just go to certain closed off locations as part of the quest.

    The DLC also references four new types of armor varieties – Bonemold, Chitin, Nordic and Stalhrim. Alongside the new armor, there are files for dragon riding animations including spell casting. Will the dragons be able to attack as well? There was a pretty amazing dragon mount mod for Oblivion that featured various elemental dragons with different attacks. Here’s hoping Bethesda took inspiration from that mod for their current dragon mounts.

    We’ll probably hear more about the new DLC pack in the coming weeks. Bethesda usually throws these reference files into updates just before the official announcement. Whatever the next DLC is, it’s free to come out on all three platforms at once as Microsoft only got the first two packs as exclusives. PS3 players may still be waiting even longer though.

    [h/t: OXM UK]

  • Skyrim’s Dawnguard DLC Might Not Make It To PS3 After All

    Skyrim’s first DLC expansion, Dawnguard, was a pretty fun experience. It wasn’t anything mind blowing, but Elder Scrolls fans would get a kick out of it. Dawnguard hit the Xbox 360 first in June and then the PC in early August. The PS3 version has been MIA due to a number of technical issues holding it back. Unfortunately, it looks like it might remain missing from the PS3.

    Yesterday evening on the official Elder Scrolls forums, Bethesda updated everyone on the PS3 Dawnguard situation. Here’s the statement in full:

    Earlier in the month, we provided an update on Dawnguard’s status for PS3.

    It’s been a few weeks, and we wanted to make sure everyone knows where we’re at with Dawnguard. Skyrim is a massive and dynamic game that requires a lot of resources, and things get much more complex when you’re talking about sizable content like Dawnguard. We have tried a number of things, but none of them solve the issue enough to make Dawnguard good for everyone. The PS3 is a powerful system, and we’re working hard to deliver the content you guys want. Dawnguard is obviously not the only DLC we’ve been working on either, so the issues of adding content get even more complicated. This is not a problem we’re positive we can solve, but we are working together with Sony to try to bring you this content.

    We wish we had a more definitive answer right now. We understand the frustration when the same content is not available on all platforms. When we have an update, we will certainly let you know. We deeply appreciate all the time and support you have given us, and we’ll keep doing our best to return that.

    The most important part is the last sentence in the second paragraph. The team outright admits that the DLC may never come to the PS3 due to the technical issues they’ve been running into. There is a glimmer of hope though. They’re working with Sony to get Dawnguard up and running. Hopefully they’ll be able to find a solution.

    As for now, PS3 owners are going to have to wait a little longer or get Skyrim on another platform. I wouldn’t be surprised, nor would I blame them, if PS3 owners were to just give up on Bethesda. They haven’t been exactly the most supportive of the PS3 platform and their code always seems to perform poorly. The PS3 is a tricky console to code for, but it always seems like Bethesda has the worst luck when developing for it.

    Here’s hoping that Dawnguard does eventually launch on the PS3. The next DLC pack, Hearthfire, was announced for Xbox 360 on Tuesday. It would be a nice gesture if Bethesda were to pack the two into one cheap pack as a way of mending the torn relationship with PS3 players. That’s if they’re able to actually get it running in the first place.

  • Build Homes In Skyrim With Hearthfire On September 4

    The Dovahkiin has saved the land of Skyrim more than once now. He or she has stopped the world eater Alduin from destroying Sovngarde. The dragonborn has also put a stop to the machinations of the vampires with the help of the Dawnguard. Now it’s time for rest, but you first have to build a house.

    Bethesda announced that Hearthfire, the second DLC for Skyrim, would be coming to Xbox Live on September 4. The DLC expansion allows players to build their own homes (without mods) for the first time. It also introduces a mechanic that allows players to raise children.

    Here’s the official description from the BethBlog:

    With Skyrim’s newest game add-on, Hearthfire, you can purchase land and build your own home from the ground up – from a simple one-room cottage to a sprawling compound complete with an armory, alchemy laboratory, stable, garden, and more. Use all-new tools like the drafting table and carpenter’s workbench to transform quarried stone, clay, and sawn logs into structures and furnishings. Even transform your house into a home by adopting children.

    Hearthfire continues Bethesda’s fine tradition of taking what’s cool about mods and adding it to the base game. It’s great that console players will be able to enjoy what modders have been playing around with since Oblivion. The introduction of rearing children in game is definitely new, however, and I can’t wait to see if it will have any gameplay consequences.

    The DLC will hit Xbox Live on September 4 for 400 MS Points. It will hit PC and hopefully PSN a month later for $5. Unfortunately, the PS3 still doesn’t have Dawnguard as Bethesda is working out the kinks in the expansion. Maybe they will release Dawnguard on the PS3 next month and include Hearthfire with it for free. It would be a nice olive branch for the understandably angry PS3 players.