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Joystick Division runs down the ten best story-based downloadable add-ons for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Does your favorite DLC make the list?
"Tell me this isn't familiar: you decide to return to that great RPG you never finished. Maybe it's weeks later, maybe months. You boot up your mid-story save only to realize you've forgotten where you were, what you were doing and how to do it (or anything). Congratulations: your barrier for entry is now a giant, fiery chasm of doom."
"Few finer examples of this have emerged in recent years than the latest in the Elder Scrolls series, Oblivion. And, as with any game with its salt, it taught us a little along the way."
At Quakecon today Bethesda's Games Director, Todd Howard admitted why the games created by Bethesda never include ladders to climb without a loading screen.
The Director explained that the primary reason why there is no ladders to climb in the game environment is due to the fact that the their engine causes problems for the player character.
Recently Bethesda hasn't said not about the Elder Scrolls series. Fans are hoping for a new game, and soon. But interesting news has been revealed from the Elder Scrolls novel; The Infernal City. With a description of the novel taking place between Oblivion and the next game, set 200 years after IV. Well, at least we know now when the time period will be.
"On this week's instalment of No Plans Watch: Bethesda's Todd Howard, speaking at QuakeCon 09 on the future of the Elder Scrolls series now that his company is officially done with Fallout 3.
Answering fan questions on the subject, Howard said that there are "no current plans" for a fifth game in the Elder Scrolls series."
"2K Games and Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, announced today that the BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle is now available in shops across the UK for a suggested retail price of £29.99 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and £19.99 for Windows PC."
GameObserver.com conducted an interview with Ashley Cheng, Production Director at Bethesda. They asked him questions on the Gamebryo engine, why they prefer it over other engines and the advantages it presented while making Fallout 3.
Cheng also talks a bit about what inspired their designers while making Fallout 3, what is in store for the PS3 and elaborates on various other topics relating to their game design process.
We all know of the news that Elder Scrolls V will be hitting the shelves by 2010 and even a Fallout 4 before 2018 but it seems people are somewhat confused by all this.
Many people around the internet are worried that Bethesda Softworks are going to rush ESV due to having only a two year gap between the release of Fallout 3 and the alleged release date of ESV. This is not the case and allow me to explain but in order to do that, you must first understand the concept that Beth Soft employs ...
Fallout 3 is nearing release and people on all three of the platforms it is scheduled to arrive on are naturally getting excited. But should PS3 gamers?
In a recent interview Bethesdas Peter Hines said that while downloadable content will be coming to the 360 and PC, none will come to the PS3. Saying "We felt it was the right thing to do for Fallout 3"
This isn't the first time either, Bethesda pulled a similar stunt with the PS3 version of Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, were they refused ...
Last week, I got off easy; I got away with only putting four of that pretty large list of notables in the title. With the games releasing this week, it looks like that's not possible. This is how you know it's the holidays.
That said, there are plenty of good games that came out last week, coming out this week, and will come out in the upcoming weeks. Console allegiances be damned; we're all gamers, and let's enjoy all these games. Defense Forces need not apply. Support good games!
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We weren't sure before if they would release it as a downloadable or a retail disc, but fates are on the sides of consumers as we finally have the news that we wanted. They will be releasing the game as a retail disc coming your way on November 20th for $29.99.
Bethesda Softworks announced today that it will release The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (GotY) on the Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, and Windows (PC) this September. This edition of the game will include the origional award-winning game, along with both the Elder Scrolls® IV: Shivering Isles, and Knights of the Nine expansions of the game.
Allowing gamers to play the 2006 Game of the Year with additional content will most likely interest many that were thinking of buyi...
"If you've been spending long hours exploring the new realms opened in The Elder Scrolls IV: The Shivering Isles on your PC, you may be affected by an in-game bug. Some players of the PC version have reported that, upon reaching 50 hours of play time after installing the expansion, a script error occurs. This error prevents new items from spawning. Reports indicate that the glitch occurs after 50 hours of overall play time, whether or not that time was spent in the new areas opened by the expa..."
"Played Shivering Isles on your PC yet but havent heard anything about a patch being required? I suggest you head here immediately and then come back once youve sorted your game out. Still here? Good, then you will be interested to know that a very serious bug has been found in Oblivions latest content, which could render your game useless. The PC version has already been fixed, but reports are suggesting that the 360 version may suffer the same problem.
The original problem lies with id..."
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