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ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 13, 2011

A Closer Look at The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

IGN has conjured up a new editorial that provides brief, screenshot-laden comparisons of the character models, spell effects, interface, dungeon crawling, and environments in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim versus its immediate predecessor, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. There isn’t…

ByBuckGB
OnJanuary 11, 2011

PC Gamer’s Game of the Year Awards

The editors over at PC Gamer are next in line with a list of their favorite titles from 2010, and it’s good to see them awarding Fallout: New Vegas with “RPG of the Year”, The Lord of the Rings Online…

ByBuckGB
OnJanuary 10, 2011

Bethesda Studios “Behind the Scenes” Video Tour

GameInformer’s promised coverage for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim continues with the addition of a six-minute “Behind the Scenes” video tour of Bethesda Studios’ headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. Highlights include the props hanging up on their walls, their screening and…

ByBuckGB
OnJanuary 7, 2011

DLC and Tiered Gaming: A Scourge of Modern Gaming?

Mana Pool is offering up a new editorial that examines the criteria the author feels is important when determining a video game’s value, and how DLC, CE-specific content, pre-order bonuses, and other promotions have impacted such a value in recent…

ByBrother None
OnDecember 30, 2010

Steam Holiday Sale, Day Eleven

Some more pretty good deals have rolled in on Steam again today. For (MMO)RPG players, there’s The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GotY Edition at 50% off ($9.99) or Star Trek Online Digital Deluxe at 75% off ($7.50). GTA IV Complete at…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 27, 2010

The Elder Scrolls Retrospectives

The recent announcement of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has prompted a couple of new retrospectives for the series’ earlier titles, including this extensive four-pager over at GameInformer that’s actually written by longtime Bethesda developers: Daggerfall in my memory is…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 22, 2010

From Oblivion to Skyrim: Changes and Predictions

The guys at IGN AU have slapped up a new “From Oblivion to Skyrim: Changes and Predictions” feature that speculates about some of the alterations and enhancements Bethesda might bring to the table with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Glancing…

ByBuckGB
OnNovember 23, 2010

Unconfirmed: The Elder Scrolls V is a Direct Sequel to Oblivion

If you’re willing to believe this report on Eurogamer Denmark, one of their editors was apparently in contact with a member of The Elder Scrolls V development team during an airplane trip that took place yesterday. And thanks to the…

ByBuckGB
OnOctober 3, 2010

IGN’s Top 25 Modern PC Games

I haven’t linked a “top” list in quite awhile, so I thought I’d take advantage of a lazy Sunday to point out IGN’s new “Top 25 Modern PC Games” feature that places The Witcher at #24, Diablo II at #19,…

ByBrother None
OnSeptember 20, 2010

Oblivion: The Unoblivionated Version

RPGWatch provides an editorial from VoxClamant, who initially found The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to be disappointing, but covers an extensive list of mods that will significantly change the gaming experience. Lost Spires has earned the right to be the patriarch of…