The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The History of The Elder Scrolls Video

In anticipation of an inevitable sixth installment, GameSpot has taken a twenty-minute look at the core set of five entries in Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls series, their humble beginnings, their high and low points, and much more. Interestingly, they call…

2016’s Most Promising RPGs

We’re a bit behind with our coverage of Richard Cobbett’s RPG-focused columns for Rock, Paper, Shotgun, and I figure we might start catching up with his list of upcoming promising role-playing games for this year. Admittedly, I think the Special…

Rediscovering Skyrim’s Greatness

PC Gamer’s Andy Kelly has typed a very flattering retrospective on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that remarks just how well, in the writer’s view, the game stands up to this day. While Kelly has complaints on the quest design…

Can PC Mods Match Skyrim Special Edition?

While the answer to the question posed in the title of the latest Digital Foundry article on the Skyrim remaster is, unsurprisingly, “yes”, what’s more interesting to me is the way mods differ in approach from the official Bethesda take…

On Console Mods, Theft, and Bethesda.net

The drama surrounding the recent rash of people uploading other people’s mods or portions of those mods to Bethesda.net without permission continues, with Bethesda Softworks themselves releasing an official statement regarding how content creators can file DMCA takedown requests and…