In its upcoming issue, due to hit stands next week, Game Informer magazine will feature a cover story on The Elder Scrolls Online. The game has long been in development, albeit not too secretly since 2007. Now it is officially announced. Read the full press release after the link.
Skyrim’s first DLC Dawnguard will be arriving sometime this summer. It will debut on XBOX 360 and presumably arrive 30 days later to PC and PS3. More details will be unveiled during E3.
In a surprise move Bethsoft shows off Microsoft Kinect integation for the XBOX 360. Amongst the new features are menu navigation, ally commands, weapon changing and even Dragon Shouts. Hit the link for full article.
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Now that Skyrim has been out for a while, I’m sure we are edging closer to the eventual reveal of DLC by Bethsoft. What are you expecting or hoping to see?Some people are speculating the unlocking of the Hammerfell area of the map, due to the “You can’t go that way” that appears on screen when you near it’s border. Others are hoping to see some of the cool stuff dispayed by Todd Howard during the DICE summit. During that keynote, Howard displayed some things that the team was working on, like Dragon riding, giant spider boss battles, and elemental arrows. Whatever it will be I am sure that there is a large population of gamers who can’t wait to find out.
Bethsoft is really going above and beyond in there support of Skyrim. It’s nice to see this level of support from a developer, and we haven’t even gotten to the DLC yet.
The latest title update for Skyrim, 1.4.27, is now out of beta and available to everyone playing the game on Steam. For a full list of change, see below..
UPDATE 1.4.27 (PC Only)
LAUNCHER
BUG FIXES (PC only)
Via BethBlog
A new update to Beta 1.4(1.4.26) is available via Steam. Included in the fixes are unresponsive control issues and problems pertaining to mods. I have run into a few of the unresponsive control issues with the Dpad on my XBOX 360 controller, hopefully this will clear them up.
Full release notes after the link.
If you game like me, with smartphone and tablet close by, this may interest you. Prima, the makers of various official strategy guides has released an interactive Skyrim Map app for iDevices via iTunes. Hey Prima, where is the love for Android?
Full article after the break.
The update 1.4 is now live across PS3, XBOX 360, and Steam in all regions of the world. Amongst the fixes are the usual performance enhancements and quest fixes. Full list of the change log can be found after the link.
Here is a video of Todd Howard addressing the audience at the DICE developers conference. He gives some great insight into game design and even shows some footage of things that may appear in Skyrim down the road, as free content or possibly DLC. Yeah, I need that dragon mount ASAP.
Modders rejoice! We’re pleased to announce that the Skyrim Creation Kit is now available!
With the Creation Kit’s release, fans can now upload, download, and install custom content through the Skyrim Workshop on Steam. Get a crash course by reading level designer Joel Burgess’ blog post, and be sure to read up on our list of best practices for modding. Need more help? Don’t forget to to check out the official Wiki at www.CreationKit.com. In the coming days and weeks, we’ll be sharing tutorial videos for beginners and experts alike. Check out the first tutorial above, and visit the Bethesda Game Studios YouTube Channel for more.
In addition to releasing the Creation Kit and Skyrim Workshop, today we’re allowing players to experience Skyrim as you’ve never seen it before with the Skyrim High-Resolution Texture Pack. Before downloading it from Steam, make sure your system requirements exceed Skyrim’s recommended specs before attempting to install, including Windows Vista/7, a minimum of 4GB of system RAM, and a DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with at least 1 GB of RAM and the latest drivers.
via BethBlog