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"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.
"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."
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.
"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..."
![Box shot of The Elder Scrolls IV: The Shivering Isles [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvWGJveF8zNjAvUm9sZS1QbGF5aW5nL0ZhbnRhc3k=/the_elder_scrolls_iv_the_shivering_isles_frontcover_small_rIS8CJJAtDWgCW8.jpg)