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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 7, 2016

The Witcher and The Elder Scrolls Series Graphics Evolution Videos

It’s been a number of years since I played the original The Witcher and a far longer period of time since I journeyed through The Elder Scrolls: Arena, so these two four-minute videos taking us through each series’ graphical evolution…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnFebruary 5, 2016

Todd Howard to be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at GDC

Bethesda Game Studios game director Todd Howard has had an impressive career so far, spanning from the often overlooked shooter The Terminator: Future Shock to the recently released million-seller Fallout 4. Howard’s career is so impressive, in fact, that he’ll…

ByBuckGB
OnJanuary 23, 2016

Should Bethesda Invest in a New Game Engine?

With a critical eye on the performance of the Gamebryo engine that powers both The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fallout 3, as well as the newer Creation Engine that powers The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4, the…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnDecember 9, 2015

Bethesda Game Studios Opens New Office in Montreal

Given recent discussions about whether Bethesda’s team is big enough to handle the development of their huge games, the news that they opened a new office in Montreal with a team of 40 developers is undoubtedly very interesting. The new studio is…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnNovember 27, 2015

The Evolution of The Elder Scrolls

PC Gamer’s Jody MacGregor has produced a retrospective look at The Elder Scrolls series, which focuses on the five main titles and ignores the various spin-offs, up to and including The Elder Scrolls Online, an MMO developed by ZeniMax Online…

ByBuckGB
OnNovember 10, 2015

Eight of the Greatest RPG Franchises of All Time

Mass Effect, Fallout, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Pokemon, Baldur’s Gate, Final Fantasy, Ultima, and The Elder Scrolls round off The Escapist’s list of “The Greatest RPG Franchises of All Time”. There are some glaring absences, but I…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnMarch 5, 2015

Bethesda Dev on Horse Armor DLC Lessons

Bethesda senior level designer Joel Burgess gave a speech about the company’s commitment to modding and how it would later help set up its DLC pipeline. Polygon has reported on the talk, in which Burgess apparently explained that the infamous…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnFebruary 10, 2015

Bethesda to Host E3 Conference This Year

This year, Bethesda Softworks will host its own conference at E3, despite traditionally shying away from the venue for big announcements. The announcement comes directly from the publisher’s website: the conference will be held in Hollywood on June 14th. Some seats have…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJune 3, 2014

The Iterative Level Design Process of Bethesda Game Studios

The official Bethesda Softworks blog has published Bethesda Game Studios senior designer Joel Burgess’ GDC March talk on its blog, and given it deals with the studio’s iterative approach to level design I figured our readers might be interested. It’s…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnMay 22, 2014

Pete Hines: Don’t Expect Bethesda’s Next Game at E3

Replying on Twitter to a fan asking questions about a possible Fallout 4 announcement, Bethesda’s VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines explained Bethesda Game Studios won’t be announcing their next game any time soon, and certainly not at E3:…